Junior Alberto Lacayo Rochez (born 19 August 1995) is a Honduran professional

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who plays as a striker for Marathón and the Honduras national team

Club career

Club Deportivo Victoria

At the age of 16, Lacayo made his professional debut on July 29, 2012 against

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as a substitute for Rubén Licona. He was regarded by some people as heir to legendary Honduran striker Milton ''Tyson'' Núñez. In May 2013 Lacayo started a trial period with English Premier League side,

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. In total, Lacayo scored nine goals in 23 appearances for Victoria.

International career

At the age of 17, Lacayo was called up by

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to play against

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and

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in the FIFA World Cup qualifiers but did not play either games. In 2013, Lacayo was called up again to play in the

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and in the

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but did not play either tournaments. Lacayo was one of 20 players Honduras called up for the

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Honours

Comunicaciones *

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* 1995 births Living people Footballers from La Ceiba Men's association football forwards Honduran men's footballers Honduran expatriate men's footballers C.D. Victoria players Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional de Honduras players Expatriate men's footballers in Mexico Central American Games gold medalists for Honduras Central American Games medalists in football Honduras men's international footballers Honduras men's under-20 international footballers {{Honduras-footy-bio-stub