Facundo Lescano
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 16 August 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Mercedes, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Salernitana (on loan from Avellino) | ||
| Number | 32 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2014 | Genoa | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2014 | Genoa | 0 | (0) |
| 2014 | → Martina Franca (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2014–2016 | Torino | 1 | (0) |
| 2015 | → Melfi (loan) | 12 | (0) |
| 2016 | → Monopoli (loan) | 7 | (1) |
| 2016 | Igea Virtus | 30 | (15) |
| 2017 | Sambenedettese | 38 | (15) |
| 2017–2018 | → Robur Siena (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| 2018 | → Sicula Leonzio (loan) | 17 | (3) |
| 2018 | → Telstar (loan) | 7 | (2) |
| 2019 | → Potenza (loan) | 13 | (2) |
| 2019–2020 | Sicula Leonzio | 29 | (11) |
| 2020–2021 | Sambenedettese | 38 | (12) |
| 2021–2022 | Virtus Entella | 32 | (10) |
| 2022–2024 | Pescara | 33 | (19) |
| 2023–2024 | → Triestina (loan) | 37 | (16) |
| 2024–2025 | Trapani | 20 | (12) |
| 2025 | → Avellino (loan) | 12 | (6) |
| 2025– | Avellino | 11 | (1) |
| 2026– | → Salernitana (loan) | 16 | (8) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 1 May 2026 | |||
Facundo Lescano (born 18 August 1996) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a forward for Italian Serie C Group C club Salernitana on loan from Avellino.[1] He also holds Italian and French nationalities.
Lescano is a youth exponent from Torino. He made his Serie A debut on 10 January 2015 against Milan. He replaced Matteo Darmian after 81 minutes in a 1–1 draw.[2] After his experiences in the Italian third tier on loan at Melfi and Monopoli during the 2015–16 season, Lescano joined Igea Virtus, a Sicilian Serie D club, in September 2016. He scored his first goal with the new team against Sarnese in his first match.
On 14 August 2018, Lescano joined Telstar in the Netherlands on a season-long loan from Parma; Telstar held a buyout option at the end of the term.[3][4]
On 12 January 2019, Lescano joined on loan to Potenza.[5]
On 2 August 2019, he returned to Sicula Leonzio permanently, signing a 2-year contract.[6]
On 29 August 2020, he moved for the second time to Sambenedettese, signing a contract for the term of 3 years with an option for 4th.[7]
On 10 June 2021, he joined Virtus Entella.[8]
On 12 July 2022, Lescano moved to Pescara, with Luca Clemenza moving in the opposite direction as part of the transfer.[9]
On 6 August 2024, Lescano signed with Trapani.[10]
On 28 January 2025, Lescano signed with Avellino on loan, with an obligation to buy.[11]
On 23 January 2026, Lescano was loaned to Salernitana until the end of the season, with an obligation to buy. He also signed a contract with Salernitana until June 2029.[12]
Personal life
Lescano comes from a footballing family, his maternal grandfather Silvio Marzolini having been a star player for Boca Juniors and the Argentina national football team in the 1960s.[13]