Leonel Picco

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Leonel Picco
Personal information
Full name Leonel Marcelo Picco
Date of birth (1998-10-22) 22 October 1998 (age 26) [1]
Place of birth Wilde, Argentina
Height 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Platense
Number 14
Youth career
Arsenal de Sarandí
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2019–2022 Arsenal de Sarandí 56 (2)
2022–2024 Colón 28 (0)
2023–2024Platense (loan) 48 (0)
2025– Platense 19 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:11, 8 July 2025 (UTC)

Leonel Marcelo Picco (born 22 October 1998) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Platense. [2]

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Career

Picco's career started with Arsenal de Sarandí. [2] [3] He made the move into senior football with the club during the 2018–19 campaign, coming off the substitutes bench for his professional bow on 1 March 2019 as Arsenal drew away from home to Central Córdoba in Primera B Nacional. [2] [4] [5]

In July 2022, Picco joined Club Atlético Colón on a deal until the end of 2025. [6] In September 2023, Picco was loaned out to Platense until the end of 2024. [7]

Career statistics

As of 2 July 2023. [2]
ClubDivisionSeasonLeagueCupContinentalTotal
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Arsenal de Sarandí
Primera B Nacional 2018-19 1000--10
Primera División 2019-20 2000--20
2020 --90--90
2021 21111080401
2022 6170--131
Total30227080652
Colón
Primera División 2022 170----170
2023 10010--110
Total27010--280
Career total57228080932

    Honours

    Platense

    References

    1. 1 2 3 4 "Argentina - L. Picco". Soccerway. Retrieved 2 March 2019.
    2. "Ficha Estadistica de LEONEL PICCO". BDFA. Retrieved 2 March 2019.
    3. "Volvió el Arse". Solo Ascenso. 3 January 2019. Retrieved 2 March 2019.
    4. "Ajustando las últimas piezas para recibir a Los Andes". El Rincón del Fútbol. 22 February 2019. Retrieved 2 March 2019.
    5. Club Atlético Colón on Twitter: "¡Bienvenido Leonel Picco ..., twitter.com, 9 July 2022
    6. LEONEL PICCO ES NUEVO JUGADOR DE PLATENSE, LLEGA A PRÉSTAMO DESDE COLÓN, onefootball.com, 12 September 2023
    7. "Platense defeat Huracán in Apetura decider to clinch first title". Buenos Aires Times. 1 June 2025. Retrieved 8 July 2025.