Iván Ezequiel Leguizamón (born 3 July 2002) is a Paraguayan professional

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who plays as a midfielder for Olimpia and the Paraguay national team.

Career

Born in Paraguay, he moved with his mother and three of his siblings to Argentina when he was three years-old. He began his career in the youth ranks of Argentino Del Viso, Tigre, and

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, before moving to San Lorenzo in 2019. He made his debut with the San Lorenzo first team on February 22, 2022 against

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. In 2022, his first season playing with the first team at the club he made more than 20 appearances, with the vast majority being starting appearances. He scored his first league goal for the club on 14 June 2022, in a 3-3 draw with

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International career

In November 2023 he received his first call-up to the

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national team, for CONMEBOL World Cup qualifying matches against

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and

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Personal life

Born in Asunción, Paraguay, his father died when he was six months old following an accident. He has six siblings, but the two oldest chose to stay in Paraguay when he moved to the Del Viso area of

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, Argentina with his mother aged two years-old. His sister Zoraida, is also a football player and plays for

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in the Argentina Football Association’s

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* 2002 births Living people Paraguayan men's footballers Footballers from Asunción Men's association football forwards San Lorenzo de Almagro footballers Club Olimpia footballers Argentine Primera División players Paraguayan Primera División players Paraguay men's international footballers Paraguayan expatriate men's footballers Paraguayan expatriate sportspeople in Argentina Expatriate men's footballers in Argentina 21st-century Paraguayan sportsmen {{Paraguay-footy-forward-stub