Lucas Mario Horvat (born 13 October 1985) is a

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who plays as a

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for Austrian club SC Eibiswald. Born in Argentina, he represented Slovenia internationally.

Club career

Before starting his professional career, Horvat went through the youth football selections of

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and River Plate. After taking part in the 2004 football tournament for Slovenes living abroad, he signed his first contract with

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, a team that was then playing in the

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. In the second half of the 2005–06 season, he was sent on loan to Drava Ptuj. After a successful performance during the loan period, he was offered and signed a four-year contract with the new team. Over the course of three seasons, Horvat made 86 league appearances and scored five goals for Drava. On 11 July 2009 he signed a two-year contract with Interblock. In January 2012, Horvat signed a two-year contract with

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of the

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. In February 2015 Horvat returned to Domžale. On 4 December 2016, Horvat signed a one-year contract with

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side Okzhetpes for the

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season.

Career statistics

Club

Honours

Domžale * Slovenian Cup: 2010–11 * Slovenian Supercup:

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Baku *

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: 2011–12

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Lucas Mario Horvat
at NZS
Lucas Mario Horvat
at ÖFB {{DEFAULTSORT:Horvat, Lucas 1985 births Living people Footballers from Buenos Aires Argentine people of Slovenian descent Men's association football midfielders Slovenian men's footballers 21st-century Slovenian sportsmen NK IB 1975 Ljubljana players NK Drava Ptuj (1933) players NK Domžale players FC Baku players FC Okzhetpes players NK Aluminij players Slovenian Second League players Slovenian PrvaLiga players Azerbaijan Premier League players Kazakhstan Premier League players Austrian Landesliga players Austrian 2. Landesliga players Slovenian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Azerbaijan Expatriate men's footballers in Kazakhstan Expatriate men's footballers in Austria Slovenian expatriate sportspeople in Azerbaijan Slovenian expatriate sportspeople in Austria Slovenia men's under-21 international footballers