Santiago Lencina

Santiago Lencina
Lencina in 2025
Personal information
Full name Santiago Javier Lencina
Date of birth (2005-09-04) 4 September 2005
Place of birth Corzuela, Argentina
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)
Position Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Burgos
(on loan from River Plate)
Number 24
Youth career
Obreros Unidos
2018–2025 River Plate
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2025– River Plate 20 (3)
2026– → Burgos (loan) 2 (0)
International career
2025– Argentina U20 3 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18:06, 10 July 2026 (UTC)

Santiago Javier Lencina (born 4 September 2005) is an Argentine professional association football player who plays as an attacking midfielder for Segunda División club Burgos, on loan from Argentine Primera División club River Plate.

Club career

Early career

Lencina was born in Corzuela, and started playing football at a local club called Club Atlético Deportivo Obreros Unidos before arriving at River Plate's academy in 2018, after a trial period led by ex-player Alejandro Montenegro. He ascended towards the reserves of River Plate, where he made 49 appearances with 9 goals scored.[1][2]

River Plate

Lencina made his professional debut on 4 August 2024 in a 1–1 draw against Unión de Santa Fe, under the leadership of Marcelo Escudero, the temporary manager after manager Martín Demichelis got sacked. He wouldn't get many chances on the team until the return of Marcelo Gallardo, where he got called up for the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup, although he didn't play a single match.[3][1][2] In the league, he played in the first match of the Torneo Clausura, in a 3–1 win against reigning champions Platense. After this, Lencina got in the starting XI again versus Instituto, where he scored two goals, scoring for the first time a professional goal.[1][2] He has a contract with the club until December 2028 and a release clause of 100 million euros.[1][2][4]

Loan to Burgos

On 6 August 2026, Segunda División side Burgos announced the signing of Lencina on a one-year loan deal, with a buyout clause.[5]

International career

While still on the River Plate reserves, Javier Mascherano, coach of the Argentinian U20, was impressed by his performance and had called him up to play for the U20, in three friendlies against Paraguay.[1][2]

Style of play

Lencina is described as a left-footed attacking midfielder.[1][2]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 12 October 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
River Plate 2023-24 Primera División 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2024-25 Primera División 3 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 2
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 3
Career total 4 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 8 2

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Balcarce, Germán (21 July 2025). "Santiago Lencina, la historia de la nueva joya de la cantera de River". LA NACION (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 July 2025.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Quién es Santiago Lencina, la joven figura de River Plate que le marcó dos goles a Instituto". infobae (in Spanish). 20 July 2025. Retrieved 26 July 2025.
  3. ↑ "Un tal Lencina: quién es el pibe de River que tiene algo en común con Echeverri". El Gráfico (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 July 2025.
  4. ↑ "La cláusula de Lencina en River y hasta cuándo tiene contrato - TyC Sports". www.tycsports.com (in Spanish). 21 July 2025. Retrieved 27 July 2025.
  5. ↑ "Santiago Lencina, talento argentino para el Burgos CF" [Santiago Lencina, Argentine talent for Burgos CF] (in Spanish). Burgos CF. 6 August 2026. Retrieved 6 August 2026.
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