Facundo Lescano

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Facundo Lescano
Personal information
Date of birth (1996-08-16) 16 August 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth Mercedes, Argentina
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Avellino
Number 32
Youth career
–2014 Genoa
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2013–2014 Genoa 0 (0)
2014 → Martina Franca (loan) 4 (0)
2014–2016 Torino 1 (0)
2015 → Melfi (loan) 12 (0)
2016 → Monopoli (loan) 7 (1)
2016 Igea Virtus 30 (15)
2017 Sambenedettese 38 (15)
2017–2018 → Robur Siena (loan) 10 (0)
2018 → Sicula Leonzio (loan) 17 (3)
2018 → Telstar (loan) 7 (2)
2019 → Potenza (loan) 13 (2)
2019–2020 Sicula Leonzio 29 (11)
2020–2021 Sambenedettese 38 (12)
2021–2022 Virtus Entella 32 (10)
2022–2024 Pescara 33 (19)
2023–2024 → Triestina (loan) 37 (16)
2024– Trapani 23 (17)
2025– → Avellino (loan) 4 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 January 2025

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

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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]

On 6 August 2024, Lescano signed with Trapani. [10]

On 28 January 2025, Lescano signed with Avellino. [11]

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. [12]

Career statistics

As of match played 26 October 2023 [1]
ClubSeasonLeagueCupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Torino 2014–15 Serie A 1000—10
Melfi (loan) 2015–16 Lega Pro 12000—120
Monopoli (loan) 2016 Lega Pro 71——71
Igea Virtus 2016–17 Serie D 3015—1 [a] 03115
Sambenedettese 2017 Serie D 1015——1015
Sicula Leonzio (loan) 2018 Serie C173—1 [a] 0183
Telstar (loan) 2018–19 Eerste Divisie 7210—82
Potenza (loan) 2018–19 Serie C132—4 [a] 2174
Sicula Leonzio 2019–20 Serie C2911—2 [b] 03111
Sambenedettese 2020–21 Serie C3812101 [a] 04012
Virtus Entella 2021–22 Serie C321010203510
Pescara 2022–23 Serie C3319—513820
Triestina (loan) 2023–24 Serie C107——107
Trapani 2024–24 Serie C231721—2518
Total Career2629951163283103
  1. 1 2 3 4 Appearance(s) in Promotion Playoffs
  2. ↑ Appearance(s) in Relegation Playoffs

Honours

Club

Torino

References

  1. 1 2 Facundo Lescano at Soccerway
  2. ↑ "Torino vs. Milan - 10 January 2015 - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 8 June 2015.
  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. ↑ "Colpo in attacco, arriva Facundo Lescano" [Attacking move, Facundo Lescano arrives] (in Italian). Trapani. 6 August 2024. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
  11. ↑ "Avellino, è il giorno di Lescano" [Avellino, it is the Lescano's day] (in Italian). Tuttoavellino. 28 January 2025. Retrieved 28 January 2025.
  12. ↑ "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.


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