Lucas Humberto Assadi Reygadas (born 8 January 2004) is a Chilean professional footballer who plays as a forward for Chilean Primera División side Universidad de Chile and the Chile national team.
![]() Assadi with Universidad de Chile in 2023. | |||||||||||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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Full name | Lucas Humberto Assadi Reygadas | ||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | 8 January 2004 | ||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Puente Alto, Santiago, Chile | ||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Forward | ||||||||||||||||
Team information | |||||||||||||||||
Current team | Universidad de Chile | ||||||||||||||||
Number | 10 | ||||||||||||||||
Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
2011–2021 | Universidad de Chile | ||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
2021– | Universidad de Chile | 59 | (4) | ||||||||||||||
International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
2019 | Chile U15 | 4 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
2019 | Chile U17 | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2022–2023 | Chile U20 | 7 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
2022– | Chile U23 | 7 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
2022– | Chile | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 December 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13 February 2024 |
Club career
editIn 2011, Assadi came to Universidad de Chile[1] and made his professional debut at the age of 17 in a 2021 Copa Chile match against San Luis de Quillota on June 27, 2021.[2]
International career
editBorn in Chile, he is of Palestinian descent from his Arab surname and thus available to represent Palestine alongside his birth country Chile. It has been claimed in Iranian media that Assadi is of Iranian descent, though there is no confirmation.[3] He took part of the Chile U15 squad at the UEFA U-16 Development Tournament in Finland in April 2019.[4] and also represented Chile U15 at the 2019 South American U-15 Championship, scoring two goals. Prior to this, he represented Chile U17 at the 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup,[5] making an appearance in the match against France U17.[6] In 2022, he represented Chile U20 in a friendly match against Paraguay U20[7] and against Peru U20.[8] In 2023, he made four appearances and scored one goal in the South American U20 Championship.
He represented Chile at under-23 level in a 1–0 win against Peru U23 on 31 August 2022, in the context of preparations for the 2023 Pan American Games.[9] He was included in the final squad for the games,[10][11] where Chile won the silver medal.[12]
In 2024, he took part in the Pre-Olympic Tournament.[13]
Career statistics
editClub
edit- As of match played 9 December 2023
Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Universidad de Chile | 2021 | Chilean Primera División | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
2022 | Chilean Primera División | 27 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 1 | |
2023 | Chilean Primera División | 25 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 4 | |
Total | 59 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 5 | ||
Career total | 59 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 5 |
- Notes
International
edit- As of match played 12 June 2023.
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Chile | 2022 | 1 | 0 |
2023 | 1 | 0 | |
Total | 2 | 0 |
Personal life
editHis older brother, Matías, is a football referee who made his professional debut in a Segunda División Profesional de Chile match in March 2023.[14]
Honours
editChile U23
- Pan American Games Silver Medal: 2023
References
edit- ^ Lucas Assadi, figura de la Sub 15: “Es un orgullo vestir esta camiseta” on YouTube
- ^ Aliaga, Martín (30 August 2021). "El jugador que cuenta con la "bendición" de Montillo para ser su sucesor en la U. de Chile". www.encancha.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 October 2021.
- ^ "¡Lo llenaron de comentarios! desde Irán de vuelven locos con Lucas Assadi y lo piden para su selección". Deportes13. December 15, 2022.
- ^ Benavides, Camilo (18 April 2019). "La Roja Sub 15 jugará torneo internacional en Finlandia" (in Spanish). ANFP. Retrieved 10 May 2022.
- ^ "Lucas Assadi y Simón Avilés destacan en nómina de Chile para el Sudamericano Sub 15". www.udechile.cl (in Spanish). Universidad de Chile. 9 November 2019. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
- ^ "La joya chilena de 15 años que debutó en el Mundial Sub 17". AS Chile (in Spanish). Diario AS. 28 October 2019. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
- ^ "La Roja Sub 20 cayó en su primer amistoso en Paraguay". laroja.cl (in Spanish). 6 April 2022. Retrieved 28 April 2022.
- ^ "La Roja Sub 20 supera a Perú en Lima". laroja.cl (in Spanish). FFCh. 12 July 2022. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
- ^ Quijada, Vicente (31 August 2022). "En un intenso encuentro, La Roja Sub 23 se impuso por 1-0 ante Perú en Iquique". laroja.cl (in Spanish). FFCh. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
- ^ "Team roster CHI - Chile" (PDF). Santiago2023.org. 29 October 2023. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
- ^ "Individual Statistics" (PDF). Santiago2023.org. 4 November 2023. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
- ^ "Medallists" (PDF). Santiago2023.org. 4 November 2023. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
- ^ "La Roja Sub 23 presentó la nómina definitiva para el Preolímpico". alairelibre.cl (in Spanish). Radio Cooperativa. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
- ^ "Hermano de Lucas Assadi hizo su debut en el profesionalismo como árbitro principal". Deportes13 (in Spanish). Canal 13. 6 March 2023. Retrieved 17 January 2024.
External links
edit- Lucas Assadi at Soccerway
- Lucas Assadi at PlaymakerStats.com