Full name Lucas Boyé Number 31 Height 1.81 m Career start 2014 | Playing position 2007–2014 River Plate Weight 83 kg | |
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Date of birth (1996-02-28) 28 February 1996 (age 21) Place of birth San Gregorio, Argentina Current team Torino F.C. (#31 / Forward) Similar Antonio Barreca, Daniele Baselli, Marco Benassi, Luca Rossettini, Davide Zappacosta | ||
Lucas Boyé (born 28 February 1996) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a striker for Torino.
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He is nicknamed El Tanque (The Tank) and El Toro (The Bull).
Early career
Boyé was called up by Ramon Diaz for River Plate's pre-season in Salta in January 2014. His unofficial debut took place on 29 January 2014 in a friendly against San Lorenzo de Almagro at the Estadio Padre Ernesto Martearena in Salta, when he replaced Jonathan Fabbro 23 minutes into the second half. River Plate lost the match to San Lorenzo 1-3.
Soon after he returned to play for the first team in another friendly, this time against the provincial team of San Luis, entering at the beginning of the second half to replace Daniel Villalba in a match which River Plate won 3-1. He made his official debut against Ferro in the final tournament of the 2013–14 Copa Argentina, in a match which River Plate won 6-5 in a penalty shootout.
His debut in the Argentine Primera División came in a 1-1 tie against Gimnasia y Esgrima on the first day of the 2014 Torneo de Transición. Four days later, on 31 August, Boyé scored his first goal in the Primera División off an assist from Tomas Martinez, the third in a match which River won 3-1 against San Lorenzo.
Torino
On 1 February 2016 he signed a contract with Italian club Torino for four seasons, starting in July 2016.
Style of play
Boyé is described as a well structured, yet agile centre forward, with excellent technique and dribbling ability. He is noted for his work rate and willingness to sacrifice himself for the team. He is compared to former Roma forward Abel Balbo.