Junior Alberto Lacayo Rochez (born 19 August 1995) is a Honduran professional footballer who plays as a striker for Marathón and the Honduras national team
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Júnior Alberto Lacayo Rochez | ||
| Date of birth | 19 August 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | La Ceiba, Honduras | ||
| Height | 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Marathón | ||
| Number | 18 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2013 | Victoria | 22 | (9) |
| 2013–2017 | Santos Laguna II | 0 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | → Victoria (loan) | 15 | (1) |
| 2016–2017 | → Tampico Madero (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Marathón | 37 | (10) |
| 2018–2020 | Olimpia | 45 | (6) |
| 2021–2022 | Comunicaciones | 41 | (8) |
| 2022 | Real España | 32 | (7) |
| 2023– | Marathón | 17 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022– | Honduras | 3 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:52, 12 May 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 07:01, 25 March 2022 (UTC) | |||
Club career edit
Club Deportivo Victoria edit
At the age of 16, Lacayo made his professional debut on July 29, 2012 against Motagua as a substitute for Rubén Licona.[1] He was regarded by some people as heir to legendary Honduran striker Milton Tyson Núñez.[2] In May 2013 Lacayo started a trial period with English Premier League side, West Ham United.[3] In total, Lacayo scored nine goals in 23 appearances for Victoria.[4]
International career edit
At the age of 17, Lacayo was called up by Luis Fernando Suárez to play against Panama and Canada in the FIFA World Cup qualifiers but did not play either games.[5]
In 2013, Lacayo was called up again to play in the 2013 Copa Centroamericana[6] and in the Central American Games[7] but did not play either tournaments.
Lacayo was one of 20 players Honduras called up for the 2015 CONCACAF U-20 Championship.[8]
Honours edit
Comunicaciones
References edit
- ^ "((Audio)) Héctor Vargas "El techo de Junior Lacayo es muy alto" | Fútbol de Honduras". 7 May 2013.
- ^ Júnior Lacayo, el heredero de Tyson que cumple un sueño - La Prensa (in Spanish)
- ^ Dickinson, James (9 May 2013). "West Ham offer trial to Honduran starlet". Www.express.co.uk. Retrieved 10 May 2013.
- ^ "Júnior Lacayo, cuarto jaibo en la liga mexicana" (in Spanish). Diario Deportivo Mas. 6 July 2013. Archived from the original on 17 December 2014. Retrieved 17 December 2014.
- ^ Honduras convoca a delantero de 16 años - EDH Deportes (in Spanish)
- ^ "Mitchel Brown y Júnior Lacayo, las sorpresas en Honduras".
- ^ "Selección hondureña es de oro". Archived from the original on 2013-03-16. Retrieved 2013-07-05.
- ^ "Honduras convocó 20 jugadores para encarar el premundial" (in Spanish). Diario Deportivo Mas. 27 December 2014.
External links edit
- Júnior Lacayo at Soccerway
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