Rafael Andrés Lezcano Montero (born 5 May 1990) is a professional

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who plays as a

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for Liga Nacional club

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. Born in Costa Rica, he plays for the Guatemala national team.

Club career

Lezcano began his playing career in Costa Rica with

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in the

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in 2008, before moving to Cartaginés from 2010 to 2015. He had stints with the other Costa Rican clubs

Alajuelense Liga Deportiva Alajuelense (LDA, ), commonly known as Alajuelense and nicknamed La Liga (), is a Costa Rican multisport club based in the borough of El Llano, Alajuela, Alajuela province. Although they compete in a number of different sports, Al ...

and Pérez Zeledón before moving to Guatemala in 2017 with

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. He had spells with Malacateco and

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, before transferring to

Comunicaciones Comunicaciones Fútbol Club S.A., better known as Comunicaciones F.C. or Comunicaciones, are a football club based in Guatemala City. They compete in the Liga Nacional, the top tier of Guatemalan football. The most popular and successful footba ...

in 2020. He helped Comunicaciones win the

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International career

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

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on 24 March 2022.

Honours

Cartaginés *

Costa Rican Cup The Costa Rican Cup (''Torneo de Copa de Costa Rica'') is the top knock-out football tournament in Costa Rica which also serves as a qualification to the Supercopa Centroamericana. It was played for three seasons from 2013 to 2015. A 2019 edit ...

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Antigua *

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: Clausura 2019 Comunicaciones *

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: Clausura 2022, Apertura 2023

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Lezcano, Andres 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