Lucas Ariel Boyé (born 28 February 1996) is an Argentine professional

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who plays as a striker for club

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Club career

Early career

Boyé was called up by Ramon Diaz for River Plate's pre-season in

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in January 2014. His unofficial debut took place on 29 January 2014 in a friendly against

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at the

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in Salta, when he replaced

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23 minutes into the second half. River Plate lost the match to San Lorenzo 3–1. Soon after he returned to play for the first team in another friendly, this time against the provincial team of San Luis, entering at the beginning of the second half to replace Daniel Villalba in a match which River Plate won 3–1. He made his official debut against Ferro in the final tournament of the

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, in a match which River Plate won 6–5 in a penalty shootout. His debut in the

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came in a 1–1 tie against Gimnasia y Esgrima on the first day of the 2014 Torneo de Transición. Four days later, on 31 August, Boyé scored his first goal in the Primera División off an assist from Tomas Martinez, the third in a match which River won 3–1 against San Lorenzo.

Torino

On 1 February 2016, he signed a contract with Italian club

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for four seasons, starting in July 2016.

Loan deals

On 31 January 2018, he moved on loan to Spanish club

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. In the 2018–19 season Boyé joined AEK on loan. On 28 October 2018 he scored his first goal for the club in a 4–0 home win game against

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. On 23 February 2019, he scored a brace, his first in his career, sealing a 2–1 home win game against

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. On 2 August 2019, English

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club

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announced the signing of Boyé on a season-long loan deal from

. He scored his first goal for Reading in an

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tie against

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on 25 September 2019. However he also went on to miss a penalty in the shootout in the same game as Reading ultimately lost.

Elche

On 21 September 2020, the newly promoted

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team

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announced that Boyé had joined them on loan with an option to buy. On 13 May 2021, Elche announced that they had exercised the option to buy Boyé permanently.

Granada

On 30 August 2023, Boyé joined La Liga side

for a reported fee of €7 million, plus add-ons, signing a four-year contract with the club.

Style of play

Nicknamed ''El Tanque'' (The Tank) or ''El Toro'' (The Bull), Boyé is described as a well structured, yet agile

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, with excellent technique and dribbling ability. He is noted for his work rate and willingness to sacrifice himself for the team. He is compared to former

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forward

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Career statistics

Club

International

Honours

River Plate *

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* Copa Euroamericana: 2015

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Boye, Lucas Living people 1996 births Men's association football forwards Argentine men's footballers Argentine expatriate men's footballers Club Atlético River Plate footballers Newell's Old Boys footballers Torino FC players RC Celta de Vigo players AEK Athens F.C. players Reading F.C. players Elche CF players Granada CF footballers Argentine Primera División players Serie A players La Liga players Super League Greece players Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Italy Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Spain Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Greece Argentine expatriate sportspeople in England Expatriate men's footballers in Italy Expatriate men's footballers in Spain Expatriate men's footballers in Greece Expatriate men's footballers in England English Football League players 21st-century Argentine sportsmen