Lucas Barrios

Lucas Ramón Barrios Cáceres (Spanish pronunciation: ; born 13 November 1984) is a Paraguayan footballer who plays for Paraguayan club Sportivo Trinidense. Barrios is known for his effectiveness in the target area. This earned him his nickname La Pantera, which means The Panther.

Even though he was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Barrios's mother is Paraguayan, which made him eligible to receive Paraguayan nationality at birth. He received his Paraguay nationality in March 2010 and made his debut on 25 May of that year.

In 2008, Barrios was named top scorer of the year in the world by the IFFHS with 37 goals.

Barrios started his dual citizenship process on 16 March 2010 hoping to get a chance to be in the 2010 FIFA World Cup which was granted on 8 April. He is the fourth Argentine to join the Paraguay National team along with Jonathan Santana, Néstor Ortigoza and Sergio Aquino. On 4 May 2010, Barrios was called up by trainer Gerardo Martino to join the Paraguay training camp for the World Cup.

Los Guaraníes played five games in the tournament, bowing out in the quarter-finals to eventual winner Spain. In 2011, Barrios was a runner-up in the Copa América with the Paraguay national team, appearing as a substitute in the final loss to Uruguay.