Lucas Blondel

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Lucas Blondel
Personal information
Date of birth (1996-09-14) 14 September 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth Buenos Aires, Argentina
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s) Right back
Team information
Current team
 Boca Juniors
Number 42
Youth career
2004–2017 Atlético Rafaela
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2021 Atlético Rafaela 71 (5)
2021–2023 Tigre 89 (7)
2023– Boca Juniors 17 (3)
International career‡
2025– Switzerland 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:11, 6 May 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18:11, 27 March 2025 (UTC)

Lucas Blondel (born 14 September 1996) is a professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Argentine Primera División club Boca Juniors.[2] Born in Argentina, he represents the Switzerland national team.

Club career

Atlético Rafaela

Born in Buenos Aires to a Swiss father and an Argentine mother,[3] Blondel joined Atlético de Rafaela's youth setup at the age of seven.[4] He made his first team debut for the club on 2 June 2016, coming on as a late substitute for Nelson Benítez in a 2–2 Copa Argentina draw against Ferro Carril Oeste (3–2 win on penalties).[2][5] His Primera División occurred on 30 April of the following year, replacing Ángelo Martino in a 2–1 away win over Olimpo;[6] he featured in a further six league matches during the campaign, as his side suffered relegation.[2]

Blondel scored his first professional goal on 18 February 2018, netting his team's second in a 2–0 Primera B Nacional away win over Ferro Carril Oeste.[2][7]

Tigre

On 18 February 2021, Blondel joined Tigre on a three-year deal,[8] as the club paid a rumoured fee of US$ 300,000 for 70% of his economic rights.[9] He made his debut for the club on 20 February, replacing Cristian Zabala in a 1–1 home draw (5–3 penalty win) against Alvarado also for the national cup.[10]

An immediate starter, Blondel contributed with three goals in 28 league appearances during the 2021 campaign, as Tigre returned to the top tier.[2] He scored his first goal in the category on 11 February 2022, netting the opener in a 1–1 away draw against Godoy Cruz.[11]

Boca Juniors

On 20 July 2023, Blondel joined Boca Juniors.[12]

International career

On 13 March 2025, he was called up to the Switzerland national team.[13]

Personal life

Born in Argentina, Blondel is of Swiss descent through his father and spent some time in Switzerland in his youth and holds dual-citizenship.[14] Since 2023, he has been in a relationship with sports journalist Morena Beltrán.

Career statistics

As of 29 March 2023.[2]
Club statistics
Club Season League Cup[a] League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Atlético Rafaela 2016 Primera División 0 0 1 0 — — 0 0 1 0
2016–17 7 0 1 0 — — 0 0 8 0
2017–18 Primera B Nacional 22 1 1 0 — — 0 0 23 1
2018–19 14 0 3 0 — — 0 0 17 0
2019–20 19 3 0 0 — — — 19 3
2020 9 1 0 0 — — — 9 1
Total 71 5 6 0 — — — 77 5
Tigre 2021 Primera Nacional 28 3 4 0 — — — 32 3
2022 Primera División 43[nb 1] 4 0 0 — — 1[b] 0 44 4
2023 8 0 0 0 — 0 0 — 8 0
Total 79 7 4 0 — — 1 0 84 7
Career total 150 12 7 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 158 7
  1. ^ Includes the Copa Argentina
  2. ^ Appearances in Trofeo de Campeones de la Liga Profesional

Notes

  1. ^ Soccerway counts Copa de la Liga Profesional appearances as league appearances.

References

  1. ^ Lucas Blondel at WorldFootball.net
  2. ^ a b c d e f Lucas Blondel at Soccerway. Retrieved 15 January 2017.
  3. ^ "Lucas Blondel, el primer "suizo" en la primera de Boca: un papá extenista que le dio clases a Stan Wawrinka y una infancia deportiva en Rafaela".
  4. ^ ""Atlético es el club de mi vida"" ["Atlético is the club of my life"] (in Spanish). Diario La Opinión. 2 March 2021. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
  5. ^ "Atlético Rafaela le empató con angustia a Ferro y lo superó en los penales" [Rafaela drew in distress with Ferro and defeated them on penalties]. La Nación (in Spanish). 2 June 2016. Retrieved 15 January 2017.
  6. ^ "Rafaela y una victoria de seis puntos ante Olimpo" [Rafaela and a six-point win over Olimpo] (in Spanish). TyC Sports. 30 April 2017. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
  7. ^ "Demasiado Rafaela para tan poco Ferro" [Too much Rafaela for too little Ferro] (in Spanish). Mundo Ascenso. 19 February 2018. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
  8. ^ "Lucas Blondel firmó por tres años" [Lucas Blondel signed for three years] (in Spanish). Tigre Visión. 18 February 2021.
  9. ^ "Atlético cerró la venta de Lucas Blondel a Tigre" [Atlético completed the transfer of Lucas Blondel to Tigre] (in Spanish). Info Rafaela. 13 February 2021. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
  10. ^ "Blondel: "Tigre tiene que ser protagonista contra cualquier equipo"" [Blondel: "Tigre have to be a protagonist against any team"] (in Spanish). Que Pasa Web. 26 February 2021. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
  11. ^ "Godoy Cruz y Tigre se reparten los puntos y empatan 1–1" [Godoy Cruz and Tigre share points and draw 1–1] (in Spanish). Infobae. 10 February 2022. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
  12. ^ "Boca presentó a Lucas Blondel y ya se entrenó en Ezeiza" [Boca announced Lucas Blondel and he trained at Ezeiza] (in Spanish). Diario Olé. 20 July 2023.
  13. ^ ""Lucas Blondel aurait pu être sélectionné avec l'Argentine"" (in Swiss French). 13 March 2025. Retrieved 13 March 2025.
  14. ^ "Lucas Blondel, un Suisse à Boca Juniors - Le Temps". 14 August 2023 – via www.letemps.ch.