Leonardo Rolón
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Leonardo Gabriel Rolón | ||
| Date of birth | 19 January 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Rosario, Santa Fe, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Right winger / Right back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Vélez Sarsfield | ||
| Number | 22 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Vélez Sarsfield | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2013– | Vélez Sarsfield | 22 | (2) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2015 | Argentina U-20 | 6 | (1) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 02:00, 15 January 2015 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Leonardo Gabriel Rolón (born 19 January 1995) is an Argentine footballer who plays as a right winger or right full back for Vélez Sarsfield in the Argentine Primera División.
Club career
Rolón played youth football and debuted professionally with Vélez Sarsfield in 2013, starting as right back in a 1–1 draw with All Boys.[1] He was an unused substitute in his team's victory over Arsenal de Sarandí in the 2013 Supercopa Argentina.
Rolón scored his first goal with Vélez in a 4–1 victory over Rosario Central for the 2014 Final, in which he started as right winger.[2] Upon Agustín Allione's departure from the club, Rolón saw more first team action as the team's right winger, playing 16 goals in the 2014 Argentine Primera División. In this tournament he also scored an olympic goal in the third fixture's 4–0 win over Independiente.
International career
In 2015, Rolón was selected to play for the Argentina national under-20 football team in the South American Youth Championship.[3] He played six games (all as a starter) and scored once, helping his team to obtain the championship.[4]
Personal life
Leonardo's brother Maximiliano is also a professional footballer for FC Barcelona B. Leonardo and Maximiliano are also teammates in the Argentina national under-20 football team.
Honours
- Vélez Sarsfield
- Supercopa Argentina (1): 2013
- Argentina U-20
References
- ↑ "Initial '13 statistics". Argentine Soccer. Retrieved 2015-01-14.
- ↑ "Match report". Argentine Soccer. Retrieved 2015-01-14.
- ↑ "¡Golazo olímpico de Leonardo Rolón ante el Independiente!". As (in Spanish). 2014-09-03. Retrieved 2015-01-14.
- ↑ "Sudamericano Sub-20 '15 statistics". Argentine Soccer. Retrieved 2015-02-15.
External links
- Profile at Vélez Sarsfield's official website (Spanish)
- Argentine Primera statistics at Fútbol XXI (Spanish)
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