Leandro Antonetti
Personal information
Full name Leandro Antonetti López
Date of birth (2003-01-13) 13 January 2003 (age 21)
Place of birth Murcia, Spain[1]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Lugo
Number 23
Youth career
Caguas Bairoa
Conquistadores de Guaynabo
2013–2019 Xuventude Oroso
2019–2021 Lugo
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021–2023 Polvorín 41 (13)
2022– Lugo 9 (0)
International career‡
2019 Puerto Rico U17 4 (1)
2021– Puerto Rico U20 2 (0)
2022– Puerto Rico 6 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 September 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20 June 2023

Leandro Antonetti López (born 13 January 2003) is a Puerto Rican professional footballer who plays for Primera Federación club Lugo. Mainly a forward, he can also play as a winger. Born in Spain, he represents the Puerto Rico national team.

Club career

Youth career

Born in Murcia when his father was playing in Spain,[1] Antonetti began playing football in the Puerto Rican club Caguas Bairoa before moving to Conquistadores de Guaynabo. His impressions at the 2013 MIC Tournament led him to a move to Spanish club ED Xuventude Oroso.[1] In 2019, he was signed by CD Lugo for their academy.[2]

Lugo

In November 2021, Antonetti was called up by Lugo's first team for a Copa del Rey match against AD Unión Adarve,[3] but he was only an unused substitute. On 20 May 2022, after scoring eleven goals for the reserves and helping in their first-ever promotion to the Segunda Federación, he made his professional debut with Lugo's first team in the Segunda División, coming on as an 80th-minute substitute for Diego Alende in a 0–1 away loss against Real Zaragoza.[4]

International career

Antonetti made his international debut with Puerto Rico U17 in the 2019 Concacaf Championship under coach Marco Vélez, where he managed to score a goal against Martinique in the first round.[5] In 2021, he was called up for the under-20 team under coach Dave Sarachan for 2021 CONCACAF U-20 Championship qualifying, where he helped Puerto Rico advance to the final round.[6]

Antonetti made his debut with the full side on 9 June 2022, in a CONCACAF Nations League match against the Cayman Islands.[7] His first full international goal occurred on 23 March of the following year, as he scored the equalizer in a 3–1 win over the British Virgin Islands.

Personal life

Antonetti's father Ossie was a professional volleyball player,[1] and is the current head coach of the Puerto Rico men's national volleyball team.[8]

References

  1. ^ a b c d Iglesias, Denís (13 July 2021). "Leandro Antonetti CD Lugo: La Promesa Del Fútbol de Puerto Rico Que Busca Su Sitio en Europa" [Leandro Antonetti CD Lugo: The Prospect of Puerto Rican Football Who Seeks His Place in Europe]. Lugoslavia (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 May 2022.
  2. ^ Muñiz Pérez, Yamaira (13 April 2021). "Leandro Antonetti aspira a la elite" [Leandro Antonetti aims for the top tier] (in Spanish). El Vocero. Retrieved 23 May 2022.
  3. ^ "Convocan al boricua Leandro Antonetti para jugar en la Copa del Rey". Metro. Retrieved 21 May 2022.
  4. ^ "Antonetti, la nueva joya del Lugo" [Antonetti, the new pearl of Lugo] (in Spanish). La Voz de Galicia. 22 May 2022. Retrieved 23 May 2022.
  5. ^ Torres, Javier. "Victoria de Puerto Rico 2-0 sobre Martinica".
  6. ^ Torres, Javier. "La Sub20 debuta hoy en las Eliminatorias al Mundial". Retrieved 21 May 2022.
  7. ^ Torres, Javier. "Puerto Rico buscará el ascenso ante Islas Vírgenes Británicas". El Huracán Azul Puerto Rico. Retrieved 18 June 2022.
  8. ^ "El legado de la familia Antonetti continúa en el fútbol" [The legacy of the Antonetti family continues in football] (in Spanish). Federación Puertorriqueña de Fútbol. 16 November 2021. Retrieved 23 May 2022.

External links

CD Lugo – current squad
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