Leonardo Villalba

Leonardo Enrique Villalba (born 29 November 1994) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a winger for Greek club Lamia.[2]

Leonardo Villalba
Personal information
Full name Leonardo Enrique Villalba
Date of birth (1994-11-29) 29 November 1994
Place of birth El Colorado, Argentina
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Playing position(s) Winger
Club information
Current team
 Lamia
Number 77
Youth career
2009–2013 Vélez Sarsfield
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2017 Vélez Sarsfield 18 (0)
2015–2016 → Panionios (loan) 17 (1)
2016–2017 → Douglas Haig (loan) 30 (7)
2017–2018 Flandria 12 (0)
2018–2019 Defensa y Justicia 0 (0)
2018–2019 → Sarmiento (loan) 23 (4)
2019– Central Córdoba 2 (0)
2020– Lamia 5 (1)
National team
2011 Argentina U17 6 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:07, 8 June 2020 (UTC)

Club career

Vélez Sarsfield signed Villalba in 2009.[3] His first appearance in the Primera División arrived on 11 May 2013 against Arsenal de Sarandí, with Ricardo Gareca substituting him on for the final six minutes of a 2–2 draw.[1][2] He was selected a further twenty-one times in the next three seasons in all competitions, with Villalba also netting his opening goal versus La Emilia in the Copa Argentina in April 2015.[2] In the following July, Villalba was loaned to Super League Greece side Panionios.[2] He remained for the entirety of 2015–16, making his debut in a victory over Panathinaikos in September before scoring against Panetolikos in October.[2]

After twenty-six matches in Greek football, Villalba returned to his homeland with Primera B Nacional's Douglas Haig, on loan, in July 2016.[2] Seven goals, which included a brace of Santamarina, occurred despite the club suffering relegation.[2] Ahead of 2017–18, Villalba switched Vélez Sarsfield for Flandria.[2] He made his bow in a fixture with Juventud Unida on 17 September 2017.[2] Eleven months later, in mid-2018, Villalba moved to the Primera División's Defensa y Justicia.[4][5] However, he was immediately loaned down to the second tier with Sarmiento.[2] He scored three goals in his first fifteen games for the team from Junín.[2]

International career

In 2011, Villalba won six caps for Argentina at the South American U-17 Championship in Ecuador; as his nation finished third.[2][6]

Career statistics
As of 27 March 2019.[2]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Vélez Sarsfield 2012–13 Primera División 1000000010
2013–14 40002[lower-alpha 1]00060
2014 5000—0050
2015 8011—1[lower-alpha 2]0101
2016 0000—0000
2016–17 0000—0000
Total 180112010221
Panionios (loan) 2015–16 Super League 17150—4[lower-alpha 3]0261
Douglas Haig (loan) 2016–17 Primera B Nacional 30710—00317
Flandria 2017–18 12000—00120
Defensa y Justicia 2018–19 Primera División 0000000000
Sarmiento (loan) 2018–19 Primera B Nacional 18300—00183
Career total 961171205011012
  1. Appearance(s) in the Copa Libertadores
  2. Appearance(s) in the Primera División play-offs
  3. Appearance(s) in the Super League play-offs

References
  1. "Ficha Estadistica de LEONARDO VILLALBA". BDFA. Retrieved 27 March 2019.
  2. "Argentina - L. Villalba". Soccerway. Retrieved 27 March 2019.
  3. "La cantera sigue aportando". Vélez Sarsfield. 24 January 2014. Retrieved 27 March 2019.
  4. "Leonardo Villalba se sumó a Sarmiento". Junin Digital. 15 August 2018. Retrieved 27 March 2019.
  5. "Leonardo Villalba: "En el fútbol argentino si no corrés no sirve nada"". La Verdad. 19 August 2018. Retrieved 27 March 2019.
  6. "Leo Villalba, un coloradense en la Selección Argentina Sub 17". El Comercial. 7 September 2010. Retrieved 27 March 2019.
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