Darío Lezcano

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Lezcano and the second or maternal family name is Mendoza.

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.

Darío Lezcano

Lezcano playing for Luzern
Personal information
Full name	Darío Lezcano Mendoza
Date of birth	(1990-06-30) 30 June 1990 (age 34)
Place of birth	Asunción, Paraguay
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	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)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 February 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct 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]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

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

1. Appearances in the UEFA Europa League

International goals

Scores and results list Paraguay's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Lezcano goal.

List of international goals scored by Darío Lezcano

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

References

1. "Lezcano, Dario - Posso Futbol.com". Archived from the original on 26 June 2011. Retrieved 4 December 2010.
2. Paraguayo Darío Lezcano, a prueba en el Schalke 04 alemán
3. Mesiter, Remo (2011). "Der FCB schiesst sich an die Spitze" (in German). FC Basel 1893. Archived from the original on 25 April 2014. Retrieved 6 February 2011.
4. Swiss Football League (2012). "FC Luzern Spielkalender". Swiss Football League. Retrieved 26 February 2012.
5. Lucerne striker Lezcano gets eight-game ban for referee assault 13 September 2015
6. "Tinte Trocken: Lezcano zu den Schanzern" [Ink Dry: Lezcano to Schanzern] (in German). FC Ingolstadt 04. 15 January 2016. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
7. "Ingolstadt signs Paraguay striker Dario Lezcano". Yahoo! News. 15 January 2016.
8. González Lucay, Carlos (16 February 2024). ""¡Bienvenido, Motochorro!": Darío Lezcano deja Colo Colo y regresa a Paraguay". La Tercera (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 February 2024.
9. "Alfredo Intriago: "Quiero dirigir la final del Sudamericano"". Archived from the original on 7 March 2012. Retrieved 4 December 2010.
10. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 18 November 2015. Retrieved 7 December 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
11. Darío Lezcano at Soccerway

External links

• Darío Lezcano at Soccerway
• Profile at Swiss Football League Website (in German)