Lucas Biglia
Argentine footballer (born 1986) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Lucas Rodrigo Biglia (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈlukas roˈðɾiɣo ˈβiɣlja];[lower-alpha 1] born 30 January 1986)[5] is an Argentine former professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder.
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Full name | Lucas Rodrigo Biglia[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | (1986-01-30) 30 January 1986 (age 38)[2][3] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Mercedes, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[4] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2004–2005 | Argentinos Juniors | 17 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2005–2006 | Independiente | 49 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2006–2013 | Anderlecht | 221 | (12) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2013–2017 | Lazio | 109 | (13) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2017–2020 | AC Milan | 58 | (2) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2020–2022 | Fatih Karagümrük | 68 | (4) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2022–2023 | İstanbul Başakşehir | 25 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total | 547 | (32) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
International career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2003 | Argentina U17 | 3 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2005 | Argentina U20 | 8 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2010–2018 | Argentina | 58 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 May 2023 |
Formerly of Argentinos Juniors and Independiente, he spent seven seasons with Anderlecht, where he made 312 appearances in the Belgian Pro League, winning four league titles. He later spent four seasons with Italian side Lazio, before joining Milan in 2017, spending three seasons with the Rossoneri, leaving in 2020.
Biglia's first senior international call-up for Argentina was in 2011 and he previously played for the Argentina U20 national team, who won the 2005 FIFA World Youth Championship.[6] He represented his nation at two FIFA World Cups, reaching the final of the 2014 edition of the tournament, and in three Copa América tournaments, winning runners-up medals in the 2015 and 2016 editions of the tournament. He retired from international football after the 2018 FIFA World Cup, with 58 caps and one goal.