Lucas Avendaño

Lucas Avendaño
Personal information
Full name Lucas Jesús Avendaño Pizarro
Date of birth (2006-02-07) 7 February 2006
Place of birth , Chile
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Position Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Santiago Wanderers
Number 20
Youth career
Santiago Wanderers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2024– Santiago Wanderers
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Lucas Jesús Avendaño Pizarro (born 7 February 2006)[1] is a Chilean football player who currently plays for Santiago Wanderers.[2]

He helped to Wanderers in obtaining the 2026 U-20 Copa Libertadores title.[3][4]

Club career

Avendaño made his professional debut on 27 April 2024 in a Copa Chile match against Juan Fernández Islands team.[1] Since then, he has been part of the club's first-team squad in the Primera B de Chile (second-tier).[5]

In 2025, he was part of the club's under-20 squad that won the Primera División de Chile Youth Tournament.[5]

In 2026, Avendaño captained Wanderers in the U-20 Copa Libertadores, playing as a central midfielder. He scored against Uruguayan club Nacional in the group stage and featured in the final stages against Palmeiras[6] and Flamengo, as the team went on to win the title.[7]

Honours

Club

Santiago Wanderers

References

  1. 1 2 "Lucas Avendaño — Memoria Wanderers". Memoria Wanderers. Retrieved 23 March 2026.
  2. ↑ "Las 4 joyas de Wanderers que interesan en Brasil y Estados Unidos: "Más de 80 reclutadores"". As Chile. 18 March 2026. Retrieved 23 March 2026.
  3. ↑ "Wanderers lleva a Valparaíso a la cima del mundo". El País. 22 March 2026. Retrieved 23 March 2026.
  4. ↑ ""Ojalá se vayan al extranjero": en Wanderers admiten que hasta 6 campeones de Copa Libertadores son seguidos". En Cancha. 23 March 2026. Retrieved 23 March 2026.
  5. 1 2 "Los jugadores a seguir del Wanderers Sub 20 campeón de América y qué proyectan los expertos tras el título ante Flamengo". Emol. 23 March 2026. Retrieved 23 March 2026.
  6. ↑ "Épico: Santiago Wanderers le dio vuelta el partido a Palmeiras y es el primer equipo chileno en meterse en la final de la Copa Libertadores Sub 20". Emol. 19 March 2023. Retrieved 23 March 2023.
  7. ↑ "Histórico e inolvidable: Santiago Wanderers derrotó por penales a Flamengo y se coronó campeón de la Copa Libertadores Sub 20". Emol. 22 March 2023. Retrieved 23 March 2023.