Leo Román
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Leonardo Román Riquelme | ||
Date of birth | 6 July 2000 | ||
Place of birth | Ibiza, Spain | ||
Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Mallorca | ||
Number | 31 | ||
Youth career | |||
Atlético Isleño | |||
Sant Rafel | |||
Penya Blanc-i-Blava | |||
2017–2018 | Peña Deportiva | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2018–2020 | Peña Deportiva | 6 | (0) |
2018–2019 | → Sant Rafel (loan) | 14 | (0) |
2020– | Mallorca B | 28 | (0) |
2021– | Mallorca | 1 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 8 January 2022 |
Leonardo "Leo" Román Riquelme (born 6 July 2000) is a Spanish footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for RCD Mallorca.
Club career[]
Román was born in Ibiza, Balearic Islands, and represented UD Atlético Isleño, CF Sant Rafel and Atlètic Penya Blanc-i-Blava before joining SCR Peña Deportiva's youth setup in 2017.[1] On 31 August 2018, after finishing his formation, he returned to Sant Rafel on loan for the season, being assigned to the main squad in the Tercera División.[2]
Román made his senior debut on 3 November 2018, starting in a 1–2 away loss against UD Poblense.[3] He returned to Peña in the following June, after playing 14 matches, and was assigned to the main squad in the Segunda División B.[4]
On 6 August 2020, Román signed a four-year contract with RCD Mallorca and was initially assigned to the reserves also in the fourth division.[5] He made his first-team debut on 16 December of the following year, starting in a 6–0 away routing of UD Llanera in the season's Copa del Rey.[6]
Román's professional debut occurred on 5 January 2022, as he played the full 90 minutes in a 2–1 win at SD Eibar, also in the national cup.[7] He made his La Liga debut three days later, starting in a 0–2 away loss against Levante UD.[8]
Personal life[]
Román's father was also a footballer and a goalkeeper who later became a manager, while his older brother also plays in the same position. His father also represented Peña Deportiva and managed both his sons at Sant Rafel.[1]
References[]
- ^ a b "Una estirpe de buenos porteros" [A lineage of good goalkeepers] (in Spanish). Diario de Ibiza. 5 September 2017. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
- ^ "Leo Román cedido al Sant Rafel" [Leo Román loaned to Sant Rafel] (in Spanish). SCR Peña Deportiva. 31 August 2018. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
- ^ "2–1. El Sant Rafel tutea al Poblense" [2–1. Sant Rafel on familiar terms with Poblense] (in Spanish). Cadena SER. 4 November 2018. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
- ^ "El guardameta Leo Román regresa a la Peña Deportiva" [Goalkeeper Leo Román returns to Peña Deportiva] (in Spanish). Diario de Ibiza. 26 June 2019. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
- ^ "Leo Román firma hasta 2024" [Leo Román signs until 2024] (in Spanish). Diario de Mallorca. 6 August 2020. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
- ^ "El Mallorca arrolla en la segunda parte" [Mallorca crush it in the second half] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 16 December 2021. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
- ^ "El Mallorca despierta a tiempo para pasar a octavos" [Mallorca wake up in time to go to the round of 16] (in Spanish). Marca. 5 January 2022. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
- ^ "El Levante se niega a que lo entierren vivo" [Levante deny that they bury them alive] (in Spanish). Marca. 8 January 2022. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
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- 2000 births
- Living people
- People from Ibiza
- Spanish footballers
- Footballers from the Balearic Islands
- Association football goalkeepers
- La Liga players
- Segunda División B players
- Tercera División players
- Tercera División RFEF players
- SCR Peña Deportiva players
- CF Sant Rafel players
- RCD Mallorca B players
- RCD Mallorca players