Gustavo Blanco Leschuk

Argentine footballer
Gustavo Blanco Leschuk
Gustavo Blanco with Esteghlal in 2023
Personal information
Full name Gustavo Ezequiel Blanco Leschuk[1]
Date of birth (1991-11-05) 5 November 1991 (age 32)
Place of birth Las Heras, Argentina
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[2]
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 Esteghlal
Number 19
Youth career
Arsenal de Sarandí
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2013 Arsenal de Sarandí 19 (2)
2012–2013 → Deportivo Merlo (loan) 19 (2)
2014 Anzhi Makhachkala 0 (0)
2014–2015 Wydad Casablanca 5 (0)
2015–2016 Assyriska 25 (10)
2016–2017 Karpaty Lviv 26 (9)
2017–2019 Shakhtar Donetsk 28 (5)
2018–2019 → Málaga (loan) 41 (9)
2019–2022 Antalyaspor 25 (4)
2020–2021 → Real Oviedo (loan) 33 (7)
2021–2022 → Eibar (loan) 36 (4)
2022–2023 Eibar 31 (4)
2023– Esteghlal 24 (6)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 May 2024

Gustavo Ezequiel Blanco Leschuk (born 5 November 1991) is an Argentine professional footballer[3][4] who plays as a forward for Iranian club Esteghlal at Persian Gulf Pro League.

Early life

Blanco Leschuk was born in Mendoza, Argentina.[5][6][7] He is of Ukrainian descent.[8][9]

Club career

Blanco Leschuk made his professional debut for Arsenal de Sarandí on 8 March 2011 in a 3–0 draw against Independiente. He scored his first goal in a 1–1 draw against Colón on 11 June 2011.[citation needed]

On 27 February 2014, Anzhi Makhachkala announced they had signed Blanco Leschuk on a free transfer.[10] He didn't make a single appearance at the club and left Anzhi at the end of the season.[11]

In September 2014, Blanco Leschuk signed for Moroccan side Wydad Casablanca on a two-year contract,[12] He terminated his contract with the club by mutual consent in February 2015.[13]

Blanco Leschuk joined Assyriska in March 2015.[14] In 2016, he moved to Ukrainian side FC Karpaty Lviv.

Blanco Leschuk agreed to a contract with FC Shakhtar Donetsk in 2017, but featured sparingly before joining Spanish club Málaga CF on loan on 8 August 2018.[15] Upon returning, he switched teams and countries again after signing for Turkish side Antalyaspor.

On 17 September 2020, Blanco Leschuk returned to Spain after joining Real Oviedo on a one-year loan deal.[16] The following 23 July, he moved to SD Eibar also in the second division, again on loan.[17]

On 16 August 2022, Blanco Leschuk signed a permanent two-year deal with the Armeros.[18] On 30 August 2023, he terminated his contract with the club.[19]

International career

Leschuk has expressed interest in playing for the Ukraine national team.[9][20][21]

Career statistics

As of match played 28 May 2024[22]
Club Season League National Cup Continental Super Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Arsenal Sarandí 2010–11 Primera División 8 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 10 2
2011–12 Primera División 11 1 2 0 6 0 0 0 19 1
Total 19 2 4 1 6 0 0 0 29 3
Deportivo Merlo (loan) 2012–13 Primera B Nacional 19 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 2
Total 19 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 2
Anzhi Makhachkala 2013–14 RPL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wydad Casablanca 2014–15 Botola 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
Total 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
Assyriska 2015 Superettan 25 10 1 1 0 0 0 0 26 11
Total 25 10 1 1 0 0 0 0 26 11
Karpaty Lviv 2015–16 Ukrainian Premier League 9 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 2
2016–17 Ukrainian Premier League 17 7 2 0 0 0 0 0 19 7
Total 26 9 2 0 0 0 0 0 28 9
Shakhtar Donetsk 2016–17 Ukrainian Premier League 11 4 1 0 2 1 0 0 14 5
2017–18 Ukrainian Premier League 15 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 17 3
2019–20 Ukrainian Premier League 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Total 28 5 3 2 2 1 0 0 33 8
Málaga (loan) 2018–19 Segunda División 41 9 1 0 — — 42 9
Total 41 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 42 9
Antalyaspor 2019–20 Süper Lig 25 4 6 1 — — 31 5
Total 25 4 6 1 0 0 0 0 31 5
Oviedo (loan) 2020–21 Segunda División 33 7 0 0 — — 33 7
Total 33 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 33 7
Eibar (loan) 2021–22 Segunda División 36 4 3 2 — — 39 6
Eibar 2022–23 31 4 2 1 — — 33 5
Total 67 8 5 3 0 0 0 0 72 11
Esteghlal 2023–24 Pro League 23 6 1 0 — — 24 6
Total 23 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 24 6
Career total 184 43 12 4 8 1 0 0 204 48

Honours

Arsenal de Sarandí

Wydad

Shakhtar Donetsk

References

  1. ^ "Gustavo Ezequiel Blanco Leschuk". Turkish Football Federation. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Gustavo Blanco Leschuk - First Team - FC Shakhtar Donetsk". shakhtar.com. Retrieved 15 May 2017.
  3. ^ "FC "Karpaty" Lviv. | Gustavo Blanco-Leschuk is a player of FC Karpaty". Archived from the original on 2016-03-07. Retrieved 2016-02-28.
  4. ^ "Gustavo Blanco Leschuk - More Power for Shakhtar". 17 January 2017.
  5. ^ "FC "Karpaty" Lviv. - Gustavo Blanco-Leschuk is a player of FC Karpaty". fckarpaty.lviv.ua. Retrieved 15 May 2017.
  6. ^ admin. "Karpaty signed forwards from Armenia and Argentina - TopRating Football". topratingfootball.ru. Retrieved 15 May 2017.
  7. ^ "Page not found – Betsmarket". betsmarket.ru. Retrieved 15 May 2017. {{cite web}}: Cite uses generic title (help)
  8. ^ "«Коли мама дізналася про варіант з Україною, вона зраділа» ("When my mother learned about the option with Ukraine, she was happy")". fckarpaty.lviv.ua. 15 February 2016.
  9. ^ a b "Бланко-Лещук: Мне предлагали играть за сборную Украины".
  10. ^ Аргентинский форвард Густаво Лещук перешел в футбольный клуб "Анжи" (in Russian). Rsport. Retrieved 27 February 2014.
  11. ^ "Анжи" отказалась от услуг аргентинца Лещука. yuga.ru (in Russian). Yuga.ru. Retrieved 3 July 2014.
  12. ^ "Gustavo Blanco Leschuk: "Le Wydad sera pour moi une belle expérience!"". radiomars.ma (in French). radiomars. 9 September 2014. Archived from the original on 30 August 2017. Retrieved 12 October 2014.
  13. ^ "WAC: Blanco out, Ondama in". radiomars.ma/ (in French). radiomars. 5 February 2015. Retrieved 13 March 2015.
  14. ^ "Argentinsk anfallare klar för Assyriska". fotbollskanalen.se. Retrieved 15 May 2017.
  15. ^ "An Argentine tank to reinforce upfront". Málaga CF. 8 August 2018. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
  16. ^ "Blanco Leschuk Signs for Real Oviedo". Real Oviedo. 17 September 2020. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
  17. ^ "Blanco Leschuk es la décima incorporación armera" [Blanco Leschuk is the tenth armero signing] (in Spanish). SD Eibar. 23 July 2021. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
  18. ^ "Blanco Leschuk regresa y firma con el Eibar hasta 2024" [Blanco Leschuk returns and signs with Eibar until 2024] (in Spanish). SD Eibar. 16 August 2022. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
  19. ^ "Acuerdo para la rescisión del contrato de Gustavo Blanco Leschuk" [Agreement for the rescision of the contract of Gustavo Blanco Leschuk] (in Spanish). SD Eibar. 30 August 2023. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
  20. ^ Office, FC Shakhtar Press. "Blanco Leschuk: I will be happy to help Shakhtar". FC Shakhtar. Retrieved 15 May 2017.
  21. ^ "Blanco Leshchuk: I Want to play for the national team of Ukraine – Ukrop News 24". Archived from the original on 2018-09-10. Retrieved 2018-09-10.
  22. ^ "G.Blanco". soccerway.com. Soccerway. Retrieved 30 November 2017.

External links

  • Gustavo Blanco Leschuk at BDFutbol
  • Gustavo Blanco Leschuk at BDFA (in Spanish)
  • Gustavo Blanco Leschuk at Soccerway
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