Canadian striker Lucas Cavallini back in Mexico, this time with Tijuana

Football
Published 10.02.2023
Canadian striker Lucas Cavallini back in Mexico, this time with Tijuana

Former Vancouver Whitecap striker Lucas Cavallini is again in Mexico, this time with Tijuana.

The 30-year-old Canadian worldwide performed for Puebla in Liga MX earlier than becoming a member of Vancouver as a chosen participant.

He was the Whitecaps’ second-highest-paid participant final yr at US$1,462,500. But the MLS membership opted to not decide up his possibility following a season that produced 9 targets in 24 league outings.

In three seasons in Vancouver, Cavallini scored 18 targets and added three assists in 64 regular-season and playoff video games.

The Whitecaps acquired Cavallini from Puebla in December 2019 for a club-record switch price which was not disclosed. He signed a contract by means of 2022 with an possibility for 2023.

In 81 appearances in all competitions for Puebla, Cavallini scored 29 targets and added eight assists.

Cavallini has gained 35 caps for Canada and made one look on the World Cup in Qatar. His 18 worldwide targets rank fifth all-time for Canadian males. Eight of these targets got here in 2019.

Since 2012, he has scored greater than 100 targets for membership and nation.

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