Player Details

Name

Lucas Melano

Height

6' 1"

Weight

161 lbs

Date of Birth

3.1.1993 (31)

Birthplace

Hernando, Argentina

Position

Forward
Career Summary

ACQUIRED: Transferred from Atlético Lanús and signed on July 17, 2015.

2019: Appeared off the bench in a 2-1 road loss at the Montreal Impact on June 26 ... Made a substitution appearance in a 1-0 away loss at Vancouver Whitecaps FC on May 10 … Made an appearance off the bench in a 2-1 away win against Real Salt Lake on May 4 ... Made a substitute appearance in a 3-1 win at Columbus Crew SC on April 20 ... Made an appearance off the bench in a 2-1 loss at LA Galaxy on March 31 ... Started and played 67 minutes in a 3-0 loss at FC Cincinnati on March 17 ... Appeared off the bench in a 4-1 loss at Los Angeles FC on March 10 ... Made his first appearance of the season off the bench in a 3-3 draw against the Colorado Rapids on March 2. 

2018: Made his second appearance in MLS Cup for the Timbers on Dec. 8, playing 31 minutes off the bench in a 2-0 loss against Atlanta United FC … Featured nine minutes off the bench in a 0-0 draw against Sporting Kansas City on Nov. 25 ... Recorded 31 minutes off the bench in a 4-2 playoff win in penalty kicks against Seattle Sounders FC on Nov. 8 ... Logged 15 minutes off the bench in a 2-1 playoff win against Seattle Sounders FC on Nov. 4 ... Made his first start of the 2018 season in a 2-1 loss against Vancouver Whitecaps FC on Oct. 28 ... Recorded his first assist of the season in a 3-0 win against Real Salt Lake on Oct. 21st ... Scored his first goal of the season, making his fifth appearance of the campaign in a 4-1 road win against Real Salt Lake on Oct. 6 ... Appeared off the bench in a 3-2 win over Columbus Crew SC on Sept. 19 ... Logged 20 minutes off the bench in the Timbers’ 1-1 draw against the New England Revolution on Sept. 1 ... Made his season debut as a late-game substitute against Toronto FC on Aug. 29 ... Logged his first appearance of the USL season on loan from the Timbers, playing 26 minutes against San Antonio FC on Aug. 18. 

2016: Recorded 61 minutes in a 4-2 loss against Deportivo Saprissa in the CONCACAF Champions League on Sept. 14 ... Started and played 90 minutes against FC Dallas on Sept. 3 ... Scored his third goal of the season in a 4-2 win against Seattle on Aug. 28 ... Started for a second straight game in a 3-1 loss against Seattle on Aug. 21 ... Came on as a substitute in a 2-1 win against C.D. Dragon in CONCACAF Champions League play on Aug. 3 ... Recorded two assists in a 3-1 win against Seattle on July 17 ... Made a team-high 20th regular-season appearance in a 1-1 draw against Montreal on July 13 ... Featured as a substitute in a 1-0 loss against the LA Galaxy in the Open Cup Round of 16 on June 29 ... Scored for a second consecutive game in a 3-2 win against Houston on June 26 ... Scored his first goal of the season in a 2-2 draw against Real Salt Lake on June 18 ... Played 26 minutes as a substitute in a 1-0 win against San Jose on June 1 ... Logged 62 minutes in a 1-1 draw against Chicago Fire on May 28 ... Started and played 62 minutes, logging his third assist of the season in a 4-2 win against Whitecaps FC on May 22 ... Notched his second assist of the 2016 season in a 2-1 loss against FC Dallas (May 11) ... Recorded his 10th start of the season in 2-1 loss at Vancouver on May 7 ... Played 90 minutes and recorded an assist in the team’s 3-1 win over San Jose on April 16 ... Started a sixth consecutive game in a 3-1 loss against FC Dallas on April 13.

2015: Played in all six matches (four starts) of the MLS Cup Playoffs ... Played 59 minutes as a starter in a 2-1 win over Columbus Crew SC in MLS Cup on Dec. 6 ... Scored the series-clinching goal, his first of the postseason, in the second leg of the Western Conference Championship at FC Dallas on Nov. 29 ... Started and played 89 minutes in a 3-1 win against FC Dallas in the first leg of the conference championship on Nov. 22 ... Logged 10 minutes as a substitute in Portland's 2-0 win against Vancouver in the second leg of the Western Conference Semifinals on Nov. 8 ... Started and played 61 minutes in a scoreless draw against Vancouver in the first leg of the conference semifinals on Nov. 1 ... Played 85 minutes in a 2-2 draw (7-6 win on PKs) against Sporting KC in the Western Conference Knockout Round on Oct. 29 ... Appeared in 13 consecutive matches (8 starts) during the regular season ... Registered an assist in consecutive matches (Oct. 18-25) ... Drew penalty kick in 1-0 win against Real Salt Lake on Oct. 14 ... Started five consecutive matches (Aug. 15-Sept. 20) ... Started and played 83 minutes in a 2-1 loss against Seattle on Aug. 30 ... Tallied first career goal for Portland with the game-typing strike in a 2-2 draw against Houston on Aug. 21 ... Logged an assist on Portland's opening goal of the match against Houston ... Made first career start on Aug. 15, playing 65 minutes in a 1-0 win at Real Salt Lake ... Attempted four shots in 22 minutes of action as a substitute in a 1-0 win against Chicago on Aug. 7 ... Appeared in his second straight match as a substitute, playing 24 minutes and delivering three shots (1 on goal) in a scoreless draw at San Jose ... Made his Timbers and MLS debut, entering as a second-half substitute against FC Dallas on July 25 ... Drew a penalty kick late in the match against FC Dallas ... Before joining Portland. tallied five goals in 14 appearances for Lanús … Registered four goals in a 5-1 win over Godoy Cruz on March 15 … His five goals in the first half of the season ranked as the team-high for Lanús.

CAREER: Made his professional debut for Club Atlético Belgrano on March 17, 2012, playing 13 minutes as a substitute in a match against Independiente … Tallied first two professional goals on June 16 vs. Banfield in a two-minute span ... Joined Lanús in July 2013 … Made team debut on Aug. 4, 2013 … Helped lead Lanús to the title in the 2013 Copa Sudamericana, scoring three goals in nine appearances during the competition as Lanús defeated Brazilian side Ponte Preta in a two-leg series … Finished the competition as one of the leading scorers … Made two appearances in the 2014 Copa Libertadores tournament … Logged 19 appearances (12 starts) for Lanús during the regular-season schedule ... 

INTERNATIONAL: Appeared in three matches (1 start) for the Argentinian U20 team in the 2013 Sudamericano Juventud de América Tournament, where he scored one goal for the Albiceleste.