Lucas Sanabria (Uruguayan footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Lucas Agustín Sanabaria Magolé | ||
| Date of birth | 26 December 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | Florida, Uruguay | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | LA Galaxy | ||
| Number | 8 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Nacional Florida | |||
| Nacional | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2024–2025 | Nacional | 29 | (2) |
| 2025– | LA Galaxy | 0 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:31, 8 February 2025 (UTC) | |||
Lucas Agustín Sanabria Magolé (born 26 December 2003) is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for LA Galaxy in Major League Soccer.
Club career
[edit]Nacional
[edit]Born in Florida, Sanabria began playing football aged eight with Nacional de Florida. Aged 17, he arrived at Nacional of Montevideo. He played two seasons in the fourth team, and one in the third team, under Álvaro Recoba.[1]
Sanabria signed a professional contract in January 2024.[2] He made his debut in the Uruguayan Primera División on 16 February 2024, starting in a 2–1 home win over River Plate Montevideo, and five days later he scored his first goal to open a 2–0 win away to Academia Puerto Cabello of Venezuela in the Copa Libertadores.[3]
In April 2024, Sanabria missed some matches, which manager Álvaro Recoba credited to tendonitis.[4] He scored his first goal on 23 June in a 4–0 win away to Cerro Largo, heading before half time.[5] In July, with his contract lasting until December 2026, he was linked with a move to the Portland Timbers of Major League Soccer.[6]
LA Galaxy
[edit]On 8 February 2025, Sanabria signed a five-year deal with LA Galaxy, reigning holders of the MLS Cup. He was allocated one of the club's under-22 slots.[7] The transfer fee was US$5 million, with Nacional to receive US$1.8 million more if conditional clauses were met, in addition to 20% of the next transfer fee. Nacional president Flavio Perchman revealed that the club owned only 60% of Sanabria's economic rights to begin with, which he considered "something unusual".[8]
International career
[edit]In October 2024, Sanabria was called up to the Uruguay national team by manager Marcelo Bielsa, ahead of 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Peru and Ecuador.[9]
Personal life
[edit]Sanabria is the younger brother of footballer Juan Manuel Sanabria.[1] He remained living with his family in Florida while playing for Nacional, commuting 75 minutes.[1]
Career statistics
[edit]| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Nacional | 2023 | UPD | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2024 | UPD | 22 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 11[b] | 1 | 1[c] | 0 | 35 | 2 | |
| Career total | 22 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 36 | 2 | ||
- ^ Includes Copa Uruguay
- ^ Appearances in Copa Libertadores
- ^ Appearance in Torneo Intermedio final
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Domínguez, Diego (24 February 2024). "Lucas Sanabria: viaja a diario desde Florida, Recoba lo probó en otro puesto y en Europa ya preguntan por él" [Lucas Sanabria: he travels daily from Florida, Recoba tried him in another job and in Europe they are already asking for him]. El País (Uruguay) (in Spanish). Retrieved 4 September 2024.
- ^ "Firma contrato profesional con Nacional y se une al plantel principal" [He signs a professional contract with Nacional and joins the main squad]. Cambios (in Spanish). 7 January 2024. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
- ^ "Lucas Sanabria: "A base de trabajo venimos mejorando y hay que seguir por ese camino"" [Lucas Sanabria: "Through work we have been improving and we have to continue on that path"] (in Spanish). ESPN. 24 February 2024. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
- ^ "¿Qué pasa con Lucas Sanabria?" [What's up with Lucas Sanabria?] (in Spanish). ESPN. 26 April 2024. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
- ^ "Nacional ganó 4 a 0 ante Cerro Largo en el Ubilla de Melo por el Intermedio" [Nacional won 4-0 against Cerro Largo in the Ubilla de Melo in the Intermedio] (in Spanish). Telenoche. 23 June 2024. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
- ^ "Sanabria: destino Portland" [Sanabria: destination Portland] (in Spanish). Tenfield. 1 July 2024. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
- ^ "LA Galaxy sign Uruguayan midfielder Lucas Sanabria". Major League Soccer. 8 February 2025. Retrieved 9 February 2025.
- ^ "Lucas Sanabria, exjugador de Nacional, firmó contrato por cinco años con Los Angeles Galaxy y fue presentado oficialmente" [Lucas Sanabria, ex-Nacional player, signed a five-year contract with Los Angeles Galaxy and was officially presented]. El Observador (in Spanish). 8 February 2025. Retrieved 9 February 2025.
- ^ "La buena noticia que llegó a Nacional en medio de la victoria clásica: Lucas Sanabria fue convocado por Bielsa" [The good news that arrived at Nacional in the middle of the Clásico victory: Lucas Sanabria was called up by Bielsa] (in Spanish). Telenoche. 6 October 2024. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
- ^ Lucas Sanabria at Soccerway
- ^ "Lucas Sanabria". BeSoccer. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
External links
[edit]- Profile at the Uruguayan Football Association website (in Spanish)
- 2003 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Florida, Uruguay
- Uruguayan men's footballers
- Men's association football midfielders
- Club Nacional de Football players
- Uruguayan Primera División players
- LA Galaxy players
- Uruguayan expatriate men's footballers
- Uruguayan expatriate sportspeople in the United States
- Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States