Lucas Alfonso Orbán Alegre (born 3 February 1989) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a centre-back. He made 2 appearances for the Argentina national team.
Born in Buenos Aires, Orbán graduated from local giants River Plate's youth system, and made his professional debut on 24 May 2009, starting in a 2âÂÂ0 home win over Independiente.
On 12 August 2011, after being sparingly used by River, Orbán was loaned to Tigre for the season. He appeared regularly for the latter, and scored his first professional goal on 19 August 2013, but in a 2âÂÂ3 loss against former club River.
On 31 July 2013 Orban signed a four-year deal with Ligue 1 side Girondins de Bordeaux. He made his debut in the competition on 13 September, starting in a 0âÂÂ2 home loss against Paris Saint-Germain.
On 11 August 2014, Orbán signed a five-year deal with La Liga's Valencia CF. He made his debut in the competition on 23 August, coming on as a late substitute and scoring an equalizer in a 1âÂÂ1 away draw against Sevilla FC.
On 31 January 2016, Valencia reached an agreement to loan Orbán to Levante UD until 30 June 2016.
On 31 August 2016, Orbán signed for Italian club Genoa.
In 2020, Orbán signed for Argentine club Racing club for a reported ã7,000 per week contract.
On 13 November 2013, Orbán was called up to Argentina national football team by manager Alejandro Sabella, for the matches against Ecuador and Bosnia and Herzegovina. He made his international debut two days later, starting in a 0âÂÂ0 draw. On 28 March 2015 he earned his 2nd cap in a 2âÂÂ0 win over El Salvador.
Racing Club