Luciano "Lucho" Gastón Vega Albornoz (born 9 April 1999) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for União de Leiria.

Lucho Vega
Personal information
Full name Luciano Gastón Vega Albornoz
Date of birth (1999-04-09) 9 April 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth Córdoba, Argentina
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
União Leiria
Number 17
Youth career
Deportivo Atalaya
2016–2021 River Plate
2020–2021Estoril (loan)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021–2022 Estoril 7 (0)
2021–2022Alcorcón (loan) 18 (0)
2022–2023 Marítimo 7 (0)
2023Sporting Covilhã (loan) 17 (1)
2023– União Leiria 27 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 June 2024

Career

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A youth product of Deportivo Atalaya and River Plate, Vega signed his first professional contract with the Argentine club on 31 January 2020 and went on a 2-year loan to Estoril.[1] He transferred permanently to Estoril on 31 March 2021.[2]

Vega made his professional debut with Estoril in a 2–1 Taça da Liga win over C.D. Nacional on 25 July 2021.[3] He made his Primeira Liga debut on 7 August, replacing Loreintz Rosier late into a 2–0 win at F.C. Arouca.

On 31 August 2021, Vega moved to Spanish Segunda División side AD Alcorcón on a one-year loan deal.[4]

On 2 July 2022, Vega moved to Madeira to sign for Marítimo for three seasons. In January 2023 he went on loan to Sporting Covilhã on the second Portuguese tier.[5]

On 27 July 2023, Marítimo announced that Vega's contract had been terminated by mutual agreement.[6]

On 1 August 2023, União De Leiria announced Lucho Vega sign with a contract until 2025.[7]

References

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  1. ^ "River manda una perla al Estoril". es.besoccer.com.
  2. ^ Intransigente, El (31 March 2021). "¡Otro jugador más que se fue libre de River! RIVER PLATE El Intransigente".
  3. ^ "Nacional vs. Estoril - 25 July 2021 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
  4. ^ "Lucho Vega, nueva incorporación de la A.D. Alcorcón" [Lucho Vega, new signing of A.D. Alcorcón] (in Spanish). AD Alcorcón. 31 August 2021. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
  5. ^ "LUCHO VEGA É REFORÇO" [LUCHO VEGA IS REINFORCEMENT] (in Portuguese). Sporting Covilhã. 12 January 2023. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
  6. ^ "Marítimo rescinde com Lucho Vega e Giorgi Makaridze" [Marítimo terminates Lucho Vega and Giorgi Makaridze's contracts] (in European Portuguese). 27 July 2023. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
  7. ^ "Lucho Vega: bem-vindo" (in European Portuguese). 1 August 2023. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
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