Andrés Lezcano

Andrés Lezcano
Personal information
Full name	Rafael Andrés Lezcano Montero
Date of birth	5 May 1990 (age 34)
Place of birth	Guápiles, Costa Rica
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Mixco
Number	7
Senior career*
Years	Team
2008–2010	Herediano
2010–2015	Cartaginés
2015–2016	Alajuelense
2016–2017	Pérez Zeledón
2017	Carchá
2017–2018	Malacateco
2018–2020	Antigua
2020–2024	Comunicaciones
2024-	Mixco
International career‡
2022–	Guatemala
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:59, 21 May 2023 (UTC); ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19:59, 19 November 2022 (UTC)

Rafael Andrés Lezcano Montero (born 5 May 1990) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Liga Nacional club Mixco. Born in Costa Rica, he plays for the Guatemala national team.

Club career

Lezcano began his playing career in Costa Rica with Herediano in the Liga FPD in 2008, before moving to Cartaginés from 2010 to 2015.^[1] He had stints with the other Costa Rican clubs Alajuelense and Pérez Zeledón before moving to Guatemala in 2017 with Deportivo Carchá. He had spells with Malacateco and Antigua, before transferring to Comunicaciones in 2020.^[2] He helped Comunicaciones win the 2021 CONCACAF League.^[3]

International career

Born in Costa Rica, Lezcano was naturalized as a Guatemalan citizen after 5 years of residency and became available for the Guatemala national team. He debuted for Guatemala in a friendly 1–0 win over Cuba on 24 March 2022.^[4]

Honours

Cartaginés

Costa Rican Cup: 2014

Antigua

Liga Nacional de Guatemala: Clausura 2019

Comunicaciones

CONCACAF League: 2021
Liga Nacional de Guatemala: Clausura 2022, Apertura 2023

References

^ "Andrés Lezcano, con futuro incierto".
^ "El costarricense Andrés Lezcano es convocado a la selección de Guatemala". El Gráfico.
^ "El costarricense Andrés Lezcano es convocado a la selección de Guatemala". SWI swissinfo.ch.
^ "Andrés Lezcano sobre su debut con Guatemala: "Un sueño hecho realidad"". Fútbol Centroamérica.

External links

Andrés Lezcano at Soccerway
Andrés Lezcano at National-Football-Teams.com

[1] "Andrés Lezcano, con futuro incierto".

[2] "El costarricense Andrés Lezcano es convocado a la selección de Guatemala". El Gráfico.

[3] "El costarricense Andrés Lezcano es convocado a la selección de Guatemala". SWI swissinfo.ch.

[4] "Andrés Lezcano sobre su debut con Guatemala: "Un sueño hecho realidad"". Fútbol Centroamérica.

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