Sal Leanti

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Sal Leanti
Personal information
Date of birth (1976-06-16) June 16, 1976 (age 46)
Place of birth Staten Island, NY, United States
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Position(s) Defender / Midfielder
Youth career
1994–1996 Fordham Rams
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1997–1998 Long Island Rough Riders 47 (6)
1999 Staten Island Vipers 18 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Sal Leanti (born June 16, 1976) is a retired American soccer player who played three seasons in the USISL A-League.

Leanti attended the Fordham University, playing on the men's soccer team from 1994 to 1996. [1]

On March 23, 1997, Leanti signed with the Long Island Rough Riders of the USISL A-League. [2] He played the 1997 and 1998 seasons with Long Island. [3] On February 1, 1998, the MetroStars selected Leanti in the third round (twenty-eight overall) of the 1998 MLS Supplemental Draft. The MetroStars released him during the pre-season. On April 1, 1999, Leanti moved to the Staten Island Vipers. [4] After retiring from professional soccer, Leanti continued to play amateur, most notably for the Silver Lake Soccer Club of Staten Island ,which competed in the Cosmopolitan Soccer League.

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