Gustavo Blanco Leschuk

For the Brazilian footballer, see Gustavo Blanco.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Blancoand the second or maternal family name is Leschuk.

Gustavo Blanco Leschuk

Gustavo Blanco with Esteghlal in 2023
Personal information
Full name	Gustavo Ezequiel Blanco Leschuk [1]
Date of birth	(1991-11-05) 5 November 1991 (age 33)
Place of birth	Las Heras, Argentina
Height	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) [2]
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Foolad
Number	19
Youth career
	Arsenal de Sarandí
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2011–2013	Arsenal de Sarandí	19	(2)
2012–2013	→ Deportivo Merlo (loan)	19	(2)
2014	Anzhi Makhachkala	0	(0)
2014–2015	Wydad Casablanca	5	(0)
2015–2016	Assyriska	25	(10)
2016–2017	Karpaty Lviv	26	(9)
2017–2019	Shakhtar Donetsk	28	(5)
2018–2019	→ Málaga (loan)	41	(9)
2019–2022	Antalyaspor	25	(4)
2020–2021	→ Real Oviedo (loan)	33	(7)
2021–2022	→ Eibar (loan)	36	(4)
2022–2023	Eibar	31	(4)
2023–2025	Esteghlal	35	(6)
2025–	Foolad	12	(2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 May 2025

Gustavo Ezequiel Blanco Leschuk (born 5 November 1991) is an Argentine professional footballer ^{[3] [4]} who plays as a forward for Persian Gulf Pro League club Foolad.

Early life

Blanco Leschuk was born in Mendoza, Argentina. ^{[5] [6]} He is of Ukrainian descent. ^{[7] [8]}

Club career

Blanco Leschuk made his professional debut for Arsenal de Sarandí on 8 March 2011 in a 3–0 draw against Independiente. He scored his first goal in a 1–1 draw against Colón on 11 June 2011.^{[ citation needed ]}

On 27 February 2014, Anzhi Makhachkala announced they had signed Blanco Leschuk on a free transfer. ^[9] He didn't make a single appearance at the club and left Anzhi at the end of the season. ^[10]

In September 2014, Blanco Leschuk signed for Moroccan side Wydad Casablanca on a two-year contract, ^[11] He terminated his contract with the club by mutual consent in February 2015. ^[12]

Blanco Leschuk joined Assyriska in March 2015. ^[13] In 2016, he moved to Ukrainian side Karpaty Lviv.

Blanco Leschuk agreed to a contract with Shakhtar Donetsk in 2017, but featured sparingly before joining Spanish club Málaga on loan on 8 August 2018. ^[14] Upon returning, he switched teams and countries again after signing for Turkish side Antalyaspor.

On 17 September 2020, Blanco Leschuk returned to Spain after joining Real Oviedo on a one-year loan deal. ^[15] The following 23 July, he moved to Eibar also in the second division, again on loan. ^[16]

On 16 August 2022, Blanco Leschuk signed a permanent two-year deal with the Armeros. ^[17] On 30 August 2023, he terminated his contract with the club. ^[18]

International career

Leschuk has expressed interest in playing for the Ukraine national team. ^{[8] [19] [20]}

Career statistics

As of match played 1 June 2024 ^[21]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup		Continental		Super Cup		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Arsenal Sarandí	2010–11	Argentine Primera División	8	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	10	2
	2011–12	Argentine Primera División	11	1	2	0	6	0	0	0	19	1
	Total		19	2	4	1	6	0	0	0	29	3
Deportivo Merlo (loan)	2012–13	Primera B Nacional	19	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	19	2
Anzhi Makhachkala	2013–14	Russian Football Premier League	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Wydad Casablanca	2014–15	Botola	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
Assyriska	2015	Superettan	25	10	1	1	0	0	0	0	26	11
Karpaty Lviv	2015–16	Ukrainian Premier League	9	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	2
	2016–17	Ukrainian Premier League	17	7	2	0	0	0	0	0	19	7
	Total		26	9	2	0	0	0	0	0	28	9
Shakhtar Donetsk	2016–17	Ukrainian Premier League	11	4	1	0	2	1	0	0	14	5
	2017–18	Ukrainian Premier League	15	1	2	2	0	0	0	0	17	3
	2019–20	Ukrainian Premier League	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
	Total		28	5	3	2	2	1	0	0	33	8
Málaga (loan)	2018–19	Segunda División	41	9	1	0	—		—		42	9
Antalyaspor	2019–20	Süper Lig	25	4	6	1	—		—		31	5
Oviedo (loan)	2020–21	Segunda División	33	7	0	0	—		—		33	7
Eibar (loan)	2021–22	Segunda División	36	4	3	2	—		—		39	6
Eibar	2022–23	Segunda División	31	4	2	1	—		—		33	5
Esteghlal	2023–24	Iran Pro League	24	6	1	0	—		—		25	6
Career total			185	43	12	4	8	1	0	0	205	48

Honours

Arsenal de Sarandí

• Argentine Primera División: 2012 Clausura

Wydad

• Botola: 2014–15

Shakhtar Donetsk

• Ukrainian Premier League: 2016–17, 2017–18
• Ukrainian Cup: 2016–17, 2017–18
• Ukrainian Super Cup: 2017

References

1. "Gustavo Ezequiel Blanco Leschuk". Turkish Football Federation. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
2. "Gustavo Blanco Leschuk - First Team - FC Shakhtar Donetsk". shakhtar.com. Retrieved 15 May 2017.
3. "FC "Karpaty" Lviv. | Gustavo Blanco-Leschuk is a player of FC Karpaty". Archived from the original on 7 March 2016. Retrieved 28 February 2016.
4. "Gustavo Blanco Leschuk - More Power for Shakhtar". 17 January 2017.
5. "FC "Karpaty" Lviv. - Gustavo Blanco-Leschuk is a player of FC Karpaty". fckarpaty.lviv.ua. Archived from the original on 7 March 2016. Retrieved 15 May 2017.
6. admin. "Karpaty signed forwards from Armenia and Argentina - TopRating Football". topratingfootball.ru. Archived from the original on 21 October 2016. Retrieved 15 May 2017.
7. ""Коли мама дізналася про варіант з Україною, вона зраділа" ("When my mother learned about the option with Ukraine, she was happy")". fckarpaty.lviv.ua. 15 February 2016. Archived from the original on 5 August 2016. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
8. "Бланко-Лещук: Мне предлагали играть за сборную Украины".
9. Аргентинский форвард Густаво Лещук перешел в футбольный клуб "Анжи" (in Russian). Rsport. Retrieved 27 February 2014.
10. "Анжи" отказалась от услуг аргентинца Лещука. yuga.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 3 July 2014.
11. "Gustavo Blanco Leschuk: "Le Wydad sera pour moi une belle expérience!"". radiomars.ma (in French). radiomars. 9 September 2014. Archived from the original on 30 August 2017. Retrieved 12 October 2014.
12. "WAC: Blanco out, Ondama in". radiomars.ma/ (in French). radiomars. 5 February 2015. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 13 March 2015.
13. "Argentinsk anfallare klar för Assyriska". fotbollskanalen.se. Retrieved 15 May 2017.
14. "An Argentine tank to reinforce upfront". Málaga CF. 8 August 2018. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
15. "Blanco Leschuk Signs for Real Oviedo". Real Oviedo. 17 September 2020. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
16. "Blanco Leschuk es la décima incorporación armera" [Blanco Leschuk is the tenth armero signing] (in Spanish). SD Eibar. 23 July 2021. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
17. "Blanco Leschuk regresa y firma con el Eibar hasta 2024" [Blanco Leschuk returns and signs with Eibar until 2024] (in Spanish). SD Eibar. 16 August 2022. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
18. "Acuerdo para la rescisión del contrato de Gustavo Blanco Leschuk" [Agreement for the rescision of the contract of Gustavo Blanco Leschuk] (in Spanish). SD Eibar. 30 August 2023. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
19. Office, FC Shakhtar Press. "Blanco Leschuk: I will be happy to help Shakhtar". FC Shakhtar. Retrieved 15 May 2017.
20. "Blanco Leshchuk: I Want to play for the national team of Ukraine – Ukrop News 24". Archived from the original on 10 September 2018. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
21. "G.Blanco". Soccerway. Retrieved 30 November 2017.

External links

• Gustavo Blanco Leschuk at BDFutbol
• Gustavo Blanco Leschuk at BDFA (in Spanish)
• Gustavo Blanco Leschuk at Soccerway