Lucas Victor Baldin (born June 5, 1991) is a retired Brazilian footballer who lastly played for ACD Lara in the Venezuelan Primera División.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Lucas Victor Baldin | ||
| Date of birth | June 5, 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Taubaté, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | ACD Lara | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2007–2009 | Cruz Azul | ||
| 2009–2011 | Toluca | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2014 | South Florida Bulls | 59 | (10) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011 | Bradenton Academics | 13 | (1) |
| 2012 | Reading United | 7 | (0) |
| 2013 | Seattle Sounders FC U-23 | 2 | (0) |
| 2014 | Reading United | 1 | (0) |
| 2015 | Real Monarchs | 23 | (4) |
| 2016– | ACD Lara | 22 | (2) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of February 2, 2016 | |||
Career
editYouth, college and amateur
editBaldin was a member of the Cruz Azul and Toluca youth system before moving to the United States to play college soccer at the University of South Florida.
In his career with the Bulls, Baldin made a total of 69 appearances and tallied 10 goals and nine assists. In his senior season, he was named one of the 16 semifinalists for the Hermann Trophy. Also, he received NSCAA Scholar All-America First Team honors, as well as NSCAA East All-Region First Team, First Team All-American Athletic Conference, and American Athletic Conference All-Tournament Team honors. In 2013/2014, he was also named USF Male Scholar Athlete of the year.
During his time in college, Baldin also played in the Premier Development League for Bradenton Academics, Reading United and Seattle Sounders FC U-23.[1][2][3][4]
Professional
editOn January 20, 2015, Baldin was selected in the fourth round (75th overall) of the 2015 MLS SuperDraft by Real Salt Lake.[5] After excelling in preseason with Real Salt Lake, on March 6, it was announced that Baldin signed a professional contract with the Real Salt Lake organization where he became the first ever captain for Real Monarchs SLC, a USL affiliate club of RSL.[6] He made his professional debut on March 22 in a 0–0 draw against LA Galaxy II.[7]
On January 25, 2016, it was announced that Baldin had been signed by Venezuelan club ACD Lara.[8]
Nowadays, Lucas Baldin is a sports and fitness entrepreneur. He owns a college recruitment called Be One Sports and Education and a fitness studio called Carpe Diem Mindful Training. Both companies are based in Mexico City, Mexico.
References
edit- ^ "2011 Bradenton Academics stats". USLPDL.com. Premier Development League. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 23 March 2015.
- ^ "2012 Reading United AC stats". USLPDL.com. Premier Development League. Retrieved 23 March 2015.
- ^ "2013 Seattle Sounders FC U-23 stats". USLPDL.com. Premier Development League. Archived from the original on 12 June 2015. Retrieved 23 March 2015.
- ^ "2014 Reading United AC stats". USLPDL.com. Premier Development League. Archived from the original on 16 January 2015. Retrieved 23 March 2015.
- ^ "RSL adds two in final rounds of SuperDraft". RealSaltLake.com. RSL Communications. 20 January 2015. Retrieved 23 March 2015.
- ^ Walker, Sean (6 March 2015). "Monarchs announce 1st USL roster". SaltCityFC. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 23 March 2015.
- ^ "Real Monarchs open inaugural season with a scoreless draw against LA Galaxy II". RealSaltLake.com. RSL Communications. 22 March 2015. Retrieved 23 March 2015.
- ^ "Brasileño refuerza la creación rojinegra". ACDLara.com. Deportivo Lara Press. 25 January 2016. Retrieved 2 February 2016.[permanent dead link]