Tomás Lecanda

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

Tomás Lecanda
Personal information
Full name Tomás Leonardo Lecanda
Date of birth (2002-01-29) 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)

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
  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. 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.
  5. Millonaria, La Página. "Con un gol de Tomás Lecanda, la Sub 17 salió campeona en Rusia". La Página Millonaria.

Honours

Argentina U17

Argentina U18

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