Tomás Leonardo Lecanda (born 29 January 2002) is an Argentine professional

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who plays as a

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for Ecuadorian club San Martín SJ, on loan from Tigre.

Career

Lecanda is product of River Plate's youth academy, having joined in 2011. On 27 September 2019, he signed his first professional contract with his childhood club. Lecanda made his professional debut with River Plate in a 2–1

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win over

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on 19 May 2021; the game was noteworthy as River Plate was hit by a

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outbreak, resulting in them having no substitute players, and their outfielder

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had to play as

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. In January 2022, Lecanda was loaned out to

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until the end of the year. In June 2022, the spell was terminated and Lecenda instead joined fellow league club Aldosivi on loan for the rest of the year. On 23 July 2024, Lecanda joined Imbabura in Ecuador.

International career

Lecanda is a youth international for Argentina. He represented the Argentina U17s in their campaign at the

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, and helped them win the

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. He was part of the Argentina U18s that won the

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, scoring a goal in the final.

References

Honours

Argentina U17 *

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Argentina U18 *

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Lecanda, Tomas 2002 births People from San Isidro Partido Footballers from Buenos Aires Province Living people Men's association football defenders Argentine men's footballers Argentina men's youth international footballers Club Atlético River Plate footballers Barracas Central players Club Atlético Aldosivi footballers Club Atlético Tigre footballers Imbabura S.C. footballers San Martín de San Juan footballers Argentine Primera División players Ecuadorian Serie A players Argentine expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Ecuador Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Ecuador 21st-century Argentine sportsmen