Leonardo Balerdi
![]() Balerdi in 2021 | |||
Personal information | |||
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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 | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Marseille | ||
Number | 5 | ||
Youth career | |||
–2012 | Sportivo Pueyrredón | ||
2013–2018 | Boca Juniors | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2018–2019 | Boca Juniors | 5 | (0) |
2019 | Borussia Dortmund II | 8 | (0) |
2019–2021 | Borussia Dortmund | 12 | (1) |
2020–2021 | → Marseille (loan) | 21 | (2) |
2021– | Marseille | 13 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2018–2019 | Argentina U20 | 7 | (0) |
2019– | Argentina | 2 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22 January 2022 ‡ 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 Ligue 1 club Marseille and the Argentina national team.[2]
Club career[]
Boca Juniors[]
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] After a few substitute appearances, Balerdi made his first start against Hoffenheim in the last Bundesliga fixture of the 2019-20 season. He was substituted in the 65th minute as Dortmund trailed 0-4.[9]
Olympique de Marseille (loan)[]
In July 2020, Balerdi signed with Olympique de Marseille on a one-year loan deal with a option to buy for €15 million.[10]
Olympique de Marseille[]
On 3 July 2021, Balerdi joined Marseille on a permanent basis, signing a five-year contract with the club.[11]
International career[]
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.[12]
Honours[]
- Marseille
- Trophée des Champions runner-up: 2020
References[]
- ^ "Balerdi BVB OFFICIAL". BVB.
- ^ "L. Balerdi". 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.
- ^ "Andrej Kramaric hits all four as Hoffenheim humble Borussia Dortmund to secure sixth spot". bundesliga.com - the official Bundesliga website. Retrieved 2020-06-29.
- ^ "Leonardo Balerdi agrees to join Olympique Marseille from Borussia Dortmund". Mundo Albiceleste. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Leonardi Balerdi completes permanent transfer with OM". www.om.fr. 3 July 2021.
- ^ "Argentina v Mexico game report". ESPN. 10 September 2019.
External links[]
- Leonardo Balerdi at National-Football-Teams.com
- 1999 births
- Living people
- People from Villa Mercedes, San Luis
- Argentine people of Italian descent
- Argentine footballers
- Association football defenders
- Argentina international footballers
- Argentina youth international footballers
- Argentina under-20 international footballers
- Boca Juniors footballers
- Argentine Primera División players
- Regionalliga players
- Borussia Dortmund players
- Borussia Dortmund II players
- Olympique de Marseille players
- Argentine expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in Germany
- Expatriate footballers in France
- Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Germany
- Argentine expatriate sportspeople in France
- Bundesliga players
- Ligue 1 players