Leandro Lacunza

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Leandro Lacunza
Personal information
Full name Leandro Lautaro Lacunza
Date of birth (1997-07-21) 21 July 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth Punta Alta, Argentina
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) [1]
Position(s) Right-back [2]
Team information
Current team
Birkirkara
Number 24
Youth career
Rosario Puerto Belgrano
Olimpo
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2016–2020 Olimpo 45 (0)
2020–2021 Guillermo Brown 13 (1)
2022–2023 Chacarita Juniors 5 (0)
2023–2024 Alvarado 24 (0)
2024– Birkirkara 29 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 June 2025

Leandro Lautaro Lacunza (born 21 July 1997) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Maltese club Birkirkara. [1]

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Career

Lacunza's senior career got underway with Olimpo, after he had come through the youth system of Rosario Puerto Belgrano. [3] [4] Christian Díaz selected him for his debut during the 2016 Primera División, with Lacunza playing the full duration of a home draw against Banfield on 9 May. [1] [5] He made another appearance a week later versus Patronato, though ended the match prematurely after eighty-one minutes due to a red card. [1] He wasn't picked in any competitive matches throughout 2016–17, but went on to feature nine times in 2017–18 as the club suffered relegation. [1] [6]

On 20 November 2020, Lacunza joined Primera Nacional club Guillermo Brown. [7] Ahead of the 2022 season, he moved to fellow league club Chacarita Juniors. [8]

Career statistics

As of 1 March 2019. [1]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Olimpo 2016 Primera División 20100030
2016–17 00000000
2017–18 90000090
2018–19 Primera B Nacional 1502000170
Career total2603000290

    References

    1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Leandro Lacunza at Soccerway
    2. Leandro Lacunza at WorldFootball.net
    3. "El puntaltense Leandro Lacunza debutaría en la Primera de Olimpo el Lunes ante Banfield". Rosales24. 5 May 2016. Retrieved 1 March 2019.
    4. "Leandro Lacunza renovó contrato con Olimpo". Vía País. 12 November 2018. Retrieved 1 March 2019.
    5. "Ficha Estadistica de LEANDRO LACUNZA". BDFA. Retrieved 1 March 2019.
    6. ""Estuve muy bajoneado y varias veces pensé en irme de Olimpo"". La Nueva. 1 April 2018. Retrieved 1 March 2019.
    7. La polémica salida de Leandro Lacunza de Olimpo, soloascenso.com.ar, 20 November 2020
    8. El Puntaltense Leandro Lacunza será nuevo refuerzo de Chacarita Juniors, radiofm2001.com.ar, 30 December 2021