Lucio Filomeno
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Lucio Filomeno is an Argentine
football forward
who currently plays for Atlético de Rafaela. After growing up in Haedo
, Buenos Aires, Filomeno played for a variety of clubs around the world and also for the Argentina U-16 National Team.
Filomeno made his professional debut in march 1996 playing for Nueva Chicago and being still 15 years old. He was one of the youngest players to this day to start playing professionally in Argentina. He was then noticed by English club Newcastle and made his first move to Europe. He didn´t play officially for Newcastle but moved instead to Italy where he signed first for Udinese and then for Inter Milan. He returned a year later to Argentina to join San Lorenzo de Almagro where he contributed to the club´s winning of the Argentine "Torneo Clausura" 2001 and the Southamerican "Copa Mercosur" 2001.
Subsequently he moved to Mexico where he joined Jaguares de Chiapas in their inaugural 2002 season, scoring the team's first goal ever in a 3–1 loss to Tigres
. In 2006 he returned to Argentina to join his original club, Nueva Chicago.
In the summer of 2007 he was signed by Greek first division club Asteras Tripolis and in June 2009 he was picked up on a two-year deal by Greek club PAOK FC
.
He has signed a one year deal with Atlético de Rafaela of the Argentinian first division on August 4, 2011.
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
football forward
Striker
Forwards, also known as strikers, are the players on a team in association football who play nearest to the opposing team's goal, and are therefore principally responsible for scoring goals...
who currently plays for Atlético de Rafaela. After growing up in Haedo
Haedo
Haedo may refer to:*Haedo, Buenos Aires, city located in Morón Partido, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina*Eduardo Victor Haedo, President of Uruguay*Jorge Haedo Arocha, Cuban Medical Researcher and Physician...
, Buenos Aires, Filomeno played for a variety of clubs around the world and also for the Argentina U-16 National Team.
Filomeno made his professional debut in march 1996 playing for Nueva Chicago and being still 15 years old. He was one of the youngest players to this day to start playing professionally in Argentina. He was then noticed by English club Newcastle and made his first move to Europe. He didn´t play officially for Newcastle but moved instead to Italy where he signed first for Udinese and then for Inter Milan. He returned a year later to Argentina to join San Lorenzo de Almagro where he contributed to the club´s winning of the Argentine "Torneo Clausura" 2001 and the Southamerican "Copa Mercosur" 2001.
Subsequently he moved to Mexico where he joined Jaguares de Chiapas in their inaugural 2002 season, scoring the team's first goal ever in a 3–1 loss to Tigres
UANL Tigres
Tigres de la Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, often known only as Tigres or UANL, a Mexican football club that plays in the Primera División. It is one of the two professional football teams of the state of Nuevo León. The team plays home games at the Estadio Universitario, located in San...
. In 2006 he returned to Argentina to join his original club, Nueva Chicago.
In the summer of 2007 he was signed by Greek first division club Asteras Tripolis and in June 2009 he was picked up on a two-year deal by Greek club PAOK FC
PAOK FC
P.A.O.K. F.C. is a Greek association football club based in Thessaloniki, Greece. It is the largest supported football club in Macedonia.PAOK FC is the football department of Pan-Thessalonian Athletic Club of Constantinopolitans , a multi-sport club. Since its formation in 1926 the football club...
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He has signed a one year deal with Atlético de Rafaela of the Argentinian first division on August 4, 2011.
D.C. United
- Major League SoccerMajor League SoccerMajor League Soccer is a professional soccer league based in the United States and sanctioned by the United States Soccer Federation . The league is composed of 19 teams — 16 in the U.S. and 3 in Canada...
Supporter's Shield (1): 2006