Lucas Sebastián Nanía Machain, commonly known as Lucas Nanía (born January 14, 1984 in Buenos Aires, Argentina), is an Argentine football midfielder currently playing for Defensores de Belgrano.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Lucas Sebastián Nanía Machain | ||
| Date of birth | (1984-01-14) January 14, 1984 (age 38) | ||
| Place of birth | Buenos Aires, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Defensores de Belgrano | ||
| Number | TBA | ||
| Youth career | |||
| San Lorenzo | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2004–2005 | San Lorenzo | ||
| 2005 | → Palestino (loan) | ? | (5) |
| 2006 | Estudiantes de Mérida | ? | (2) |
| 2007 | Deportivo Pereira | ? | (2) |
| 2007–2008 | San Martín de San Juan | 14 | (0) |
| 2008–2010 | Ferro Carril Oeste | 62 | (5) |
| 2010 | Everton | 16 | (1) |
| 2011 | Vitória | 8 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | Huracán | 15 | (2) |
| 2012–2014 | Independiente Rivadavia | 21 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | Apollon Smyrni | 5 | (1) |
| 2015 | Deportivo Morón | 12 | (1) |
| 2016 | Defensores de Belgrano | 4 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 October 2016 | |||
He started his career playing for San Lorenzo then he was loaned to Palestino of Chile to gain experience.[1] After a successful stint at the Chilean club, he returned to Argentina as a promising player, however he was not used by the head coach,[2] making the midfielder transfer to Estudiantes de Mérida, of Venezuela.[3]
After a season in the Venezuelan club, he was loaned to Deportivo Pereira, of Colombia, playing the 2007 season.[4] Nanía was then transferred to San Martín de San Juan and after that to Ferro Carril Oeste, where he had a successful performance, staying in the club for two seasons.[5][6]
In the second half of 2010, he joined Everton, where he played a few games.[7] He then joined Vitória of Brazil to play in the 2011 season,[8] but made no appearances at all. On July 20, 2011, Lucas joined Primera B Nacional club Independiente Rivadavia.[9]