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 23)
Place of birth Lugano, Switzerland
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Right-back
Team information
Current team
 Crotone
Youth career
2010–2011 Savosa-Massagno
2011–2014 Lugano
2014–2019 Team Ticino
2019 Lugano
2019–2021 Juventus
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2020–2023 Juventus 0 (0)
2020–2022 → Juventus U23 (res.) 26 (0)
2022–2023 → Foggia (loan) 24 (0)
2023– Crotone 25 (0)
2024–2025 → Perugia (loan) 20 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 April 2025

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

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Early life

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

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]

Loan to Foggia

On 12 August 2022, Leo was sent on a one-year loan to Foggia. [6]

Crotone

On 28 August 2023, Leo signed a three-year contract with Crotone. [7]

International career

In 2020, Daniel Leo was included in the Switzerland national under-20 team. [8]

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 May 2022 [9]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague Coppa Italia OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Juventus U23 2020–21 Serie C 60—0060
2021–22 Serie C200—7 [a] 0270
Total2600070330
Career total2600070330
  1. ↑ One appearance in Coppa Italia Serie C, six appearances in Serie C promotion play-offs

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Chi è Daniel Leo? Dalla Svizzera alla Juventus con il sogno azzurro". gianlucadimarzio.com (in Italian). Retrieved 12 December 2020.
  2. 1 2 "Daniel e Noah: imparare per crescere". FC Lugano (in Italian). 10 July 2019. Retrieved 12 December 2020.
  3. 1 2 3 "Daniel Leo". Associazione Svizzera di Football (in Italian). Archived from the original on 14 February 2021. Retrieved 12 December 2020.
  4. 1 2 "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. ↑ "Juventus Under 23, UFFICIALE: Daniel Leo in prestito al Foggia". tuttojuve24.it. Retrieved 12 August 2022.
  7. ↑ "Leo è del Crotone. Benvenuto, Daniel!" [Leo is at Crotone. Welcome Daniel!] (in Italian). Crotone. 28 August 2023. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
  8. ↑ "Under-20 Team". Associazione Svizzera di Football (in Italian). 15 August 2020. Archived from the original on 15 August 2020.
  9. ↑ Daniel Leo at Soccerway . Retrieved 20 October 2021.


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