Gustavo Blanco Leschuk

For the Brazilian footballer, see Gustavo Blanco.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Blanco and the second or maternal family name is Leschuk.

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

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 33)
Place of birth	Las Heras, Argentina
Height	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[2]
Position	Forward
Team information
Current team	Foolad
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)
2023–2025	Esteghlal	35	(6)
2025–	Foolad	17	(3)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 1 May 2025

Early life

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

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.^[9] He didn't make a single appearance at the club and left Anzhi at the end of the season.^[10]

In September 2014, Blanco Leschuk signed for Moroccan side Wydad Casablanca on a two-year contract,^[11] He terminated his contract with the club by mutual consent in February 2015.^[12]

Blanco Leschuk joined Assyriska in March 2015.^[13] In 2016, he moved to Ukrainian side Karpaty Lviv.

Blanco Leschuk agreed to a contract with Shakhtar Donetsk in 2017, but featured sparingly before joining Spanish club Málaga on loan on 8 August 2018.^[14] 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.^[15] The following 23 July, he moved to Eibar also in the second division, again on loan.^[16]

On 16 August 2022, Blanco Leschuk signed a permanent two-year deal with the Armeros.^[17] On 30 August 2023, he terminated his contract with the club.^[18]

International career

Leschuk has expressed interest in playing for the Ukraine national team.^[8][19][20]

Career statistics

As of match played 1 June 2024^[21]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup		Continental		Super Cup		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Arsenal Sarandí	2010–11	Argentine Primera División	8	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	10	2
	2011–12	Argentine 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
Anzhi Makhachkala	2013–14	Russian Football Premier League	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
Assyriska	2015	Superettan	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
Antalyaspor	2019–20	Süper Lig	25	4	6	1	—		—		31	5
Oviedo (loan)	2020–21	Segunda División	33	7	0	0	—		—		33	7
Eibar (loan)	2021–22	Segunda División	36	4	3	2	—		—		39	6
Eibar	2022–23	Segunda División	31	4	2	1	—		—		33	5
Esteghlal	2023–24	Iran Pro League	24	6	1	0	—		—		25	6
Career total			185	43	12	4	8	1	0	0	205	48

Honours

Arsenal de Sarandí

• Argentine Primera División: 2012 Clausura

Wydad

• Botola: 2014–15

Shakhtar Donetsk

• Ukrainian Premier League: 2016–17, 2017–18
• Ukrainian Cup: 2016–17, 2017–18
• Ukrainian Super Cup: 2017