Daniel Leo (footballer)

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Daniel Leo
Personal information
Full name Daniel Cosimo Osvaldo Leo
Date of birth (2001-09-19) 19 September 2001 (age 20)
Place of birth Lugano, Switzerland
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Right-back
Club information
Current team
 Juventus U23
Number 2
Youth career
2010–2011 Savosa-Massagno
2011–2014 Lugano
2014–2019 Team Ticino
2019 Lugano
2019–2021 Juventus
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020– Juventus U23 20 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11:59, 22 December 2021 (UTC)

Daniel Cosimo Osvaldo Leo (born 19 September 2001) is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Serie C Group A club Juventus U23.

Early life[]

Born in Lugano, Switzerland, Leo is of Italian descent.[1] He studied at  [it].[2]

Club career[]

Youth career[]

Leo began his youth career as a right-winger for Savosa-Massagno in 2010,[3] before moving to Lugano in 2011.[1][3] He then joined Team Ticino – a club affiliated with Lugano – in 2014,[3] where he was moved to right-back.[1]

On 10 July 2019, Leo returned to Lugano,[2] playing a friendly game against Inter Milan four days later; he assisted Lugano's sole goal in a 2–1 defeat.[4] On 11 August 2019, he moved to Juventus.[4]

Juventus U23[]

Leo made his Serie C debut for Juventus U23 – the reserve team of Juventus – on 28 October 2020, in a 2–1 away defeat to Como.[5]

International career[]

In 2020, Daniel Leo was included in the Switzerland national under-20 team.[6]

Style of play[]

Starting out as a right-winger, Leo was moved to right-back while at Team Ticino.[1] He has good physicality and positioning, and is capable of playing both as a wing-back in a three-at-the-back formation, and as a traditional full-back in a back four.[1]

Career statistics[]

As of match played 21 December 2021[7]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup[a] Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Juventus U23 2020–21 Serie C 6 0 — 0 0 6 0
2021–22 Serie C 14 0 — 1[b] 0 15 0
Total 20 0 0 0 1 0 21 0
Career total 20 0 0 0 1 0 21 0
  1. ^ Includes Coppa Italia
  2. ^ Appearance in Coppa Italia Serie C

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d e "Chi è Daniel Leo? Dalla Svizzera alla Juventus con il sogno azzurro". gianlucadimarzio.com (in Italian). Retrieved 12 December 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Daniel e Noah: imparare per crescere". FC Lugano (in Italian). 10 July 2019. Retrieved 12 December 2020.
  3. ^ a b c "Daniel Leo". Associazione Svizzera di Football (in Italian). Retrieved 12 December 2020.
  4. ^ a b "Colpo per la Primavera, preso lo svizzero Daniel Leo | Juventus Giovanili". Giovani Bianconeri | Juventus Primavera | Settore giovanile | Calciomercato (in Italian). 11 August 2019. Retrieved 12 December 2020.
  5. ^ Daniel Leo at Soccerway
  6. ^ "Under-20 Team". Associazione Svizzera di Football (in Italian). 15 August 2020. Archived from the original on 15 August 2020.
  7. ^ Daniel Leo at Soccerway. Retrieved 20 October 2021.

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