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Lucas Ariel Villarruel (born 13 November 1990) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Newell's Old Boys on loan from Defensa y Justicia.
Career
Villarruel started his career in 2012 with Huracán. He made his debut on 5 March in an away win against Boca Unidos in Primera B Nacional, which was the first of seven appearances during 2011–12. In November 2012, Villarruel scored his first senior goal in a 0–4 win versus Almirante Brown. At the end of the 2014 Primera B Nacional season, after he had scored two goals in ninety-seven appearances, Huracán won promotion to the Argentine Primera División. On 30 June 2016, Olimpo signed Villarruel on loan for the 2016–17 campaign. After twenty-seven appearances in all competitions, his loan was renewed in July 2017.
He returned to Huracán on 16 May 2018, following a total of fifty appearances for Olimpo over two seasons for Olimpo. Villarruel joined Defensa y Justicia in the following July.
Career statistics
- As of 8 September 2018.
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Huracán | 2011–12 | Primera B Nacional | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
| 2012–13 | 29 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 30 | 2 | ||||
| 2013–14 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 37 | 0 | ||||
| 2014 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 23 | 0 | ||||
| 2015 | Primera División | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 1 | ||
| 2016 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | |||
| 2016–17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2017–18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 114 | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | 16 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 137 | 3 | |||
| Olimpo (loan) | 2016–17 | Primera División | 25 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | ||
| 2017–18 | 20 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 45 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 50 | 0 | ||||
| Defensa y Justicia | 2018–19 | Primera División | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 159 | 2 | 10 | 0 | — | 16 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 187 | 3 | |||
Honours
- Huracán
- Copa Argentina: 2013–14
- Supercopa Argentina: 2014