Luciano Cabral
Cabral in 2023
Personal information
Full name Luciano Javier Cabral Melgarejo
Date of birth (1995-04-26) 26 April 1995
Place of birth General Alvear, Argentina
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Coquimbo Unido
Youth career
CAI
2011–2014 Argentinos Juniors
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011 CAI 2 (0)
2014–2017 Argentinos Juniors 55 (4)
2016 → Athletico Paranaense (loan) 6 (0)
2022 Sportivo El Porvenir – (–)
2023– Coquimbo Unido 0 (0)
International career‡
2014 Argentina U20
2015 Chile U20 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 December 2022
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22 January 2015

Luciano Javier Cabral Melgarejo (born April 26, 1995) is a footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Chilean Primera División side Coquimbo Unido. Born in Argentina, he is a former youth international for Chile.

Club career

He returned to professional football for the 2023 season, after signing with Coquimbo Unido in the Chilean Primera División.[1]

International career

Cabral represented Argentina at under-20 level in the 2014 COTIF Tournament.[2]

In 2015, he represented Chile at under-20 level in the South American Championship.[3]

Personal life

He naturalized Chilean since his grandfather was born in Chile.[4]

In June 2018, he was given a 9+1⁄2 years prison sentence due to he was linked along with his father to a homicide occurred in January 2017 in Mendoza, Argentina.[5] Due to his good behavior, he has worked as an experience teller for the Club Sportivo El Porvenir[6] from San Rafael at the same time he performs as a player.[7] In September 2022, he became on parole.[8]

References

  1. ↑ "Luciano Cabral llega a Coquimbo Unido tras estar en prisión: club confirma el fichaje y anuncia a dos refuerzos más" (in Spanish). ADN Radio Chile. 12 December 2022. Retrieved 12 December 2022.
  2. ↑ "Historiales de participación de la Selección Argentina en el torneo COTIF L'Alcúdia". www.afa.com.ar (in Spanish). Argentine Football Association. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
  3. ↑ "Nóminas de Chile para Campeonatos Sudamericanos Sub-20". PartidosdelaRoja.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 June 2022.
  4. ↑ Andino Sports, Sección (22 July 2015). "El mendocino Cabral, en la mira de Sampaoli". www.sitioandino.com.ar (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 June 2022.
  5. ↑ "Ex seleccionado chileno Sub 20 es condenado a nueve años y medio de cárcel en Argentina por brutal crimen". Emol (in Spanish). El Mercurio. 5 June 2018. Retrieved 13 June 2022.
  6. ↑ "Argentina - Club Sportivo El Porvenir". el.soccerway.com.
  7. ↑ González Lucay, Carlos (12 June 2022). "Luciano Cabral, exseleccionado Sub 20, a un paso de su libertad condicional: "Me arrepiento de lo poco o mucho que hice en esa situación; me arrepiento con todo mi corazón"" (in Spanish). La Tercera. Retrieved 13 June 2022.
  8. ↑ González Lucay, Carlos (28 October 2022). "Luciano Cabral obtiene la libertad condicional y proyecta su futuro en Chile" (in Spanish). La Tercera. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
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