Born in Sarajevo, the capital of SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, back then within SFR Yugoslavia, Lekanić played in Serbia for almost his whole career.
[1] His move to Mačva was decisive because he was part of a generation that made the club climb two levels in just two seasons,[2] and also making him debut in the 2017–18 Serbian SuperLiga.
[3] However, after the initial stat of the season, Lekanić still in the early stage moved to Sinđelić Beograd, playing in the 2017–18 Serbian First League.
[3] He then joined Bosnian club Sloga Gornje Crnjelovo in the summer of 2018, then playing in the First League of RS.
In March 2019, he joined Borac Banja Luka,[4] with whom he secured promotion to the 2019–20 Bosnian Premier League.