Lucas Ariel Ocampos is an Argentine

Argentina

Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...

 football

Football (soccer)

Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...

 striker

Striker

Forwards, also known as strikers, are the players on a team in association football who play nearest to the opposing team's goal, and are therefore principally responsible for scoring goals...

 who plays for River Plate

Club Atlético River Plate

Club Atlético River Plate is an Argentine sports club based in the Nuñez neighborhood of Buenos Aires. It is best known for its professional football team, which currently competes in Nacional B, the second tier of Argentine football....

. In 2011, he played his first match for River Plate at the age of 17 years, two months and five days. He is an excellent striker and has drawn comparisons to Cristiano Ronaldo due to his physique, position and style of play.

River Plate

His first team debut was on August 16th, 2011 in a match played against Chacarita Juniors. Although only 17 years of age and very little time with the first team, Lucas was able to convince coach Matias Almeyda to start him on the first match of the season due to his fantastic pre-season form. His debut was good, where he showed great maturity and character during the game. However, the circumstances were not the best as River Plate had recently been relegated to the second division for the first time in their history. He scored his first goal for River Plate in his second match on August 20th, 2011.