Tomás Lecanda

Tomás Lecanda
Personal information
Full name	Tomás Leonardo Lecanda
Date of birth	29 January 2002 (age 20)
Place of birth	Martínez, Argentina
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Centre-back
Club information
Current team	River Plate
Number	21
Youth career
2011–2021	River Plate
Senior career*
Years	Team
2021–	River Plate
National team‡
2017	Argentina U17
2019	Argentina U18
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 04:04, 21 May 2021 (UTC); ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 04:04, 21 May 2021 (UTC)

Tomás Leonardo Lecanda (born 29 January 2002) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for River Plate.

Career[]

Lecanda is product of River Plate's youth academy, having joined in 2011.^[1] On 27 September 2019, he signed his first professional contract with his childhood club.^[2] Lecanda made his professional debut with River Plate in a 2–1 Copa Libertadores win over Independiente Santa Fe on 19 May 2021; the game was noteworthy as River Plate was hit by a COVID-19 outbreak, resulting in them having no substitute players, and their outfielder Enzo Pérez had to play as goalkeeper.^[3]

International career[]

Lecanda is a youth international for Argentina. He represented the Argentina U17s in their campaign at the 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup, and helped them win the 2019 South American U-17 Championship.^[4] He was part of the Argentina U18s that won the 2019 Granatkin Memorial, scoring a goal in the final.^[5]