16 Facts About Lucas Ocampos

Lucas Ocampos spent two-and-a-half seasons in the principality and was nominated for the European Golden Boy award before joining Marseille.

Lucas Ocampos started playing football at the academy of Quilmes at the age of six where he first played as a striker.

Lucas Ocampos soon established himself as a regular in the starting eleven and was instrumental in River securing the club's promotion back to the Primera Division, ending the season with 7 goals to his name in 38 appearances.

Lucas Ocampos made his Primera Division debut on the opening day of the following season against Belgrano.

The completion of the deal saw Lucas Ocampos become the most expensive Ligue 2 signing of all time.

Lucas Ocampos ultimately featured in 29 appearances across the league campaign, scoring four goals as Monaco secured their return to Ligue 1.

The Russian owner completed the big-money signings of James Rodriguez, Radamel Falcao and Joao Moutinho, amongst others, with the effect that Lucas Ocampos found his influence within the Monaco squad diminishing.

On 3 February 2015, Lucas Ocampos signed for Monaco's Ligue 1 rivals Marseille on loan until the end of the season, where he paired up with compatriot and manager, Marcelo Bielsa.

Lucas Ocampos ultimately made fourteen appearances and scored twice during his loan spell as Marseille ended the season in fourth.

The goal, another bicycle kick from a Romain Alessandrini cross, was later nominated for the Ligue 1 Goal of the Season award, which was ultimately won by Pierrick Capelle of Angers It was his only contribution in front of goal as after the resignation of Bielsa early in the campaign Lucas Ocampos struggled to impress under new manager Michel, and made only 17 appearances throughout the league season.

Lucas Ocampos was signed as a replacement for Frenchman M'Baye Niang who had moved on loan to Premier League side Watford.

Lucas Ocampos featured sporadically for the club and at the end of the season returned to Marseille having played a combined 29 matches and scored 3 goals across all competitions during his stints with Genoa and Milan.

Lucas Ocampos remained with Marseille the following season before departing for Spain, having scored 28 goals in 135 appearances during his time with the club.

On 3 July 2019, Lucas Ocampos signed a five-year contract with La Liga side Sevilla for an undisclosed fee.

On 31 August 2022, Lucas Ocampos joined Ajax on a season-long loan.

On 17 January 2023, Ajax announced that they had terminated the loan agreement with immediate effect after Lucas Ocampos had only played 114 minutes for the club.