Argentine football player
Ocampos. In this spanish list, the first or paternal surname is
Lucas Ariel Ocampos ( spanish pronunciation : [ ˈlukas aˈɾjel oˈkampos ] ; born 11 July 1994 ) is an Argentine professional football player who plays as a winger for spanish clubhouse Sevilla and the Argentina national team.

Ocampos began his elder career in Argentina with River Plate before joining Monaco for a Ligue 2 record fee of €11 million in 2012. He spent two-and-a-half seasons in the principality and was nominated for the European Golden Boy award before joining Marseille. There, he spent four seasons, either side of loan spells in Italy with Genoa and Milan, before joining Sevilla in 2019 .

Club career [edit ]

early career [edit ]

Ocampos started playing football at the academy of Quilmes at the senesce of six where he first played as a hitter. It was with Quilmes that Ocampos was spotted by River Plate. In a youth match against the Buenos Aires-based clubhouse Ocampos scored twice, prompting the management at River to follow his progress. [ 2 ] They completed his sign after the U15 Sudamericano in which Ocampos excelled for Argentina, signing him on a 50 % co-ownership batch with Quilmes. [ 3 ]

river plate [edit ]

Ocampos ‘ first base opportunity with River Plate ‘s elder side came in 2011 following the club ‘s relegation to the Nacional B for the first meter in their history. He was awarded his first-team debut by coach Matías Almeyda on 16 August 2011, aged 17, against Chacarita Juniors and scored his first goal for the clubhouse in the follow match, netting River ‘s undoer in a 3–1 win over Independiente Rivadavia. [ 4 ] Ocampos and Almeyda ‘s paths had previously crossed at Quilmes where Almeyda had been a player at the time of the Ocampos ‘ arrival at the academy. [ 3 ] Ocampos soon established himself as a regular in the begin eleven and was implemental in River securing the baseball club ‘s forwarding back to the Primera División, ending the temper with 7 goals to his mention in 38 appearances. His shape throughout the season had besides seen him named by FIFA as one of the Players to Watch in 2012. [ 5 ] He made his Primera División debut on the open day of the following season against Belgrano. [ 6 ] It would be his final appearance for the club, however, as on 6 August 2012 he completed a transfer to french club Monaco .

monaco [edit ]

Ocampos playing for Monaco in 2014 On 6 August 2012, Ligue 2 side AS Monaco, owned by russian billionaire Dmitry Rybolovlev and managed by Claudio Ranieri, completed the sign of Ocampos for a reported tip of €11 million, with the fee split between Quilmes, River and a group of investors. [ 3 ] The completion of the hand saw Ocampos become the most expensive Ligue 2 bless of all-time. [ 7 ] [ 8 ] He made his debut for the clubhouse on 31 August 2012, coming on as a second-half utility for Emir Bajrami in a 2–1 passing against Le Havre. [ 3 ] Ocampos then scored his beginning goal for the club in his irregular appearance in the third base round of the Coupe de la Ligue as Monaco beat Valenciennes 4–2. [ 9 ] The finish, a outstanding bicycle kick back in extra-time, was later chosen by Monaco supporters as the baseball club ‘s Goal of the Season. [ 10 ] His first league goal for the club came on 18 January 2013 when he scored one and recorded an help for Gary Kagelmacher in a 2–0 winnings over Istres. [ 11 ] Ocampos ultimately featured in 29 appearances across the league crusade, scoring four goals as Monaco secured their return to Ligue 1. [ 12 ] Monaco ‘s promotion to Ligue 1 was accompanied by a rush of free-spending by Rybolovlev. The russian owner completed the big-money signings of James Rodríguez, Radamel Falcao and João Moutinho, amongst others, with the effect that Ocampos found his influence within the Monaco police squad diminishing. [ 10 ] Despite featuring more from the bench than from the beginning, Ocampos still managed a return of 5 goals in 34 appearances as Monaco ended the season as runner-up to mega-money rivals PSG. [ 12 ] Monaco ‘s failure to secure the league title despite heavy investment saw Ranieri sacked at the end of the temper and replaced by Leonardo Jardim. [ 13 ] Despite seeing his game time reduced far under Jardim, Ocampos was nominated for the European Golden Boy award in October 2014, though the prize was finally won by Liverpool ‘s Raheem Sterling. [ 14 ] On 26 November, Ocampos scored his first Champions League goal in a 1–0 aside win against Bayer Leverkusen. [ 15 ] Having started only seven matches by the end of January 2015, Ocampos requested a motion away from the principality and was granted his wish with a transfer to Ligue 1 rivals Marseille .

Marseille [edit ]

On 3 February 2015, Ocampos signed for Monaco ‘s Ligue 1 rivals Marseille on lend until the end of the season, where he paired up with compatriot and director, Marcelo Bielsa. He made a goal scoring debut for the club four days late, netting in a 1–1 draw with Rennes. [ 16 ] He ultimately made fourteen appearances and scored twice during his loanword spell as Marseille ended the season in fourth. On 30 June 2015, Marseille announced that Ocampos had signed for the baseball club on a permanent deal for a fee believed to be around €7 million. [ 17 ] He scored his foremost goal of the season in a 6–0 victory over Troyes on 23 August. [ 18 ] The goal, another bicycle gripe from a Romain Alessandrini cross, was late nominated for the Ligue 1 Goal of the Season prize, which was ultimately won by Pierrick Capelle of Angers [ 19 ] [ 20 ] It was his only contribution in front of goal, however, as after the resignation of Bielsa early in the campaign Ocampos struggled to impress under new director Míchel, and made alone 17 appearances throughout the league season. [ 12 ]

Loans to Genoa and Milan [edit ]

On 29 June 2016, Serie A side Genoa announced the sign of Ocampos on a season-long loan, with an option to purchase included. [ 16 ] He made his debut for the club on 12 August, coming on as a second-half utility in a 3–2 Coppa Italia win over Lecce, and made his Serie A debut on 21 August in a 3–1 win over newly promoted Cagliari. [ 21 ] [ 22 ] In September, Ocampos injured ligaments in his knee which saw him ruled him out of carry through for a month. [ 23 ] He made his return on 6 November and scored his first goal for Genoa in a 1–1 pull back with Udinese. [ 24 ] He scored his second goal the following week in a 3–1 loss to Lazio before scoring his third and concluding goal for the cabaret on 22 January 2017, netting Genoa ‘s second in a 2–2 draw with Crotone. [ 25 ] [ 26 ] Towards the end of January, Genoa and Marseille reached an agreement to allow Ocampos to join colleague Serie A side A.C. Milan for the end of his loan spell for a report fee of €500k. [ 27 ]

On 30 January 2017, Milan confirmed the loan sign of Ocampos for the remainder of the season, with Genoa retaining the option to buy from Marseille at the goal of the lend spell. [ 28 ] [ 29 ] He was signed as a substitution for Frenchman M’Baye Niang who had moved on loan to Premier League side Watford. [ 30 ] Ocampos made his debut for the club on 5 February, coming on as a late second-half utility for Andrea Bertolacci in a 1–0 frustration to Sampdoria. [ 31 ] He featured sporadically for the club, however, and at the end of the season returned to Marseille having played a combine 29 matches and scored 3 goals across all competitions during his stints with Genoa and Milan .

recurrence to Marseille [edit ]

Ocampos playing for Marseille in 2018 Ocampos scored on his first Ligue 1 appearance following his return to Marseille, netting the alone finish in a 1–0 winnings over Nantes on 12 August 2017. [ 32 ] On 1 October, he scored a brace in the game against Nice winning the game for Marseille with 4–2. [ 33 ] He maintained his form throughout the first half of the temper, scoring 6 goals in 15 league appearances by the end of the year, which saw him linked with a move to Torino during the January transfer commercialize. [ 34 ] He remained at Marseille, however, and on 7 February 2018 he scored his first professional hat-trick in a 9–0 Coupe de France winnings over Bourg-en-Bresse. The resultant role was besides Marseille ‘s biggest succeed 70 years. [ 35 ] He besides featured regularly in the club ‘s Europa League campaign and helped the side reach the final examination of the rival, where they lost 3–0 to spanish side, Atlético Madrid. [ 36 ] [ 37 ] He remained with Marseille the following season before departing for Spain, having scored 28 goals in 135 appearances during his clock time with the club. [ 38 ]

sevilla [edit ]

On 3 July 2019, Ocampos signed a five-year sign with La Liga english Sevilla for an undisclosed tip. [ 39 ] On 11 August 2020, he scored the fetching goal for Sevilla in the 88th minute, in a 1–0 win against Wolverhampton Wanderers in the 2019–20 UEFA Europa League quarter-finals. [ 40 ] In his debut season with Sevilla, Ocampos scored 14 goals in La Liga to finish 4th in the table, [ 41 ] and finally won the Europa League. [ 42 ] On 24 September 2020, he scored from a penalty in 1–2 defeat against Bayern Munich in the 2020 UEFA Super Cup. [ 43 ] [ 44 ]

International career [edit ]

Having previously represented his nation at young person grade, Ocampos made his senior Argentina debut on 9 October 2019 during a friendly against Germany, coming on as a half-time substitute for Ángel Correa and scoring a late equalizer in a 2–2 disembowel. [ 45 ]

career statistics [edit ]

club [edit ]

As of match played 7 November 2021[46][47]

International [edit ]

As of match played 4 June 2021[48]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Argentina 2019 3 2
2020 4 0
2021 1 0
Total 8 2
Scores and results list Argentina’s goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Ocampos goal.

Honours [edit ]

club [edit ]

River Plate [ 47 ]
Monaco [ 47 ]
Marseille [ 47 ]

Sevilla [ 47 ]

individual [edit ]

References [edit ]

  • Lucas Ocampos at Soccerway
  • Lucas Ocampos at National-Football-Teams.com