Lucas Sebastián Nanía Machain (born January 14, 1984, in

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), commonly known as Lucas Nanía, is an Argentine former

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Career

He started his career playing for San Lorenzo then he was loaned to

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of Chile to gain experience. After a successful stint at the Chilean club, he returned to Argentina as a promising player, however he was not used by the head coach, making the midfielder transfer to

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, of

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. After a season in the Venezuelan club, he was loaned to

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, of

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, playing the 2007 season. Nanía was then transferred to

San Martín de San Juan Club Atlético San Martín, mostly known as San Martín de San Juan, is an Argentine football club from the city of San Juan. The team currently plays in the Argentine Liga Profesional de Futbol, the first division of the Argentine football league ...

and after that to

Ferro Carril Oeste Club Ferro Carril Oeste, known simply as Ferro Carril Oeste or familiarly, Ferro, is an Argentine sports club from the neighbourhood of Caballito, Buenos Aires. Although many activities are hosted by the club, Ferro is mostly known for its assoc ...

, where he had a successful performance, staying in the club for two seasons. In the second half of 2010, he joined Everton, where he played a few games. He then joined Vitória of Brazil to play in the 2011 season, but made no appearances at all. On July 20, 2011, Lucas joined

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club

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Nania, Lucas 1984 births Living people Argentine men's footballers Argentine expatriate men's footballers San Lorenzo de Almagro footballers San Martín de San Juan footballers Argentine Primera División players Club Deportivo Palestino footballers Everton de Viña del Mar footballers Chilean Primera División players Estudiantes de Mérida F.C. players Venezuelan Primera División players Deportivo Pereira footballers Categoría Primera A players Defensa y Justicia footballers Ferro Carril Oeste footballers Club Atlético Huracán footballers Independiente Rivadavia footballers Primera Nacional players Apollon Smyrnis F.C. players Football League (Greece) players Club Atlético Atlanta footballers Deportivo Morón footballers Defensores de Belgrano footballers Primera B Metropolitana players Esporte Clube Vitória players Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Chile Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Venezuela Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Colombia Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Brazil Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Greece Expatriate men's footballers in Chile Expatriate men's footballers in Venezuela Expatriate men's footballers in Colombia Expatriate men's footballers in Brazil Expatriate men's footballers in Greece Men's association football midfielders Footballers from Buenos Aires 21st-century Argentine sportsmen