Facundo Lescano
Personal information
Date of birth (1996-08-16) 16 August 1996
Place of birth Mercedes, Argentina
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Triestina
Number 10
Youth career
0000–2014 Genoa
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2014 Genoa 0 (0)
2014Martina Franca (loan) 4 (0)
2014–2016 Torino 1 (0)
2015Melfi (loan) 12 (0)
2016Monopoli (loan) 7 (1)
2016 Igea Virtus 30 (15)
2017 Sambenedettese 38 (15)
2017 -2018Robur Siena (loan) 10 (0)
2018Sicula Leonzio (loan) 17 (3)
2018Telstar (loan) 7 (2)
2019Potenza (loan) 13 (2)
2019–2020 Sicula Leonzio 29 (11)
2020–2021 Sambenedettese 38 (12)
2021–2022 Virtus Entella 32 (10)
2022– Pescara 33 (19)
2023–Triestina (loan) 14 (11)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 October 2023

Facundo Lescano (born 18 August 1996) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a forward for Italian Serie C Group A club Triestina on loan from Pescara.[1] He also holds Italian and French nationalities.

Career

Lescano is a youth exponent from Torino. He made his Serie A debut on 10 January 2015 against Milan. He replaced Matteo Darmian after 81 minutes in a 1–1 draw.[2] After his experiences in the Italian third tier on loan at Melfi and Monopoli during the 2015–16 season, in September 2016, Lescano went to Igea Virtus, a Sicilian Serie D club. He scored his first goal with the new team against Sarnese in his first match.

On 14 August 2018, Lescano joined Telstar in the Netherlands on a season-long loan from Parma; Telstar held a buyout option at the end of the term.[3][4]

On 12 January 2019, Lescano joined on loan to Potenza.[5]

On 2 August 2019, he returned to Sicula Leonzio permanently, signing a 2-year contract.[6]

On 29 August 2020, he moved for the second time to Sambenedettese, signing a contract for the term of 3 years with an option for 4th.[7]

On 10 June 2021, he joined Virtus Entella.[8]

On 12 July 2022, Lescano moved to Pescara, with Luca Clemenza moving in the opposite direction as part of the transfer.[9]

Personal life

Lescano comes from a footballing family, his maternal grandfather Silvio Marzolini having been a star player for Boca Juniors and the Argentina national football team in the 1960s.[10]

Career statistics

As of match played 26 October 2023[11]
Club Season League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Torino 2014–15Serie A100010
Melfi (loan) 2015–16Lega Pro12000120
Monopoli (loan) 2016Lega Pro7171
Igea Virtus 2016–17Serie D30151[lower-alpha 1]03115
Sambenedettese 2017Serie D10151015
Sicula Leonzio (loan) 2018Serie C1731[lower-alpha 1]0183
Telstar (loan) 2018–19Eerste Divisie721082
Potenza (loan) 2018–19Serie C1324[lower-alpha 1]2174
Sicula Leonzio 2019–20Serie C29112[lower-alpha 2]03111
Sambenedettese 2020–21Serie C3812101[lower-alpha 1]04012
Virtus Entella 2021–22Serie C321010203510
Pescara 2022–23Serie C3319513820
Triestina (loan) 2023–24Serie C107107
Total Career 239823016325885
  1. 1 2 3 4 Appearance(s) in Promotion Playoffs
  2. Appearance(s) in Relegation Playoffs

Honours

Club

Torino

References

  1. Facundo Lescano at Soccerway
  2. "Torino vs. Milan - 10 January 2015 - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 2015-06-08.
  3. "TELSTAR EN PARMA AKKOORD OVER OVERGANG" (in Dutch). Telstar. 14 August 2018.
  4. "LESCANO LOANED TO TELSTAR 1963". Parma. 14 August 2018.
  5. "UFFICIALE: Potenza, preso dal Parma l'attaccante Lescano" (in Italian). Retrieved 13 January 2019.
  6. "Facundo Lescano torna in bianconero" (Press release) (in Italian). Sicula Leonzio. 2 August 2019.
  7. "Triennale per Lescano" (in Italian). Sambenedettese. 29 August 2020.
  8. "UFFICIALE: Lescano è biancoceleste. Benvenuto Facundo!" (in Italian). Virtus Entella. 10 June 2021.
  9. "Ufficiale, Luca Clemenza è un nuovo giocatore dell'Entella. Lescano passa al Pescara" (in Italian). Virtus Entella. 12 July 2022. Retrieved 26 September 2022.
  10. "Lescano e il biancoceleste nel destino: "Calciatore grazie a mio nonno, allenatore di Maradona"" (in Italian). La Casa di C. 18 November 2021. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
  11. Facundo Lescano at Soccerway


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