Leandro González Pírez
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Leandro Martín González Pírez | ||
Date of birth | 26 February 1992 | ||
Place of birth | Buenos Aires, Argentina | ||
Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
Club information | |||
Current team |
River Plate (on loan from Inter Miami) | ||
Number | 14 | ||
Youth career | |||
–2011 | River Plate | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2011–2014 | River Plate | 38 | (1) |
2013–2014 | → Gent (loan) | 7 | (0) |
2014 | → Arsenal de Sarandí (loan) | 13 | (0) |
2015 | Tigre | 30 | (2) |
2016–2017 | Estudiantes | 14 | (0) |
2017–2019 | Atlanta United | 95 | (3) |
2020 | Tijuana | 10 | (1) |
2020– | Inter Miami | 46 | (2) |
2022– | → River Plate (loan) | 12 | (0) |
National team | |||
2009 | Argentina U17 | 8 | (2) |
2011 | Argentina U20 | 9 | (0) |
2011 | Argentina U23 | 4 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:35, 16 June 2022 (UTC) |
Leandro Martín González Pírez (born 26 February 1992) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for River Plate, on loan from Major League Soccer club Inter Miami.[2]
Club career
González Pírez played his first professional game for River Plate coming on as a 90th-minute substitute in a 2–1 win over Newell's Old Boys, for the 2011 Clausura.[3] He was loaned out twice while with River Plate to Belgian club Gent and to Argentine club Arsenal de Sarandí.[4]
González Pírez signed with Atletico Tigre in 2015, appearing in thirty games in his sole season with the club. He then moved to Estudiantes from Atletico Tigre, earning fourteen caps with that club.
On 26 January 2017, González Pírez signed with Atlanta United FC from Estudiantes.[5] On 10 September 2017, he scored the first goal ever at Mercedes-Benz Stadium during a 3–0 win over FC Dallas.[6]
On 10 January 2020, González Pírez completed a transfer to Club Tijuana of Liga MX for an undisclosed fee.[7]
González Pírez returned to the United States on 1 July 2020, joining Inter Miami.[8]
On January 10, 2021, Inter Miami announced he would be loaned to River Plate for 2 years with an option to buy.[9]
International career
González Pírez has featured for Argentina at the under-17 and under-20 levels. He was part of the squad for the 2009 South American Under-17 Football Championship, scoring once as Argentina lost in the final to Brazil. He was also called up for the 2009 FIFA U-17 World Cup held in Nigeria, where he made three appearances.[10]
In 2011, he was part of the Argentina team for the 2011 South American Youth Championship and 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup.[11][12]
Career statistics
- As of match played on 8 November 2020[13]
Club | Season | League | Cup[a] | League Cup[b] | Continental[c] | Other[d] | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
River Plate | 2010–11 | Argentine Primera División | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | |||||
2011–12 | Primera B Nacional | 9 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 14 | 0 | ||||||
2012–13 | Argentine Primera División | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 24 | 1 | ||||||
Total | 38 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 1 | ||
Gent (loan) | 2013–14 | Belgian Pro League | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | |||||
Arsenal (loan) | 2013–14 | Argentine Primera División | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | — | 18 | 0 | ||
Tigre | 2015 | Argentine Primera División | 30 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 34 | 2 | ||
Estudiantes | 2016 | Argentine Primera División | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 12 | 0 | |||
2016–17 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | |||||||
Total | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | ||
Atlanta United | 2017 | Major League Soccer | 32 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 34 | 1 | |||
2018 | 32 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | 39 | 1 | |||||
2019 | 31 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 42 | 1 | |||
Total | 95 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 115 | 3 | ||
Tijuana | 2019–20 | Liga MX | 10 | 1 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | 14 | 3 | |||
Inter Miami | 2020 | Major League Soccer | 16 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 16 | 2 | ||||
Career totals | 223 | 9 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 264 | 11 |
- ^ Includes Copa Argentina, Belgian Cup, U.S. Open Cup and Copa MX
- ^ Includes Torneos de Verano
- ^ Includes Copa Sudamericana and CONCACAF Champions League
- ^ Includes MLS Cup Playoffs
Honours
River Plate
Atlanta United
Individual
References
- ^ "Leandro González Pírez". Major League Soccer. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
- ^ "Inter Miami CF Loans Leandro González Pirez to Club Atlético River Plate | Inter Miami CF". intermiamicf. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
- ^ "Closing '11 statistics". Argentine Soccer. Retrieved 30 July 2011.
- ^ Kruskic, Haris (26 January 2017). "OFFICIAL: Atlanta United signs Estudiantes center back Leandro Gonzalez Pirez". Dirty South Soccer. SB Nation. Retrieved 24 December 2018.
- ^ "Atlanta United Acquire Leandro González Pirez from Estudiantes". Atlanta United. Atlanta United Communications. Retrieved 24 December 2018.
- ^ "GOAL: Leandro Gonzalez Pirez scores the first goal at Mercedes-Benz Stadium". MLS Soccer. Archived from the original on 24 December 2018. Retrieved 24 December 2018.
- ^ "Official: Atlanta United transfer Leandro González Pirez to Club Tijuana". MLS. 10 January 2020. Retrieved 10 January 2020.
- ^ "Inter Miami CF Signs Defender Leandro González Pirez | Inter Miami CF".
- ^ "Inter Miami CF Loans Leandro González Pirez to Club Atlético River Plate".
- ^ "FIFA - FIFA.com". www.fifa.com.[dead link]
- ^ "Squad for South American Youth Championship announced". Mundo Albiceleste. 4 January 2011. Archived from the original on 3 April 2012. Retrieved 13 November 2011.
- ^ "FIFA - FIFA.com". www.fifa.com.[dead link]
- ^ Leandro González Pírez at Soccerway. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
- ^ "2019 MLS All-Star Roster". Major League Soccer. Retrieved 14 July 2019.
External links
- Leandro González Pirez – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Leandro González Pírez at ESPN FC
- Leandro Martín González Pires – Argentine Primera statistics at Fútbol XXI at the Wayback Machine (archived 4 September 2012) (in Spanish)
- Leandro González Pírez at Soccerway
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