Andrés Lezcano
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Rafael Andrés Lezcano Montero | ||
| Date of birth | 5 May 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | Guápiles, Costa Rica | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Mixco | ||
| Number | 7 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008–2010 | Herediano | 4 | (0) |
| 2010–2015 | Cartaginés | 138 | (26) |
| 2015–2016 | Alajuelense | 39 | (9) |
| 2016–2017 | Pérez Zeledón | 23 | (5) |
| 2017 | Carchá | 16 | (1) |
| 2017–2018 | Malacateco | 38 | (9) |
| 2018–2020 | Antigua | 60 | (15) |
| 2020–2024 | Comunicaciones | 188 | (36) |
| 2024- | Mixco | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022– | Guatemala | 10 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:59, 21 May 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19:59, 19 November 2022 (UTC) | |||
Rafael Andrés Lezcano Montero (born 5 May 1990) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Liga Nacional club Mixco. Born in Costa Rica, he plays for the Guatemala national team.
Club career
[edit]Lezcano began his playing career in Costa Rica with Herediano in the Liga FPD in 2008, before moving to Cartaginés from 2010 to 2015.[1] He had stints with the other Costa Rican clubs Alajuelense and Pérez Zeledón before moving to Guatemala in 2017 with Deportivo Carchá. He had spells with Malacateco and Antigua, before transferring to Comunicaciones in 2020.[2] He helped Comunicaciones win the 2021 CONCACAF League.[3]
International career
[edit]Born in Costa Rica, Lezcano was naturalized as a Guatemalan citizen after 5 years of residency and became available for the Guatemala national team. He debuted for Guatemala in a friendly 1–0 win over Cuba on 24 March 2022.[4]
Honours
[edit]Cartaginés
Antigua
Comunicaciones
- CONCACAF League: 2021
- Liga Nacional de Guatemala: Clausura 2022, Apertura 2023
References
[edit]- ^ "Andrés Lezcano, con futuro incierto".
- ^ "El costarricense Andrés Lezcano es convocado a la selección de Guatemala". El Gráfico.
- ^ "El costarricense Andrés Lezcano es convocado a la selección de Guatemala". SWI swissinfo.ch.
- ^ "Andrés Lezcano sobre su debut con Guatemala: "Un sueño hecho realidad"". Fútbol Centroamérica.
External links
[edit]- Andrés Lezcano at Soccerway
- Andrés Lezcano at National-Football-Teams.com
- 1990 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Limón Province
- Guatemalan men's footballers
- Guatemala men's international footballers
- Costa Rican men's footballers
- Costa Rican emigrants to Guatemala
- Naturalized citizens of Guatemala
- C.S. Herediano footballers
- Liga Deportiva Alajuelense footballers
- A.D. Municipal Pérez Zeledón footballers
- Antigua GFC players
- Comunicaciones F.C. players
- Liga FPD players
- Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Guatemala players
- Men's association football forwards
- Costa Rican expatriate men's footballers
- Costa Rican expatriate sportspeople in Guatemala
- Expatriate men's footballers in Guatemala