Leandro Vella

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Leandro Vella
Personal information
Date of birth (1996-11-09) 9 November 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth San Martín, Argentina [1]
Height1.76 m (5 ft 9+12 in) [2]
Position(s) Winger [3]
Team information
Current team
Alvarado
Youth career
Escuela Pablo Kratina
2008–2011 Huracán de Córdoba
2011–2016 Instituto
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2016–2019 Instituto 42 (7)
2017–2018Central Córdoba SdE (loan) 27 (8)
2019–2020 Godoy Cruz 14 (1)
2020 Central Córdoba SdE 7 (0)
2021 San Martín Tucumán 33 (1)
2022– Alvarado 14 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:52, 14 June 2022 (UTC)

Leandro Vella (born 9 November 1996) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a winger for Alvarado. [2]

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Club career

Vella started his career with Escuela Pablo Kratina, which preceded a move to Huracán de Córdoba in 2008. [1] In 2011, Instituto signed Vella. [1] Having spent five years in the youth ranks of the Córdoba club, his professional bow came in a goalless draw with Gimnasia y Esgrima on 31 January 2016; which was followed by his opening goal two appearances later against Estudiantes. [2] [4] Further goals arrived versus Independiente Rivadavia, All Boys, Nueva Chicago and Almagro. [2] After five goals in sixteen fixtures in 2016, Vella followed that up with a sole goal in the same number of matches across the 2016–17 campaign. [2]

In August 2017, Vella joined Torneo Federal A side Central Córdoba on loan. [2] [5] Eleven goals, including a Copa Argentina hat-trick over San Lorenzo, followed as they won promotion to tier two. [2] [6] Primera División team Godoy Cruz announced the signing of Vella on 11 June 2019, ahead of the 2019–20 season. [7] He scored one goal, versus Colón on 21 October, in fifteen total matches for them. [2] On 16 July 2020, Vella sealed a return to Central Córdoba on a free transfer; with the club now in the Primera División. [8]

After a spell at San Martín de Tucumán in 2021, Vella joined Primera Nacional side Alvarado ahead of the 2022 season. [9]

International career

At a young age, Vella was called up by the Argentina U15s. [1]

Personal life

In December 2018, Vella was involved in a serious one-person, single-vehicle crash. [10] [11] Despite the car ending on its roof without wheels, Vella escaped unharmed. [10] [11]

Career statistics

As of 28 September 2020. [2]
Club statistics
ClubSeasonLeagueCupLeague CupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Instituto 2016 Primera B Nacional 1650000165
2016–17 1611000171
2017–18 00100010
2018–19 1010000101
Total4272000447
Central Córdoba (loan) 2017–18 Torneo Federal A 27813002811
Godoy Cruz 2019–20 Primera División 1411000151
Central Córdoba 2020–21 00000000
Career total831643008719

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