Júnior Lacayo

Junior Alberto Lacayo Rochez (born 19 August 1995 in La Ceiba, Honduras) is a Honduran football player who currently plays as a striker for Club Deportivo Olimpia.

Júnior Lacayo
Personal information
Full name Júnior Alberto Lacayo Rochez
Date of birth (1995-08-19) 19 August 1995
Place of birth La Ceiba, Honduras
Height 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Playing position(s) Striker
Club information
Current team
 Olimpia
Number 14
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– Olimpia 0 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17 June 2019
This article uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Lacayo and the second or maternal family name is Rochez.

Club career

Club Deportivo Victoria

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

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]

References
  1. http://hondurasfutbol.com/hector-vargas-el-techo-de-junior-lacayo-es-muy-alto/
  2. Júnior Lacayo, el heredero de Tyson que cumple un sueño - La Prensa (in Spanish)
  3. Dickinson, James (9 May 2013). "West Ham offer trial to Honduran starlet". Www.express.co.uk. Retrieved 10 May 2013.
  4. "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.
  5. Honduras convoca a delantero de 16 años - EDH Deportes (in Spanish)
  6. http://www.diez.hn/content/view/full/82853#.UbzX5eeP6mA
  7. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-03-16. Retrieved 2013-07-05.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  8. "Honduras convocó 20 jugadores para encarar el premundial" (in Spanish). Diario Deportivo Mas. 27 December 2014.
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