Santiago Nicolás Lebus (born 18 July 1996) is an Argentine professional

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who plays as a

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for AB Argir.

Career

Lebus became a first-team player with Unión Santa Fe during the

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campaign, making his professional bow on 3 February 2018 against

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; having previously been an unused substitute on five occasions in two previous seasons. After making his debut, he made three further league appearances in 2017–18. After a loan spell at

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in 2019, Lebus left Unión Santa Fe and moved to Bolivia in the beginning of 2020, where he signed with Deportivo FATIC. Later in 2020, he moved to fellow Bolivian club

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. In February 2021, Lebus returned to his homeland, when he signed with

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club Real Pilar. A year later, in February 2022, Lebus once again moved abroad, this time alongside his teammate from Real Pilar, Elvio Gelmini, to the

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, where the duo signed a deal with

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club AB Argir. But due to rules on registration of foreign players, both Lebus and Gelmini were loaned to 1. deild club ÍF Fuglafjørður until the end of the year.ÍF leigar frá AB
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Santiago Lebus
at Faroesoccer.com {{DEFAULTSORT:Lebus, Santiago 1996 births Living people Footballers from Santa Fe Province People from Santo Tomé, Santa Fe Argentine men's footballers Argentine expatriate men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Argentine Primera División players Primera Nacional players Primera C Metropolitana players Unión de Santa Fe footballers All Boys footballers Club Independiente Petrolero players Real Pilar Fútbol Club players Argja Bóltfelag players Ítróttarfelag Fuglafjarðar players Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Bolivia Argentine expatriate sportspeople in the Faroe Islands Expatriate men's footballers in Bolivia Expatriate men's footballers in the Faroe Islands 21st-century Argentine sportsmen