Tomás Lecanda

Tomás Lecanda
Personal information
Full name Tomás Leonardo Lecanda
Date of birth (2002-01-29) 29 January 2002 (age 22)
Place of birth Martínez, Argentina
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Imbabura
Number 14
Youth career
2011–2021 River Plate
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021–2023 River Plate 1 (0)
2022 → Barracas Central (loan) 5 (0)
2022 → Aldosivi (loan) 10 (0)
2023 → Argentinos Juniors (loan) 0 (0)
2024– Tigre 3 (0)
2024– → Imbabura (loan) 4 (0)
International career
2017 Argentina U17 9 (3)
2019 Argentina U18 8 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 September 2024

Tomás Leonardo Lecanda (born 29 January 2002) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Ecuadorian club Imbabura on loan from Tigre.

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]

In January 2022, Lecanda was loaned out to Barracas Central until the end of the year.[4] In June 2022, the spell was terminated and Lecenda instead joined fellow league club Aldosivi on loan for the rest of the year.[5]

On 23 July 2024, Lecanda joined Imbabura in Ecuador.[6]

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.[7] He was part of the Argentina U18s that won the 2019 Granatkin Memorial, scoring a goal in the final.[8]

References

  1. ^ Millonaria, La Página. "La emoción de Lecanda ante el llamado de Gallardo". La Página Millonaria.
  2. ^ "Tomás Lecanda, del baby fútbol en Martínez a debutar en River por la Copa Libertadores - Zonales | Zonales". zonales.com.
  3. ^ "River Plate vs. Independiente Santa Fe - 20 May 2021 - Soccerway". ca.soccerway.com.
  4. ^ Tomás Lecanda, de River a Barracas Central: cómo se gestó su salida, el reto de Marcelo Gallardo y el recuerdo que se lleva, tycsports.com, 10 January 2022
  5. ^ Lecanda se va otra vez a préstamo, lapaginamillonaria.com, 24 June 2022
  6. ^ "¡Bienvenido, TOMÁS LECANDA !!!" [Welcome, TOMAS LECANDA!!!] (in Spanish). Imbabura. 23 July 2024. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
  7. ^ 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.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  8. ^ Millonaria, La Página. "Con un gol de Tomás Lecanda, la Sub 17 salió campeona en Rusia". La Página Millonaria.

Honours

Argentina U17

Argentina U18