Lucas Biglia

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Lucas Biglia
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Full name:	Lucas Rodrigo Biglia
Date of birth:	30 January 1986 (1986-01-30)
Place of birth:	Mercedes, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Height:	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Playing position:	Midfielder
Senior clubs
Years	Club	App (Gls)
2004–2005 2005–2006 2006–2013 2013–2017 2017–2020 2020–2022 2022–2023 Total	Argentinos Juniors Independiente Anderlecht Lazio Milan Fatih Karagümrük İstanbul Başakşehir	017 00(1) 049 00(0) 221 0(12) 109 0(13) 058 00(2) 068 00(4) 025 00(0) 547 0(32)
National team
2003 2005 2011–2018	Argentina U17 Argentina U20 Argentina	003 00(1) 008 00(1) 058 00(1)

Lucas Rodrigo Biglia (born 30 January 1986) is an Argentine former professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder.

Formerly of Argentinos Juniors and Independiente, he spent seven seasons with Anderlecht, where he made 312 appearances in the Belgian Pro League, winning four league titles. He later spent four seasons with Italian side Lazio, before joining Milan in 2017, spending three seasons with the Rossoneri, leaving in 2020.

Biglia's first senior international call-up for Argentina was in 2011 and he previously played for the Argentina U20 national team, who won the 2005 FIFA World Youth Championship. He represented his nation at two FIFA World Cups, reaching the final of the 2014 edition of the tournament, and in three Copa América tournaments, winning runners-up medals in the 2015 and 2016 editions of the tournament. He retired from international football after the 2018 FIFA World Cup, with 58 caps and one goal.

External links

• Lucas Biglia profile at Soccerbase

Argentina – 2011 Copa América – Quarter-finals

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Argentina – 2014 FIFA World Cup – Runner up

1. Romero 2. Garay 3. Campagnaro 4. Zabaleta 5. Gago 6. Biglia 7. Di María 8. Pérez 9. Higuaín 10. Messi (c) 11. Rodríguez 12. Orión 13. A. Fernández 14. Mascherano 15. Demichelis 16. Rojo 17. F. Fernández 18. Palacio 19. Álvarez 20. Agüero 21. Andújar 22. Lavezzi 23. Basanta Manager:   Alejandro Sabella

Argentina – 2015 Copa América – Runners-up

1. Romero 2. Garay 3. Roncaglia 4. Zabaleta 5. Gago 6. Biglia 7. Di María 8. Pereyra 9. Higuaín 10. Messi (c) 11. Agüero 12. Guzmán 13. Casco 14. Mascherano 15. Demichelis 16. Rojo 17. Otamendi 18. Tevez 19. Banega 20. Lamela 21. Pastore 22. Lavezzi 23. Andújar (Marchesín) Manager:   Gerardo Martino

Argentina – Copa América Centenario – Runners-up

1. Romero 2. Maidana 3. Roncaglia 4. Mercado 5. Kranevitter 6. Biglia 7. Di María 8. Fernández 9. Higuaín 10. Messi (c) 11. Agüero 12. Guzmán 13. Funes Mori 14. Mascherano 15. Cuesta 16. Rojo 17. Otamendi 18. Lamela 19. Banega 20. Gaitán 21. Pastore 22. Lavezzi 23. Andújar Manager:   Gerardo Martino

Argentina – 2018 FIFA World Cup – Round of 16

1. Guzmán 2. Mercado 3. Tagliafico 4. Ansaldi 5. Biglia 6. Fazio 7. Banega 8. Acuña 9. Higuaín 10. Messi (c) 11. Di María 12. Armani 13. Meza 14. Mascherano 15. Lanzini* 15. Pérez* 16. Rojo 17. Otamendi 18. Salvio 19. Agüero 20. Lo Celso 21. Dybala 22. Pavón 23. Caballero Manager:   Jorge Sampaoli