Personal information | |||
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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) |
*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) |
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
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]
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]
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