Lucas Mario Horvat

Lucas Mario Horvat (born 13 October 1985) is an Argentine-born Slovenian footballer who plays for Aluminij.

Lucas Horvat

Personal information
Full name	Lucas Mario Horvat
Date of birth	(1985-10-13) 13 October 1985
Place of birth	Buenos Aires, Argentina
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position(s)	Midfielder
Club information
Current team	Aluminij
Number	23
Youth career
	Argentinos Juniors
	River Plate
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2004–2006	Factor	29	(3)
2006	→ Drava Ptuj (loan)	12	(2)
2006–2009	Drava Ptuj	86	(5)
2009–2010	Interblock	31	(3)
2010–2012	Domžale	35	(6)
2012–2015	Baku	85	(3)
2015–2016	Domžale	47	(5)
2016–2017	Okzhetpes	27	(2)
2018–	Aluminij	58	(5)
National team
2006	Slovenia U21	1	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 27 July 2020

Club career

Before starting his professional career, Horvat went through the youth football selections of Argentinos Juniors and River Plate. After taking part in the 2004 football tournament for Slovenes living abroad,[1] he signed his first contract with Factor, a team that was then playing in the Slovenian Second League.[2] In the second half of the 2005–06 season, he was sent on loan to Drava Ptuj. After a successful performance during the loan period, he was offered and signed a four-year contract with the new team.[3] Over the course of three seasons, Horvat made 86 league appearances and scored five goals for Drava.[4] On 11 July 2009 he signed a two-year contract with Interblock.[5]

In January 2012, Horvat signed a two-year contract with Baku of the Azerbaijan Premier League.[6] In February 2015 Horvat returned to Domžale.[7]

On 4 December 2016, Horvat signed a one-year contract with Kazakhstan Premier League side Okzhetpes for the 2017 season.[8]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 22 July 2020[4][9]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Factor	2004–05	Slovenian Second League	18	3	2	0	—		—		20	3
	2005–06		11	0	0	0	—		—		11	0
	Total		29	3	2	0	—	—	—	—	31	3
Drava Ptuj (loan)	2005–06	Slovenian PrvaLiga	12	2	0	0	—		—		12	2
Drava Ptuj	2006–07	Slovenian PrvaLiga	30	4	1	0	—		—		31	4
	2007–08		33	1	1	0	—		—		34	1
	2008–09		23	0	0	0	—		2[lower-alpha 1]	0	25	0
	Total		86	5	2	0	—	—	2	0	90	5
Interblock	2009–10	Slovenian PrvaLiga	31	3	3	1	1	0	2[lower-alpha 1]	0	37	4
Domžale	2010–11	Slovenian PrvaLiga	16	4	3	1	—		—		19	5
	2011–12		19	2	1	0	2	1	1[lower-alpha 2]	0	23	3
	Total		35	6	4	1	2	1	1	0	42	8
Baku	2011–12[10]	Azerbaijan Premier League	13	0	4	1	—		—		17	1
	2012–13[11]		25	3	5	0	1	0	—		31	3
	2013–14		34	0	3	0	—		—		37	0
	2014–15		13	0	1	0	—		—		14	0
	Total		85	3	13	1	1	0	—	—	99	4
Domžale	2014–15	Slovenian PrvaLiga	8	0	2	0	0	0	—		10	0
	2015–16		23	2	4	0	2	0	—		29	2
	2016–17		16	3	1	0	6	0	—		23	3
	Total		47	5	7	0	8	0	—	—	62	5
Okzhetpes	2017	Kazakhstan Premier League	27	2	1	0	—		—		28	2
Aluminij	2017–18	Slovenian PrvaLiga	8	3	1	0	—		—		9	3
	2018–19		31	2	5	1	—		—		36	3
	2019–20		19	0	2	0	—		—		21	0
	Total		58	5	8	1	—	—	—	—	66	6
Career total			410	34	40	4	12	1	5	0	467	39

1. Appearances in Slovenian PrvaLiga relegation play-offs
2. Appearance in Slovenian Supercup

Honours

Club

Domžale

• Slovenian Cup: 2010–11[9]
• Slovenian Supercup: 2011[9]

Baku

• Azerbaijan Cup: 2011–12[9]

References

1. "Program 2004 – Svetovno nogometno prvenstvo slovenskih izseljencev 2004". drustvo-svs.si (in Slovenian). Retrieved 15 July 2020.
2. zupanti (26 September 2008). "Punker, ki mu srce bije za River". zurnal24.si (in Slovenian). Retrieved 13 July 2009.
3. sta (4 June 2006). "Mario Lucas Horvat še štiri leta na Ptuju". Dnevnik (in Slovenian). Retrieved 13 July 2009.
4. "Mario Lucas Horvat – Nogometna zveza Slovenije". nzs.si (in Slovenian). Football Association of Slovenia. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
5. "Slovenski Argentinec nova okrepitev" (in Slovenian). NK Interblock. 11 July 2009. Archived from the original on 13 July 2009. Retrieved 13 July 2009.
6. A. G. (19 January 2012). "Horvat odhaja v Baku, Zec pa ostaja v Domžalah" (in Slovenian). RTV Slovenija. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
7. "Lucas Horvat znova v Domžalah" (in Slovenian). NK Domžale. 27 February 2015. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
8. Лукас Хорват – первый новичок «Окжетпеса» (in Russian). FC Okzhetpes. 4 December 2016. Retrieved 4 December 2016.
9. "L. Horvat". soccerway.com. Soccerway. Retrieved 4 December 2016.
10. "Premier League Stats 2011/12" (PDF). Peşəkar Futbol Liqası. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 October 2013. Retrieved 11 September 2013.
11. "Premier League Stats 2012/13" (PDF). Peşəkar Futbol Liqası. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 October 2013. Retrieved 11 September 2013.

External links

• Player profile at PrvaLiga (in Slovene)