Soccer Star Lucas Trejo Loses Wife and Children in Argentina Earthquakes

In June 2026, tragedy struck Argentine soccer defender Lucas Trejo when devastating earthquakes leveled parts of the country, claiming over 1,000 lives and destroying countless families in the process. Among those losses was Trejo’s own world: his wife Yanina de Trejo and their two young children, Aaron and Ainhoa, were killed when their apartment building collapsed during the seismic disaster.

Trejo had recently joined Venezuelan club Club Sport Marítimo La Guaira as a defender in 2026, eager to bring his experience and talent to the team after winning two league titles in Argentine football. It was meant to be a fresh chapter for the family—a new opportunity in a new country. Instead, it became the setting for unimaginable loss.

The couple’s love story, documented through social media posts over the years, revealed a deeply devoted partnership. Yanina and Lucas married in 2020, and their joy at becoming parents shone through in her heartfelt Instagram tributes. Aaron arrived in 2017, described by Yanina as“the one who changed my life and taught me how to love.”Their daughter Ainhoa followed in 2020, and Yanina’s birthday message to her the following year was tender and full of gratitude:“20/08/20 the day the princess I had always dreamed of arrived…I don’t know at what moment you grew up so much.”

Club Sport Marítimo La Guaira released a statement honoring the family’s memory, requesting“eternal rest”for Yanina de Trejo, Aaron Trejo, and Ainhoa Trejo, while continuing to pray for rescue efforts across the affected region. The club’s directors, coaches, and staff united in their condolences, recognizing not just the loss of a teammate’s family, but the broader devastation rippling through their community.

In the aftermath, Trejo shared a family photo on his Instagram Story—a moment frozen in time showing him with his hand on his wife’s knee as the four of them sat together, smiling. It’s a glimpse of the life that was, a testament to the bond that natural disaster couldn’t erase, even as it shattered everything he held dear.