Lucas Miguel Quiroga Pérez (born 8 May 2000) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a forward for Chilean club Lota Schwager.

Lucas Quiroga
Personal information
Full name Lucas Miguel Quiroga Pérez
Date of birth (2000-05-08) 8 May 2000 (age 26)
Place of birth San Luis, Argentina
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Position Forward
Team information
Current team
Lota Schwager
Number 9
Youth career
Estudiantes SL
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2023 Estudiantes SL 60 (8)
2023–2024 Acassuso 16 (1)
2024Barnechea (loan) 10 (1)
2025– Lota Schwager 1 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 30 March 2026

Club career

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Born in San Luis, Argentina, Quiroga was trained at Estudiantes de San Luis and made his senior debut in the 1–1 draw against Sportivo Las Parejas for the Copa Argentina on 18 January 2020.[2][3][4] He left them in June 2023.[5]

In the second half of 2023, Quiroga signed with Acassuso.[6] In 2024, Quiroga moved to Chile and joined on loan to Barnechea.[3][7]

In February 2025, Quiroga joined Lota Schwager as a free agent,[3][8] getting the promotion to the 2026 Segunda División Profesional de Chile after beating Comunal Cabrero by penalties in a playoff match on 7 March 2026.[9][10]

Personal life

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Both his grandfather and his father, Javier, were footballers for Estudiantes de San Luis.[3]

Quiroga holds dual Argentine-Chilean nationality. He is of Chilean descent on his maternal side and got Chilean nationality by descent in 2024.[3]

References

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  1. "Lucas Quiroga » Perfil". livefutbol.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 30 March 2026.
  2. "Lucas Quiroga debutó en la Copa Argentina" (in Spanish). 19 January 2020. Retrieved 30 March 2026.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 (Deportes Lota Schwager) El Pabellón Minero - Lucas Quiroga on YouTube (in Spanish). 23 May 2025.
  4. "Lucas Quiroga: "No podemos negociar la intensidad y la garra"". El Diario de la República (in Spanish). 9 April 2021. Retrieved 30 March 2026.
  5. "Estudiantes: llegó Lucas Agüero para suplantar la baja de Miracco". El Diario de la República (in Spanish). 15 June 2023. Retrieved 30 March 2026. el 30 de junio vence el contrato de Lucas Quiroga y el puntano no seguirá en la institución.
  6. Tellechea, Martín (20 June 2023). "Acassuso: El Quemero sumó una nueva incorporación en ofensiva". www.soloascenso.com.ar (in Spanish). Retrieved 30 March 2026.
  7. Rosales, Gerald (2 February 2024). "Club de la Primera B da el gran golpe del mercado: se refuerza con tres jugadores de la Universidad de Chile". Bolavip Chile (in Spanish). Retrieved 30 March 2026.
  8. Oyanedel, Fernando (27 February 2025). "Lota Schwager: Los carboníferos se refuerzan con plantel completo para pelear la Tercera División A". Pasión de Hincha (in Spanish). Retrieved 30 March 2026. Lucas Quiroga, delantero argentino que viene desde Barnechea
  9. Koch, Maximiliano (7 March 2026). "El Minero jamás retrocede: Lota Schwager derrotó a Cabrero en una final inolvidable y volvió al fútbol profesional". Diario Concepción (in Spanish). Retrieved 30 March 2026. abrir la cuenta para Cabrero, que comenzó la tanda. Quiroga empató para Lota inmediatamente.
  10. Martínez, Nelson (9 March 2026). ""Hace tres meses ellos nos dejaron...": la revancha del único extranjero de Lota Schwager". RedGol (in Spanish). Retrieved 30 March 2026.
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