Lucas Soto

Lucas Soto
Personal information
Full name Lucas Sebastián Soto Olivares
Date of birth (2003-02-24) 24 February 2003
Place of birth Quillota, Chile
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Position Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Everton
(on loan from Colo-Colo)
Youth career
Colo-Colo
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021– Colo-Colo 14 (0)
2025–Everton (loan) 20 (0)
International career
2021 Chile U20 3 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 14 December 2025

Lucas Sebastián Soto Olivares (born 24 February 2003) is a Chilean footballer who plays as a midfielder for Everton de Viña del Mar on loan from Colo-Colo.

Club career

Born in Quillota, Chile, Soto is a product of Colo-Colo.[2] He made his senior debut in the 5–1 away loss against Ñublense for the Chilean Primera División on 2 May 2021[3][4] and signed his first professional contract on 23 November of the same year.[5] In 2023, he entered in the Copa Libertadores match against Boca Juniors on 4 May.[6]

In February 2025, Soto was loaned out to Everton de Viña del Mar for a season[2][7][8] and took part in the 2025 Copa Sudamericana.[9]

International career

In October 2021, Soto served as a sparring for the Chile senior team.[4] In December of the same year, he represented Chile at under-20 level in the Copa Raúl Coloma Rivas, an international tournament in La Calera, Chile.[10][11][12][13]

References

  1. ^ "Lucas Soto". livefutbol.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 September 2025.
  2. ^ a b Rubio, Jorge (11 August 2025). "Pertenece a Colo Colo y aborda su posible regreso: "Es donde nací, un..."". RedGol (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 September 2025.
  3. ^ Viluñir Silva, Jp (6 May 2021). "La emoción de los juveniles de Colo Colo tras su debut profesional: "Es otra cosa jugar en Primera División"". RedGol (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 September 2025.
  4. ^ a b Munizaga, Sebastián (8 October 2021). "Lucas Soto, el único jugador de Colo Colo como sparring de la selección chilena". Dale Albo (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 September 2025.
  5. ^ "Lucas Soto firma su primer contrato profesional con Colo Colo". OneFootball (in Spanish). 24 November 2025. Retrieved 23 September 2025.
  6. ^ "Formación de Colo Colo vs. Boca por Copa Libertadores 2023: once titular, banca de suplentes y convocados". Goal (in Spanish). 6 June 2023. Retrieved 23 September 2025.
  7. ^ Jara, Diego (26 February 2025). "Lucas Soto se va de Colo Colo: ¿a qué club se va y cómo fue la negociación?". Dale Albo (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 September 2025.
  8. ^ Valdes, Diego (26 February 2025). "Lucas Soto deja Colo Colo y se convierte en el duodécimo refuerzo de Everton". Triunfo (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 September 2025.
  9. ^ Camilo, Inti (5 March 2025). "[Video]: Lucas Soto falló un penal en la eliminación de Everton de Viña del Mar de la Copa Sudamericana". Sentimiento Popular (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 September 2025.
  10. ^ Schnettler, Javier (3 December 2021). "¡Somos Chile! Colo Colo aporta con 10 jugadores en nóminas de la selección chilena Sub 17 y 20". Dale Albo (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 September 2025.
  11. ^ "La Roja Sub 20 debutó con un empate ante Uruguay en la Copa Raúl Coloma Rivas". La Roja (in Spanish). FFCh. 8 December 2021. Retrieved 23 September 2025.
  12. ^ Munizaga, Sebastián (10 December 2021). "Joan Cruz figura: Chile vence a Paraguay y es puntero del cuadrangular que se juega en La Calera". Dale Albo (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 September 2025. Mientras que Lucas Soto y Jordhy Thompson ingresaron en el complemento.
  13. ^ Marcel, Sebastián (12 December 2021). "¡Formación de Chile! Joan Cruz, Daniel Gutiérrez y Lucas Soto encabezan a la Roja sub 20 frente a Colombia". Dale Albo (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 September 2025.