Lucas Gastón Robertone (born 18 March 1997) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a

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for

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club

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Career

Vélez Sarsfield

Born in Concordia, Entre Ríos, Robertone joined Vélez Sarsfield's youth setup in 2011, aged 14. He made his first team debut on 16 August 2016, starting in a 1–1 away draw (3–4 penalty loss) against

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, for the season's

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. Robertone made his Primera División debut on 27 August 2016, coming on as a late substitute for Gonzalo Díaz in a 2–0 away loss against Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata. After being rarely used in his first season, he started to feature more regularly, and scored his first senior goal on 24 February 2018, netting the game's only in a 1–0 home win against River Plate. On 21 April 2018, Robertone scored a brace in a 4–2 away defeat of

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. On 13 November, he renewed his contract until 2021.

Almería

On 1 October 2020, Robertone signed a five-year contract with Spanish

side

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, who paid a rumoured fee of

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3.4 million for 50% of his federative rights; the club is also obliged to buy another 30% if certain variables are reached.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Robertone, Lucas 1997 births Living people Footballers from Concordia, Entre Ríos Argentine men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Argentine Primera División players Club Atlético Vélez Sarsfield footballers La Liga players Segunda División players UD Almería players Argentine expatriate men's footballers Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Spain Expatriate men's footballers in Spain 21st-century Argentine sportsmen