Leonardo Sigali

Leonardo Sigali
Personal information
Full name	Leonardo Germán Sigali
Date of birth	May 29, 1987 (age 37)
Place of birth	Campana, Argentina
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Centre back
Team information
Current team	Racing Club
Number	2
Youth career
1998–2003	Villa Dálmine
2003–2005	Nueva Chicago
Senior career*
Years	Team
2005–2007	Nueva Chicago
2007–2010	Villarreal
2007–2008	→ Lanús (loan)
2008–2010	→ Godoy Cruz (loan)
2010–2014	Godoy Cruz
2014–2018	Dinamo Zagreb
2018–	Racing Club
International career
2007	Argentina U20
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 May 2015

Leonardo Germán Sigali (Spanish pronunciation: [le.oˈnaɾ.ðo siˈɣa.li]; born 28 May 1987) is an Argentine football defender. He currently plays for Racing Club, after leaving Croatian club Dinamo Zagreb in January 2018.

Club career

Sigali came through the youth system at Nueva Chicago, club from the Western part of the Argentine capital, to make his professional debut in 2006. With Nueva Chicago Sigali formed part of the team that was champion of the Primera B Nacional (Argentine second division) 2006 Clausura, and ascended to the Argentine Primera. He played the 2006-07 season with Chicago in Primera as a central defender along Nicolás Sánchez. However, the club was relegated after losing the playoff to Tigre.

Subsequently, Sigali was bought by Spanish side Villarreal.^[1] However, he was immediately loaned to Lanús in 2007, as they needed more defensive cover due to injuries of other key players. He helped his new team to win the Apertura 2007 tournament, Lanús' first ever top flight league title.

In 2008, he joined newly promoted Godoy Cruz, on loan. The deal was made permanent in 2010, when Godoy Cruz bought 50% of Sigali's rights.^[2]

International career

In 2007, Sigali was part of the Argentine squad that won the 2007 U-20 World Cup.

Honours

Lanús

Argentine Primera División (1): 2007 Apertura

Argentina U-20

FIFA U-20 World Cup (1): 2007

References

^ Diego Bautista (2010-05-16). "Leonardo Sigali: "Mi sueño es jugar en la liga española"". Los Andes (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2012-03-18. Retrieved 2010-07-11.
^ "Siga, siga, Sigali..." Olé (in Spanish). 2010-06-15. Retrieved 2010-07-11.

External links

(in Spanish) Argentine Primera statistics
(in Spanish) Official Team Player Profile

[1] Diego Bautista (2010-05-16). "Leonardo Sigali: "Mi sueño es jugar en la liga española"". Los Andes (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2012-03-18. Retrieved 2010-07-11.

[2] "Siga, siga, Sigali..." Olé (in Spanish). 2010-06-15. Retrieved 2010-07-11.

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