Leandro Lacunza
{{short description|Argentine footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2019}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Leandro Lacunza
| image =
| image_size =
| caption =
| fullname = Leandro Lautaro Lacunza
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1997|7|21|df=y}}
| birth_place = Punta Alta, Argentina
| position = Right-back{{WorldFootball.net|eandro-lacunza}}
| currentclub = Birkirkara
| clubnumber = 24
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 = Rosario Puerto Belgrano
| youthyears2 =
| youthclubs2 = Olimpo
| years1 = 2016–2020
| clubs1 = Olimpo
| caps1 = 45
| goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2020–2021
| clubs2 = Guillermo Brown
| caps2 = 13
| goals2 = 1
| years3 = 2022–2023
| clubs3 = Chacarita Juniors
| caps3 = 5
| goals3 = 0
| years4 = 2023–2024
| clubs4 = Alvarado
| caps4 = 24
| goals4 = 0
| years5 = 2024–
| clubs5 = Birkirkara
| caps5 = 7
| goals5 = 0
| club-update = 16 October 2024
}}
Leandro Lautaro Lacunza (born 21 July 1997) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Maltese club Birkirkara.{{Soccerway|leandro-lacunza/444476}}
Career
Lacunza's senior career got underway with Olimpo, after he had come through the youth system of Rosario Puerto Belgrano.{{cite news|title=El puntaltense Leandro Lacunza debutaría en la Primera de Olimpo el Lunes ante Banfield|url=http://rosales24.com.ar/inicio/2016/05/05/el-puntaltense-leandro-lacunza-debutaria-en-la-primera-de-olimpo-el-lunes-ante-banfield/|accessdate=1 March 2019|work=Rosales24|date=5 May 2016}}{{cite news|title=Leandro Lacunza renovó contrato con Olimpo|url=https://viapais.com.ar/punta-alta/699547-leandro-lacunza-renovo-contrato-con-olimpo/|accessdate=1 March 2019|work=Vía País|date=12 November 2018}} 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.{{cite news|title=Ficha Estadistica de LEANDRO LACUNZA|url=http://www.bdfa.com.ar/jugadores-LEANDRO-LAUTARO-LACUNZA-106815.html|accessdate=1 March 2019|work=BDFA}} He made another appearance a week later versus Patronato, though ended the match prematurely after eighty-one minutes due to a red card. 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.{{cite news|title="Estuve muy bajoneado y varias veces pensé en irme de Olimpo"|url=https://www.lanueva.com/nota/2018-4-1-17-21-0--estuve-muy-bajoneado-y-varias-veces-pense-en-irme-de-olimpo|accessdate=1 March 2019|work=La Nueva|date=1 April 2018}}
On 20 November 2020, Lacunza joined Primera Nacional club Guillermo Brown.[https://www.soloascenso.com.ar/notas/ferro-carril-oeste-gral-pico/la-polemica-salida-de-leandro-lacunza-de-olimpo/153800 La polémica salida de Leandro Lacunza de Olimpo], soloascenso.com.ar, 20 November 2020 Ahead of the 2022 season, he moved to fellow league club Chacarita Juniors.[https://radiofm2001.com.ar/post/el-puntaltense-leandro-lacunza-sera-nuevo-refuerzo-de-chacarita-juniors El Puntaltense Leandro Lacunza será nuevo refuerzo de Chacarita Juniors], radiofm2001.com.ar, 30 December 2021
Career statistics
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|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | ||||||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|Cup !colspan="2"|Continental !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan="4"|Olimpo
|2016 |rowspan="3"|Primera División |2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2016–17
|0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2017–18
|9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19
|rowspan="1"|Primera B Nacional |15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | ||
| colspan="3"|Career total
!26 | 0 | 3 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 |
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References
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{{Birkirkara F.C. squad}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Lacunza, Leandro}}
Category:Footballers from Buenos Aires Province
Category:Argentine men's footballers
Category:Men's association football defenders
Category:Club Olimpo footballers
Category:Guillermo Brown de Puerto Madryn footballers
Category:Chacarita Juniors footballers
Category:Birkirkara F.C. players
Category:Club Atlético Alvarado players
Category:Argentine Primera División players
Category:Primera Nacional players
Category:Maltese Premier League players
Category:Argentine expatriate men's footballers
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Malta
Category:Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Malta
Category:21st-century Argentine sportsmen
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