Leandro González Pírez

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Leandro González Pírez
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González Pírez with River Plate
Personal information
Full name Leandro Martín González Pírez
Date of birth (1992-02-26) 26 February 1992 (age 29)
Place of birth Buenos Aires, Argentina
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.84 m)
Position(s) Centre-back
Club information
Current team
 Inter Miami
Number 6
Youth career
0000–2011 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)
2020– Inter Miami 35 (2)
National team
2009 Argentina U17 8 (2)
2011 Argentina U20 9 (0)
2011 Argentina U23 4 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 29 August 2021 (UTC)

Leandro Martín González Pírez (born 26 February 1992) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Major League Soccer club Inter Miami.

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.[1] He was loaned out twice while with River Plate to Belgian club Gent and to Argentine club Arsenal de Sarandí.[2]

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.

Leandro González Pírez after signing the Golden Spike, 10 September 2017

On 26 January 2017, González Pírez signed with Atlanta United FC from Estudiantes.[3] On 10 September 2017, he scored the first goal ever at Mercedes-Benz Stadium during a 3–0 win over FC Dallas.[4]

Leandro González Pírez playing for Atlanta United on 24 September 2017

On 10 January 2020, González Pírez completed a transfer to Club Tijuana of Liga MX for an undisclosed fee.[5]

González Pírez returned to the United States on 1 July 2020, joining Inter Miami.[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 8 November 2020[10]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup[a] League Cup[b] Continental[c] Other[d] Total
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
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
Tigre 2015 Argentine Primera División 30 2 2 0 — 2 0 — 34 2
Estudiantes 2016 Argentine Primera División 10 0 1 0 1 0 — 12 0
2016–17 4 0 0 0 — 4 0
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
Total 95 3 7 0 0 0 3 1 10 0 115 3
Tijuana 2019–20 Liga MX 10 1 4 2 — — — 14 3
Inter Miami 2020 Major League Soccer 16 2 — — — — 16 2
Career totals 223 9 20 2 1 0 10 1 10 0 264 11
  1. ^ Includes Copa Argentina, Belgian Cup, U.S. Open Cup and Copa MX
  2. ^ Includes Torneos de Verano
  3. ^ Includes Copa Sudamericana and CONCACAF Champions League
  4. ^ Includes MLS Cup Playoffs

Honours[]

River Plate

Atlanta United

Individual

References[]

  1. ^ "Closing '11 statistics". Argentine Soccer. Retrieved 30 July 2011.
  2. ^ Kruskic, Haris (26 January 2017). "OFFICIAL: Atlanta United signs Estudiantes center back Leandro Gonzalez Pirez". Dirty South Soccer. SB Nation. Retrieved 24 December 2018.
  3. ^ "Atlanta United Acquire Leandro González Pirez from Estudiantes". Atlanta United. Atlanta United Communications. Retrieved 24 December 2018.
  4. ^ "GOAL: Leandro Gonzalez Pirez scores the first goal at Mercedes-Benz Stadium". MLS Soccer. Retrieved 24 December 2018.
  5. ^ "Official: Atlanta United transfer Leandro González Pirez to Club Tijuana". MLS. 10 January 2020. Retrieved 10 January 2020.
  6. ^ "Inter Miami CF Signs Defender Leandro González Pirez | Inter Miami CF".
  7. ^ "FIFA - FIFA.com". www.fifa.com.
  8. ^ "Squad for South American Youth Championship announced". Mundo Albiceleste. 4 January 2011. Archived from the original on 3 April 2012. Retrieved 13 November 2011.
  9. ^ "FIFA - FIFA.com". www.fifa.com.
  10. ^ Leandro González Pírez at Soccerway. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
  11. ^ "2019 MLS All-Star Roster". Major League Soccer. Retrieved 14 July 2019.

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