Daniel Leon

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Daniel Leon
Personal information
Full name Daniel Leon-Penaranda
Date of birth (1974-10-14) October 14, 1974 (age 48)
Place of birth Lima, Peru
Height 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)
Position(s) Midfield
Youth career
Eleftheria Pancyprian
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1994–2003 Long Island Rough Riders
2004 Brooklyn Knights 13 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Daniel Leon-Penaranda is a retired Peruvian-American soccer midfielder who played professionally in the USL A-League.

Born in Peru, Leon spent much of his youth in the United States where he played for Eleftheria Pancyprian. [1] In 1994, Leon joined the Long Island Rough Riders of the USISL A-League, playing for them until 2003. [2] From 1997 to 2003, he played 126 league games and scored 22 league goals. In 2004, he finished his career with the Brooklyn Knights of the USL Premier Development League.

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References

  1. "Leon, Gatti lead Brooklyn Knights into 2004 season". TimesLedger.
  2. Long Island Rough Riders all time roster Archived February 25, 2012, at the Wayback Machine