Darío Lezcano
Paraguayan footballer (born 1990)
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Darío Lezcano Mendoza (born 30 June 1990[1]) is a Paraguayan professional footballer who plays for Tacuary on loan from Chilean club Colo-Colo. He represented Paraguay at under-17 level from 2006 to 2007 and later at full international level from 2015 to 2017, scoring 4 goals during the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifiers.
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Lezcano playing for Luzern | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Darío Lezcano Mendoza | ||
| Date of birth | 30 June 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | Asunción, Paraguay | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Tacuary (on loan from Colo-Colo) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2004 | 4 de Octubre | ||
| 2005–2006 | Nanawa | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007–2008 | Trinidense | 11 | (1) |
| 2008–2011 | FC Wil | 66 | (14) |
| 2011–2012 | Thun | 34 | (4) |
| 2012–2016 | Luzern | 100 | (31) |
| 2016–2019 | Ingolstadt | 103 | (23) |
| 2019–2023 | Juárez | 75 | (31) |
| 2023– | Colo-Colo | 8 | (3) |
| 2024– | → Tacuary (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2006–2007 | Paraguay U17 | 15 | (5) |
| 2015– | Paraguay | 20 | (4) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 16 February 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 13 November 2020 | |||
Club career
Early career
During the winter break of the 2010–11 Swiss Super League season Lezcano transferred from FC Wil to FC Thun.[2] He scored his first goal for the club during his first appearance on 6 February 2011 in the 3–2 home defeat against FC Basel.[3]
FC Luzern
During the winter break of the 2011–12 Swiss Super League season Lezcano transferred to Luzern. He played his team debut on 19 February 2012 in the goalless draw away against Lausanne-Sport. In his second game on 25 February he scored his first two goals for his new club in the 2–0 home win against BSC Young Boys.[4]
While playing for Luzern, Lezcano was banned eight matches[5] for assaulting referee Fedayi San, who showed him a second yellow card. The player then pushed the referee's chest, knocking the red card out of his hand. Imposing the ban, the league said in a statement that "respect for referees is a fundamental part of the game."
FC Ingolstadt
Lezcano signed for FC Ingolstadt on 15 January 2016.[6][7]
Colo-Colo
In 2023, Lezcano signed with Colo-Colo from Mexican club Juárez.
loan to Tacuary
After having no chances to play for Colo-Colo, he was loaned out to Tacuary in his homeland in February 2024.[8]
International career
Paraguay U17
Lezcano played the Sub17 Sudamericano 2007 in Ecuador for the Paraguay national under-17 football team.[9]
Paraguay
Lezcano was selected for the Paraguay senior squad by Ramón Díaz and made his debut in the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Argentina on 15 October 2015.[10]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 12 May 2019[11]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| FC Wil | 2009–10 | Swiss Challenge League | 25 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 25 | 3 | |
| 2010–11 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | 15 | 6 | |||
| Total | 40 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 9 | ||
| Thun | 2010–11 | Swiss Super League | 17 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6[a] | 1 | 24 | 4 |
| 2011–12 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 17 | 1 | |||
| Total | 34 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 41 | 5 | ||
| FC Luzern | 2011–12 | Swiss Super League | 14 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | 17 | 4 | |
| 2012–13 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 16 | 2 | ||
| 2013–14 | 27 | 5 | 3 | 1 | — | 30 | 6 | |||
| 2014–15 | 33 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 2[a] | 0 | 37 | 13 | ||
| 2015–16 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 1 | — | 13 | 10 | |||
| Total | 100 | 31 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 113 | 35 | ||
| FC Ingolstadt | 2015–16 | Bundesliga | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 17 | 2 | |
| 2016–17 | 33 | 6 | 2 | 0 | — | 35 | 6 | |||
| 2017–18 | 2. Bundesliga | 24 | 6 | 3 | 1 | — | 27 | 7 | ||
| 2018–19 | 29 | 9 | 0 | 0 | — | 29 | 9 | |||
| Total | 103 | 23 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 108 | 24 | ||
| Career total | 277 | 67 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 302 | 73 | ||
- Appearances in the UEFA Europa League
International
- Scores and results list Paraguay's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Lezcano goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 17 November 2015 | Estadio Defensores del Chaco, Asunción, Paraguay |  Bolivia | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 2 | 24 March 2016 | Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa, Quito, Ecuador |  Ecuador | 1–1 | 2–2 | |
| 3 | 2–1 | |||||
| 4 | 29 March 2016 | Estadio Defensores del Chaco, Asunción, Paraguay |  Brazil | 1–0 | 2–2 |
