| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Carlos Ariel Luna | ||
| Date of birth | (1982-01-17) January 17, 1982 (age 42) | ||
| Place of birth | Piquillín, Córdoba, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2000–2003 | Deportivo Español | 52 | (7) |
| 2003–2004 | All Boys | 39 | (17) |
| 2004–2005 | Tigre | 37 | (24) |
| 2005–2006 | Racing | 21 | (6) |
| 2006–2007 | Quilmes | 23 | (8) |
| 2007–2008 | Elche | 26 | (8) |
| 2008–2010 | Tigre | 71 | (38) |
| 2010–2012 | LDU Quito | 28 | (6) |
| 2011–2012 | →Tigre (loan) | 37 | (16) |
| 2012–2013 | River Plate | 25 | (6) |
| 2013–2014 | Rosario Central | 31 | (5) |
| 2014–2021 | Tigre | 137 | (36) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Carlos Ariel Luna (born January 17, 1982, in Piquillín, Córdoba) is a retired Argentine footballer who played as a forward.
Career
Luna started his career in 2000 in the 3rd tier of Argentine football with Deportivo Español. In 2001-2002 he was part of the squad that won promotion to the Primera B Nacional where he played for one season before dropping back down a division to play for All Boys in 2003-2004 and Club Atlético Tigre in 2004–2005.
Luna was signed by Racing Club de Avellaneda of the Primera Division Argentina for the 2005–2006 season but was offloaded to Quilmes in 2006.
During his time at Quilmes the club endured one of their worst seasons finishing bottom of the table with only 21 points. Despite the weakness of the team Luna managed to score seven goals in the Clausura 2007 tournament, bringing him to the attention of Elche and prompting his move to Spain during the June–July 2007 transfer window. During the Clausura 2009 Luna scored 11 goals, nearly half of Tigre's 24 and helped them to qualify for the Copa Sudamericana 2009. LDU Quito signed the Argentine forward "El Chino" for $3m from Argentine side Club Atlético Tigre.
On March 17, 2011, in a match versus Peñarol, Luna scored the 12,000th goal in the history of the Copa Libertadores.
Honors
Club
- Primera B Metropolitana: 2001–02
Individual
Notes
- CARLOS ARIEL LUNA ES EL NUEVO REFUERZO ALBO
- "En su goleada sobre Peñarol, Liga de Quito marcó el gol 12.000 de la Copa Libertadores (5-0)" [In their rout of Peñarol, Liga de Quito scored the 12,000th goal of the Copa Libertadores] (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. March 18, 2011. Retrieved March 18, 2011.
- "En Casa Blanca es otra cosa" [It's another thing in La Casa Blanca] (in Spanish). futbolecuador.com. March 17, 2011. Retrieved March 18, 2011.
External links
- Carlos Luna at Soccerway
| Argentine Primera División top scorers | |
|---|---|
| 1890s |
|
| 1900s | |
| 1910s |
|
| 1920s |
|
| 1930s | |
| 1940s |
|
| 1950s |
|
| 1960s |
|
| 1970s |
|
| 1980s |
|
| 1990s |
|
| 2000s |
|
| 2010s |
|
| 2020s | |
- 1982 births
- Living people
- Argentine men's footballers
- Argentine expatriate men's footballers
- Men's association football forwards
- Deportivo Español footballers
- Club Atlético Tigre footballers
- Racing Club de Avellaneda footballers
- Quilmes Atlético Club footballers
- All Boys footballers
- Club Atlético River Plate footballers
- Rosario Central footballers
- L.D.U. Quito footballers
- Elche CF players
- Argentine Primera División players
- Segunda División players
- Ecuadorian Serie A players
- Expatriate men's footballers in Ecuador
- Expatriate men's footballers in Spain
- Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Ecuador
- Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Spain
- Footballers from Córdoba Province, Argentina
- 21st-century Argentine sportsmen