Leonardo Balerdi
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Leonardo Balerdi Rosa | ||
| Date of birth | 26 January 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Villa Mercedes, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 1+1⁄2 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Centre back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Borussia Dortmund | ||
| Number | 18 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2012 | Sportivo Pueyrredón | ||
| 2013–2018 | Boca Juniors | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2019 | Boca Juniors | 5 | (0) |
| 2019– | Borussia Dortmund | 6 | (0) |
| 2019– | Borussia Dortmund II | 5 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018–2019 | Argentina U20 | 7 | (0) |
| 2019– | Argentina | 2 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 June 2020 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13 October 2019 | |||
Leonardo Balerdi Rosa (born 26 January 1999) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays for Borussia Dortmund.[2]
Career
Balerdi made his debut for Boca Juniors in the Argentine Primera División starting against Club Atlético Huracán on August 27, 2018.[3] Although only appearing 5 times for Boca Juniors (a total of 450 minutes on the pitch[4]), Balerdi's performances took Argentinian football by storm and he has rapidly been hailed as Argentina's best upcoming defender.
Borussia Dortmund
In January 2019, Balerdi agreed to a four and a half year contract with Borussia Dortmund.[5] According to several Argentine reports, Dortmund has agreed to pay €15 million for the central defender. An additional €2 million might need to be paid due to agreed add-ons.[6][7]
Balerdi made his Dortmund and Bundesliga debut on 7 December 2019 against Fortuna Düsseldorf coming onto the pitch as a substitute in the 78th minute.[8]
International
Balerdi made his Argentina national team debut on 10 September 2019 in a friendly against Mexico. He replaced Lucas Martínez Quarta in the 83rd minute.[9]
References
- ^ "Balerdi BVB OFFICIAL". BVB.
- ^ "Argentina - L. Balerdi - Profile with news, career statistics and history". Soccerway. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
- ^ "Huracán vs. Boca Juniors". Soccerway. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
- ^ Horn, Gregory. "Leonardo Balerdi to Borussia Dortmund Finalized". Fear the Wall. Vox Media Inc. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
- ^ Bahl, Tushar. "Borussia Dortmund sign highly rated centre back Leonardo Balerdi". Fansided.
- ^ Smith, Jamie. "Balerdi on verge of Dortmund switch, admits Boca president". Goal. Goal.com. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
- ^ Ambrose, Lewis. "Borussia Dortmund confirm signing of Leonardo Balerdi". Onefootball.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Marco Reus and Jadon Sancho star as five-star Borussia Dortmund dismantle Fortuna Düsseldorf". Bundesliga. 8 December 2019. Retrieved 10 December 2019.
- ^ "Argentina v Mexico game report". ESPN. 10 September 2019.
External links
- Leonardo Balerdi at National-Football-Teams.com
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