Lucas Sanabria (Paraguayan footballer)

Lucas Sanabria
Personal information
Full name	Lucas Daniel Sanabria Brítez
Date of birth	13 September 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth	Asunción, Paraguay
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Libertad
Number	21
Youth career
	River Plate Asunción
2013–2020	Libertad
Senior career*
Years	Team
2016–	Libertad
2022	→ Tacuary (loan)
International career
2019	Paraguay U20
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:41, 31 December 2023 (UTC)

Lucas Daniel Sanabria Brítez (born 13 September 1999) is a Paraguayan professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Libertad.

Club career

Born in Asunción, Sanabria joined Libertad's youth setup at under-14 level, from River Plate Asunción.^[1] Sanabria made his first team – and Primera División – debut at the age of 17 on 16 December 2016, coming on as a second-half substitute for Jesús Medina in a 1–0 home win over General Caballero ZC.

After being rarely used in the following years, Sanabria was loaned to fellow top-tier side Tacuary for the 2022 season. He scored his first senior goals on 21 March 2022, netting a brace in a 2–1 home win over Nacional Asunción.^[2]

Back to Libertad for the 2023 campaign, Sanabria became a regular starter, and renewed his contract on 29 December of that year.^[3]

International career

Sanabria represented Paraguay at under-20 level.

Career statistics

As of 31 December 2023^[4]

Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Libertad	2016	Primera División	1	0	—		—		—		1	0
	2019		3	0	—		0	0	—		3	0
	2020		3	0	—		2^[a]	0	—		5	0
	2021		1	0	—		1^[b]	0	—		2	0
	2023		36	4	3	0	10^[c]	0	—		49	4
	Total		44	4	3	0	13	0	—		60	4
Tacuary (loan)	2022	Primera División	36	4	—		—		—		36	4
Career total			80	8	3	0	13	0	0	0	96	8

^ Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores
^ Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana
^ Six appearances in Copa Libertadores, four appearances in Copa Sudamericana

Honours

Libertad

Paraguayan Primera División: 2021 Apertura, 2023 Apertura, 2023 Clausura

References

^ ""En Libertad nos enseñan a saber usar nuestro dinero"" ["At Libertad they teach us how to use our money"] (in Spanish). Versus. 6 November 2019. Retrieved 31 December 2023.
^ "Lucas Sanabria anota doblete en la victoria por 2 a 1 de Tacuary sobre Nacional (P)" [Lucas Sanabria scores a brace in the 2–1 win of Tacuary from Nacional (P)] (in Spanish). Infobae. 20 March 2022. Retrieved 31 December 2023.
^ "Matías Espinoza y Lucas Sanabria no se van de Libertad" [Matías Espinoza and Lucas Sanabria will not leave Libertad] (in Spanish). ABC Color. 29 December 2023. Retrieved 31 December 2023.
^ Lucas Sanabria at Soccerway. Retrieved 31 December 2023.

[COL-5] Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores

[COS-6] Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana

[7] Six appearances in Copa Libertadores, four appearances in Copa Sudamericana

[1] ""En Libertad nos enseñan a saber usar nuestro dinero"" ["At Libertad they teach us how to use our money"] (in Spanish). Versus. 6 November 2019. Retrieved 31 December 2023.

[2] "Lucas Sanabria anota doblete en la victoria por 2 a 1 de Tacuary sobre Nacional (P)" [Lucas Sanabria scores a brace in the 2–1 win of Tacuary from Nacional (P)] (in Spanish). Infobae. 20 March 2022. Retrieved 31 December 2023.

[3] "Matías Espinoza y Lucas Sanabria no se van de Libertad" [Matías Espinoza and Lucas Sanabria will not leave Libertad] (in Spanish). ABC Color. 29 December 2023. Retrieved 31 December 2023.

[SW-4] Lucas Sanabria at Soccerway. Retrieved 31 December 2023.

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