Lucas Ángel Esquivel (born 14 October 2001) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Brazilian club Athletico Paranaense.[2]
Born in Santa Fe, Esquivel played for local side Club Pucará before joining Unión de Santa Fe's youth sides at the age of 15.[3] He was promoted to the first team in October,[4] and signed his first professional contract until the end of 2022 on the 28th.[2][5]
After being an unused substitute in a 1–0 Copa Sudamericana home defeat to Emelec on 29 October 2020,[4] Esquivel made his senior debut on 1 November, starting in a 0–0 Copa de la Liga Profesional home draw against Arsenal de Sarandí; he played seventy-three minutes before being subbed off for Claudio Corvalán.[2][6][7] He scored his first professional goal on 7 August 2021, netting his team's third in a 4–0 home routing of San Lorenzo.[8]
On 31 May 2023, Brazilian Série A club Athletico Paranaense announced the signing of Esquivel on a five-year contract.[9]
In September 2020, it was announced that Esquivel had tested positive for COVID-19 amid the pandemic; he isolated after showing symptoms.[10][11][12]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Unión Santa Fe | 2020–21 | Primera División | 3[nb 1] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 10[nb 1] | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 1 | ||||
| 2022 | 24[nb 1] | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 25 | 0 | ||||
| 2023 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5[a] | 0 | — | 18 | 0 | |||
| Total | 49 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | 57 | 1 | |||
| Athletico Paranaense | 2023 | Série A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| Career total | 49 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 1 | ||
