Lucas Misael Necul (born 21 August 1999) is an Argentine professional

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who plays as an

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for

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club A.E. Kifisia.

Club career

Necul began his youth career with stints in Club Comercio and Club J.J. Moreno, prior to his signing with

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. He was promoted into the

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side's first-team towards the end of 2017–18, participating in his debut on 14 April 2018 in a 3–0 loss to Belgrano. A further two league appearances followed during that season, which ended with relegation. In the subsequent

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campaign, Necul scored his first goal in a match against

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on 2 December 2018; in a season which they concluded with promotion. In January 2024, Necul joined Athens Kallithea FC.

International career

Necul, in 2019, was selected for that year's

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in Peru by

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's U23s. Necul netted in the final versus Honduras, as Argentina beat the Central American team to win the competition.

Career statistics

Honours

;Argentina U23 *

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Necul, Lucas 1999 births Living people People from Puerto Madryn Footballers from Chubut Province Argentine men's footballers Argentina men's youth international footballers Footballers at the 2019 Pan American Games Pan American Games gold medalists for Argentina Pan American Games footballers for Argentina Pan American Games gold medalists in football Men's association football midfielders Argentine Primera División players Primera Nacional players Arsenal de Sarandí footballers Medalists at the 2019 Pan American Games 21st-century Argentine sportsmen