Tomás Lecanda
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Tomás Leonardo Lecanda | ||
Date of birth | 29 January 2002 | ||
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 | Apps | (Gls) |
2021– | River Plate | 0 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2017 | Argentina U17 | 9 | (3) |
2019 | Argentina U18 | 8 | (2) |
* 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]
References[]
- ^ Millonaria, La Página. "La emoción de Lecanda ante el llamado de Gallardo". La Página Millonaria.
- ^ "Tomás Lecanda, del baby fútbol en Martínez a debutar en River por la Copa Libertadores - Zonales | Zonales". zonales.com.
- ^ "River Plate vs. Independiente Santa Fe - 20 May 2021 - Soccerway". ca.soccerway.com.
- ^ de 2021, 19 de Mayo. "Un central de Selección y un 5 con juego: quiénes son Tomás Lecanda y Felipe Peña Biafore, los jóvenes que debutarán en River". infobae.
- ^ Millonaria, La Página. "Con un gol de Tomás Lecanda, la Sub 17 salió campeona en Rusia". La Página Millonaria.
Honours[]
Argentina U17
Argentina U18
External links[]
- Tomás Lecanda at Soccerway
- 2002 births
- Living people
- People from San Isidro Partido
- Argentine footballers
- Argentina youth international footballers
- Association football defenders
- Club Atlético River Plate footballers