Lucas Barrios

Lucas Barrios
Barrios with Palmeiras in 2015
Personal information
Full name Lucas Ramón Barrios Cáceres[1]
Date of birth (1984-11-13) 13 November 1984 (age 39)
Place of birth San Fernando, Argentina
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[2]
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
Mitre[3]
0000–1999 Juventud de Liniers[3]
1999–2002[3] Barracas Central[3]
2002 Pacífico[3]
2002 Huracán[4]
2002 Argentinos Juniors[4]
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2002–2004 Argentinos Juniors 17 (5)
2003–2004Tigre (loan) 16 (0)
2004–2005 Temuco 28 (12)
2005–2006 Tiro Federal 12 (1)
2006–2007 Cobreloa 39 (26)
2007 Atlas 14 (1)
2008–2009 Colo-Colo 53 (49)
2009–2012 Borussia Dortmund 82 (39)
2012–2013 Guangzhou Evergrande 17 (5)
2013–2015 Spartak Moscow 16 (2)
2014–2015Montpellier (loan) 33 (11)
2015–2017 Palmeiras 22 (6)
2017 Grêmio 17 (4)
2018 Argentinos Juniors 12 (4)
2018 Colo-Colo 18 (4)
2019 Huracán 23 (4)
2020–2021 Gimnasia LP 16 (3)
2021 Defensa y Justicia 12 (2)
2022 Patronato 13 (3)
2023 Sportivo Trinidense 19 (4)
2023–2024 Sportivo Luqueño 30 (4)
International career
2010–2017 Paraguay 36 (10)
Medal record
Representing  Paraguay
Copa América
Runner-up 2011 Argentina Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 March 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18 November 2016

Lucas Ramón Barrios Cáceres (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈlukas raˈmom ˈbarjos ˈkaseɾes]; born 13 November 1984) is a Paraguayan professional footballer who plays as a forward. Barrios is known for his effectiveness in the target area. This earned him his nickname La Pantera, which means The Panther.

Even though he was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Barrios's mother is Paraguayan, which made him eligible to receive Paraguayan nationality at birth. He received his Paraguay nationality in March 2010 and made his debut on 25 May of that year.[5]

In 2008, Barrios was named top scorer of the year in the world by the IFFHS with 37 goals.

  1. ^ "FIFA World Cup South Africa 2010 – List of Players – Paraguay" (PDF). FIFA. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 June 2010. Retrieved 18 October 2011.
  2. ^ "Lucas Ramón Barrios Cáceres". Palmeiras. Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras. Retrieved 16 July 2015.
  3. ^ a b c d e "HOY / Lucas Barrios podría jugar en San Lorenzo".
  4. ^ a b "Lucas, La Pantera".
  5. ^ "Paraguay selects 30-man roster". Published by Soccernet. Associated Press. 4 May 2010. Archived from the original on 24 May 2012. Retrieved 6 May 2010.