Leandro González Pírez
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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 | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Position(s) | Centre back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Tijuana | ||
Number | 6 | ||
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) |
International career | |||
2009 | Argentina U17 | 8 | (2) |
2011 | Argentina U20 | 9 | (0) |
2011 | Argentina U22 | 4 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of March 14, 2020 |
Leandro Martín González Pírez (born 26 February 1992) is an Argentine football centre back who plays for Club Tijuana of Liga MX.[1]
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.[2] He was loaned out twice while with River Plate to Belgian club Gent and to Argentine club Arsenal de Sarandí.[3]
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.
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On 26 January 2017, González Pírez signed with Atlanta United FC from Estudiantes.[4] On 10 September 2017, he scored the first goal ever at Mercedes-Benz Stadium during a 3–0 win over FC Dallas.[5]
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On 10 January 2020, Gonzalez Pirez completed a transfer to Club Tijuana of Liga MX for an undisclosed fee.[6]
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.[7]
In 2011, he was part of the Argentina team for the 2011 South American Youth Championship and 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup.[8][9]
Career statistics
- As of match played on 10 March 2019[10]
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 | ||||||
River Plate 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 | ||
Loan total | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 | ||
Tigre | 2015 | Argentine Primera División | 30 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 34 | 2 | ||
Tigre total | 30 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 2 | ||
Estudiantes | 2016 | Argentine Primera División | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 12 | 0 | |||
2016–17 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | |||||||
Estudiantes 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 | |||
Atlanta United total | 95 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 115 | 3 | ||
Career totals | 197 | 6 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 234 | 6 |
- ^ Includes Copa Argentina, Belgian Cup, and U.S. Open Cup
- ^ Includes Torneos de Verano
- ^ Includes Copa Sudamericana and CONCACAF Champions League
- ^ Includes MLS Cup Playoffs
Honours
Club
River Plate
Atlanta United
Individual
References
- ^ https://www.atlutd.com/post/2020/01/10/atlanta-united-transfers-leandro-gonz-lez-pirez-club-tijuana
- ^ "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. Retrieved 24 December 2018.
- ^ "Official: Atlanta United transfer Leandro González Pirez to Club Tijuana". MLS. 10 January 2020. Retrieved 10 January 2020.
- ^ FIFA U-17 World Cup 2009 – Argentina squad list
- ^ "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 U-20 World Cup 2011 – Argentina squad list
- ^ 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 2012-09-04) (in Spanish)
- Leandro González Pírez at Soccerway
- 1992 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Buenos Aires
- Association football central defenders
- Argentine footballers
- Argentina youth international footballers
- Argentina under-20 international footballers
- Argentine expatriate footballers
- Argentine Primera División players
- Belgian First Division A players
- Major League Soccer players
- River Plate footballers
- K.A.A. Gent players
- Arsenal de Sarandí footballers
- Club Atlético Tigre footballers
- Estudiantes de La Plata footballers
- Atlanta United FC players
- Club Tijuana footballers
- Footballers at the 2011 Pan American Games
- Expatriate footballers in Belgium
- Expatriate soccer players in the United States
- Pan American Games medalists in football
- Pan American Games silver medalists for Argentina
- Argentine football defender stubs