Angel Luna
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Angel Emanuel Luna | ||
| Date of birth | 30 January 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Buenos Aires, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Ituzaingó (on loan from Villa San Carlos) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2004–2009 | San Lorenzo | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009 | San Lorenzo II | ||
| 2009–2011 | River Plate II | ||
| 2011–2012 | Flandria | 23 | (3) |
| 2013–2015 | Sud América | 66 | (11) |
| 2016 | Villa Dálmine | 9 | (1) |
| 2016–2017 | Cerro | 24 | (0) |
| 2017 | Liverpool Montevideo | 10 | (1) |
| 2018– | Villa San Carlos | 27 | (4) |
| 2018–2019 | → UAI Urquiza (loan) | 35 | (2) |
| 2020– | → Ituzaingó (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22:17, 24 March 2020 (UTC) | |||
Angel Emanuel Luna (born 30 January 1989) is an Argentinian professional footballer who plays for Club Atlético Ituzaingó, on loan from Club Atlético Villa San Carlos.
Career
[edit]Youth
[edit]Luna excelled in the youth divisions of the Argentine Football Association, which were called the 'Argentine Baby Football League'. He was discovered in 2003 by Nestor Ariel Valenzuela, a former player of the Argentine Youth National Team. Luna was playing in the 9th Division at Villa Olimpica at Vélez Sársfield where he was awarded the title of 'Outstanding Forward' in an AFA-Organised tournament.
In 2004, San Lorenzo de Almagro officially signed Luna to the club where he progressed from the 8th to the 4th division within the club's system. Luna contributed to the team's victory in a youth national championship and finished as the top scorer in the 6th Division. Luna was called up to debut with the reserve team of the First Division where he scored a goal against Argentinos Juniors. He was also promoted to the U18 and U20 Pre-National Teams under manager Hugo Tocalli.
Professional
[edit]Luna signed a professional contract with Club Atlético River Plate where he continued to play in the reserve team.
He commenced his career at Club Atlético River Plate in the 4th division, but the club quickly signed him as a professional for three seasons in order to begin playing in their reserve team under Ernesto Corti and under the coaching staff headed by Leonardo Astrada and Hernán Díaz.
in early 2011, Luna progressed and played in the First Division. In addition, he was placed on loan for a period to San Martín de Tucumán who played in the Argentine Second Division (National B). Luna excelled and was highlighted in local media.[1] However, the club had only one position available and decided to bring in a more experienced attacking midfielder.
Luna was compared to former Argentinian strikers Carlos Tevez, Sergio Agüero, and Ezequiel Lavezzi. This comparison led to the nickname "Pocho" after Lavezzi during his time at San Lorenzo de Almagro. Luna is more commonly known as "Bebu".
References
[edit]- ^ Ángel Luna en San Martín de Tucumán Archived March 26, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
External links
[edit]- Argentine men's footballers
- Argentine expatriate men's footballers
- Living people
- 1989 births
- Men's association football forwards
- CSD Flandria footballers
- Sud América players
- Villa Dálmine footballers
- C.A. Cerro players
- Liverpool F.C. (Montevideo) players
- Club Atlético Villa San Carlos footballers
- UAI Urquiza players
- Club Atlético Ituzaingó players
- Primera Nacional players
- Primera B Metropolitana players
- Uruguayan Primera División players
- Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Uruguay
- Expatriate men's footballers in Uruguay
- Footballers from Buenos Aires
- 21st-century Argentine sportsmen