Adriana Leon

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Adriana Leon
Adriana Leon Villa (cropped).jpg
Leon for Aston Villa in March 2024
Personal information
Full name Adriana Kristina Leon [1]
Date of birth (1992-10-02) October 2, 1992 (age 31)
Place of birth Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
Height 1.61 m (5 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 Aston Villa
Number 23
Youth career
Vaughan SC
Brams United
Mississauga Falcons
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2010–2011 Notre Dame Fighting Irish 43 (10)
2012 Florida Gators 22 (5)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2010–2012 Toronto Lady Lynx 9 (3)
2013 Boston Breakers 6 (1)
2013–2015 Chicago Red Stars 35 (3)
2016 Western New York Flash 10 (0)
2016 FC Zürich 5 (0)
2017 Boston Breakers 24 (6)
2018 Sky Blue FC 2 (0)
2018 Seattle Reign 6 (0)
2019–2022 West Ham United 43 (9)
2022–2023 Manchester United 5 (1)
2023 → Portland Thorns (loan) 5 (0)
2023– Aston Villa 15 (5)
International career‡
2010–2012 Canada U-20 8 (5)
2012– Canada 112 (39)
Medal record
Representing Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
CONCACAF W Championship
Runner-up 2018 United States
Runner-up 2022 Mexico
Olympics
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg Tokyo 2020
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of March 30, 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of April 9, 2024

Adriana Kristina Leon (born October 2, 1992) is a Canadian professional women's soccer player who plays as a winger for English Women's Super League club Aston Villa and the Canadian national team.

Contents

She previously played college soccer for NCAA Division I programs Notre Dame Fighting Irish and Florida Gators before playing professionally for the Boston Breakers, Chicago Red Stars, Western New York Flash, Sky Blue FC, Seattle Reign and Portland Thorns in the NWSL, Swiss club FC Zürich in the Nationalliga A, and West Ham United and Manchester United of the English Women's Super League. Leon made her senior international debut in 2012, and has represented Canada at two FIFA Women's World Cup tournaments and won Olympic gold at Tokyo 2020.

Early life

Born in Mississauga, Ontario, Leon was raised in Maple and moved with her family to King City in 2010 at the age of 16. Her extended family holds a controlling share of Canadian furniture store Leon's. [2] Leon began figure skating before taking up ice hockey at the age of 10, playing seven seasons of minor hockey up to Midget AA level. In her final season she won both the Provincial Women's Hockey League title and a gold medal at the Ontario Women's Hockey Association provincial championships with a Toronto Jr. Aeros team that also consisted of future Canada ice hockey internationals Jill Saulnier and Erin Ambrose. [3] While at The Country Day School, Leon played soccer, volleyball and rugby, earning the rugby team's MVP honour in 2009. She played youth soccer for Vaughan SC, Brams United and Mississauga Falcons. In 2009, Leon was part of the Team Ontario squad that won bronze at the Canada Summer Games and finished as the tournament's top scorer with seven goals in five matches having scored in every game. [4]

College career

Leon accepted an athletic scholarship to attend the University of Notre Dame and played for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish women's soccer team in 2010 and 2011. As a freshman she made 23 appearances and scored four goals. In the 2010 College Cup final she came off the bench to score the lone goal in a 1–0 victory over the Stanford Cardinal and was named to the All-Tournament Team. [5] As a sophomore, she was joint-second for the team lead with six goals in 20 appearances.

After two seasons with the Irish, Leon transferred to the University of Florida, where she played for coach Becky Burleigh's Florida Gators in 2012. She made 22 appearances, playing in every available match after missing the first three matches while touring Japan with the Canadian national U-20 team. Leon scored five goals including four game-winners for the Gators and helped the team to Southeastern Conference regular season and tournament titles. [4]

Club career

Adriana Leon playing for the Boston Breakers in the 2017 NWSL season Adriana Leon Breakers.jpg
Adriana Leon playing for the Boston Breakers in the 2017 NWSL season

Boston Breakers (2013)

Ahead of the inaugural 2013 NWSL season, Leon was named as one of 16 players subsidized by the Canadian federations as part of the initial NWSL Player Allocation. She was allocated to the Boston Breakers. [6] [7] Having been an unused substitute in the team's opening match, Leon made her professional debut on April 27, 2013 as an 84th-minute substitute for Sydney Leroux as part of a 2–1 win away at Western New York Flash. She scored her first goal in a 5–1 loss against Sky Blue FC on June 1, 2013. [8]

Chicago Red Stars

On June 29, 2013, the Boston Breakers traded Leon to the Chicago Red Stars in exchange for Carmelina Moscato. [9] She made 35 appearances in three seasons with Chicago, scoring one goal in each of the three seasons.

Leon playing for the Flash in 2016 Adriana Leon.jpg
Leon playing for the Flash in 2016

Western New York Flash

In November 2015, Western New York Flash acquired Leon along with Abby Erceg and the No. 9 overall pick in the 2016 NWSL College Draft from Chicago in exchange for Whitney Engen and a fourth-round pick in the 2017 NWSL College Draft. [10] She made 10 appearances during the 2016 season including three starts without scoring before departing in August 2016.

FC Zürich

On August 30, 2016, Leon transferred to FC Zürich of the Swiss Nationalliga A for an undisclosed fee. [11] She made five league appearances without scoring but had some standout performances in other competitions. She registered a goal and three assists in a 5–0 win over FC Luzern in the second round of the Swiss Cup before scoring again in the next round as Zürich beat FC Walperswil 8–1. [12] [13] On October 5, 2016, Leon starred in a UEFA Champions League round of 32 victory over Austrian side SK Sturm Graz, scoring a hattrick and registering a further three assists in a 6–0 victory. [14] On December 1, 2016, it was announced that Leon and the club had mutually agreed to terminate her contract so that she could return to North America. [15]

Boston Breakers (2017)

On January 30, 2017, it was announced that Leon had rejoined the Boston Breakers ahead of the 2017 season. [16] She was named NWSL Player of the Week twice during the season: once for week three for her performance against Seattle Reign, scoring one goal and registering two assists as part of a 3–0 victory, [17] and again in week 21 for a one goal and one assist performance in a 3–0 win over Washington Spirit. [18] Leon appeared in all 24 Boston Breakers matches in 2017, scoring a total of six goals.

Sky Blue FC

The Breakers ceased operations prior to the start of the 2018 season and the players were redistributed within the league via the 2018 NWSL Dispersal Draft. Leon was selected in the second round by Sky Blue FC. [19] She made two substitute appearances for the team before being traded.

Seattle Reign

On June 12, 2018, Leon was traded to the Seattle Reign FC in exchange for a fourth-round pick in the 2019 NWSL College Draft. [20] Leon made six appearances for Seattle in 2018 including one start before the club opted not to retain her NWSL rights ahead of the 2019 season. [21]

West Ham United

On January 12, 2019, Leon signed for West Ham United midway through the team's debut Women's Super League season. The move reunited Leon with Matt Beard who had been her head coach in Boston. [22] In her debut campaign she made 10 appearances in all competitions, scoring three goals including two in a 3–1 win over Blackburn Rovers in the fourth round of the FA Cup. West Ham reached the FA Cup final for the first time in the club's history in 2019 before losing the final at Wembley Stadium 3–0 to Manchester City with Leon playing the full 90 minutes. [23] The following season Leon was West Ham's top league goalscorer with five prior to the WSL season being curtailed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. On June 29, 2022, West Ham announced Leon had decided to leave the club upon the expiration of her contract that summer after three and a half seasons. She made a total of 59 appearances in all competitions and scored 12 goals. [24]

Manchester United

On July 4, 2022, Leon signed a two-year contract with Manchester United. [25] She made her debut for the club on September 17, 2022, as a 64th-minute substitute for Lucía García in the opening game of the season, a 4–0 win at home to Reading and scored her first goal in gameweek three on October 16 in a 4–0 win at home to Brighton & Hove Albion. Leon saw her playing time limited nine appearances in all competitions, including five in the WSL all as a substitute, scoring three goals. She was reportedly the subject of a loan move from A.C. Milan in January and then later offered to several WSL clubs but United stalled and none of these deals could be completed in time. Head coach Marc Skinner confirmed he had been leaving her out of the squad because she needed to improve to earn a spot in a "really competitive squad" and put on extra training sessions for her. [26]

Loan to Portland Thorns

On April 13, 2023, still searching for playing time having made two appearances since the turn of the year, Leon joined National Women's Soccer League club Portland Thorns on loan for the remainder of the 2022–23 WSL season, until June 30, 2023. [27] [28] She made five league and two cup appearances for the club before the loan expired. [29]

Aston Villa

Leon for Aston Villa against Leicester, WSL 2024 Leon Villa.jpg
Leon for Aston Villa against Leicester, WSL 2024

On September 11, 2023, Aston Villa announced the signing of Leon on a two-year contract. [30]

International career

Youth

Leon represented Canada at under-20 level at the 2010 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship, starting all three group games and scoring twice in wins over Costa Rica and Guatemala as Canada topped the group. However, a 1–0 semifinal defeat to Mexico in extra-time and a further 1–0 defeat to Costa Rica in the third-place playoff meant Canada failed to qualify for the 2010 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.

In 2012, Leon was not included in the final squad for the 2012 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship. Canada's second-place finish qualified the team for the 2012 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup and Leon was recalled to the squad for the tournament in Japan. [31] She scored a first-half hattrick as Canada opened the group stage with a 6–0 win over Argentina but defeats against Norway and North Korea eliminated the team at the group stage. [32]

Senior

In January 2013, Leon earned her first call-up to the senior Canada national team for the friendly 2013 Four Nations Tournament. [33] She made her senior international debut against China on January 12, 2013, playing the full 90 minutes and scoring the only goal in a 1–0 victory. [34] She played the full 90 minutes of all three games. She appeared in 16 of the 17 matches Canada played in 2013, scoring three goals.

In 2015, Leon was named to her first major international tournament as part of the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup hosted by Canada. She made her World Cup debut on June 6, 2015 as a 77th-minute substitute against China in the opening match of the tournament. Leon was fouled in the penalty area by Zhao Rong in stoppage time, earning Canada a penalty which was scored by Christine Sinclair to win 1–0. [35] She played in four of the five games as Canada were eliminated by England at the quarterfinal stage.

Having struggled for form and game time at club level, John Herdman dropped Leon from international contention in 2016, first omitting her from the 2016 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Championship and then the 2016 Summer Olympics themselves where Canada won the bronze medal match against host nation Brazil. She returned to the NWSL in 2017 and her performances with Boston earned her a recall to the national setup. [36] She scored in three of her six appearances for Canada in 2017.

At the 2018 CONCACAF Women's Championship Leon scored six goals (including four in a game against Cuba) and finished second in tournament's golden boot race, one goal behind Alex Morgan of the United States. [37]

On May 25, 2019, she was named to the roster for the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup. [38] She made three substitute appearances in France for a combined 58 minutes as Canada were eliminated at the round of 16 by Sweden.

Having been left out of the squad for the previous Olympics, Leon was named to the delayed 2020 Summer Olympics squad in August 2021. [39] She appeared in five of six games, scoring in a 1–1 group stage draw with Great Britain. Having successfully converted a penalty in the shootout victory over Brazil in the quarterfinals, Leon stepped up to take another penalty in the gold medal match but scuffed her kick low to Hedvig Lindahl's right. Despite this, Canada won the shootout 3–2. [40]

In 2022, Leon appeared in all five matches at the 2022 CONCACAF W Championship including one start, and scored during a 3–0 semifinal win over Jamaica. [41] Canada lost the final 1–0 to the United States with Leon appearing as a 67th-minute substitute. [42] Leon also played a crucial role in Canada's two September friendly matches against Australia, held in anticipation of the following year's World Cup that the latter would co-host. She scored all three Canadian goals in 1–0 and 2–1 victories over the Australians. [43] [44]

After what was widely deemed a difficult club season with limited playing time, there were questions about Leon's form going into the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup. [45] In the team's second group match against Ireland, Leon scored the game-winning goal, her first at a World Cup. [46] This proved to be the only goal scored by a Canadian in the team's three matches in the tournament, Canada's only other goal being an own goal credited to Irish midfielder Megan Connolly. [47] Following the team's disappointment at the World Cup, Leon made her 100th international appearance in the first match of the two-part CONCACAF Olympic qualification playoff against Jamaica. She scored her 30th international goal in stoppage time, helping Canada to a 2–0 victory. [48]

Opening 2024 at the inaugural edition of the CONCACAF W Gold Cup, Leon scored a brace in Canada's opening group stage game against El Salvador, and then a hat trick against Paraguay in the next game. [49] [50] Canada reached the semi-final against the United States, and with less than a minute remaining in extra time with the Americans up 2–1, Leon was tasked with taking a penalty. She scored her sixth of the tournament, sending the game to a penalty shootout, but failed to score there, with Canada ultimately losing 3–1. [51] She won the Golden Boot as the tournament's top scorer and was named to the Gold Cup Best XI. [52] [53] Media commentary subsequently remarked that Leon had "staked a claim" to the team's starting striker role following the retirement of Christine Sinclair. [54]

Career statistics

Club summary

As of match played March 30, 2024 [55]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cup [lower-alpha 1] League cup [lower-alpha 2] Playoffs [lower-alpha 3] Continental [lower-alpha 4] Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Boston Breakers 2013 NWSL 61————61
Chicago Red Stars 2013 NWSL 101————101
2014 201————201
2015 51——00—51
Total35300000000353
Western New York Flash 2016 NWSL 100——00—100
FC Zürich 2016–17 Nationalliga A 5022——43115
Boston Breakers 2017 NWSL 246————246
Sky Blue FC 2018 NWSL 20————20
Seattle Reign 2018 NWSL 60——00—60
West Ham United 2018–19 WSL 614200——103
2019–20 1150051——166
2020–21 1310040——171
2021–22 1322010——162
Total4396210100005912
Manchester United 2022–23 WSL 511032——93
Portland Thorns FC (loan) 2023 NWSL 50—20——70
Aston Villa 2023–24 WSL 1551031——196
Career total15625104184004318836

International summary

As of match played April 9, 2024
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Canada 2013163
201491
2015131
201600
201763
2018106
201991
202034
2021124
2022145
2023133
202478
Total11239

International goals

As of match played March 6, 2024 [56]
Scores and results list Canada's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Leon goal.
List of international goals scored by Adriana Leon
No.DateCapVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1January 12, 20131 Yongchuan Stadium, Chongqing, ChinaFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 1–01–0 2013 Four Nations Tournament
2October 30, 201311 Commonwealth Stadium, Edmonton, CanadaFlag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 3–03–0 Friendly
3December 12, 201313 Mané Garrincha, Brasília, BrazilFlag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 1–02–0 2013 International Tournament of Brasilia
4March 7, 201419 GSZ Stadium, Larnaca, CyprusFlag of Italy.svg  Italy 2–03–1 2014 Cyprus Cup
5January 13, 201527 Shenzhen Stadium, Futian, ChinaFlag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 1–02–1 2015 Four Nations Tournament
6June 8, 201740 Winnipeg Stadium, Winnipeg, CanadaFlag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica 3–13–1 Friendly
7November 9, 201742 BC Place, Vancouver, CanadaFlag of the United States.svg  United States 1–11–1
8November 28, 201744 Estadio Municipal de Marbella, Marbella, SpainFlag of Norway.svg  Norway 3–23–2
9October 8, 201852 H-E-B Park, Edinburg, Texas, United StatesFlag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 1–012–0 2018 CONCACAF Women's Championship
103–0
117–0
129–0
13October 11, 201853 Toyota Stadium, Frisco, Texas, United StatesFlag of Panama.svg  Panama 6–07–0
147–0
15May 18, 201956 BMO Field, Toronto, CanadaFlag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 3–03–0 Friendly
16January 29, 202064 H-E-B Park, Edinburg, Texas, United StatesFlag of Saint Kitts and Nevis.svg  Saint Kitts and Nevis 2–011–0 2020 CONCACAF Olympic qualifying
175–0
187–0
1911–0
20July 27, 202173 Kashima Stadium, Kashima, JapanFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 1–01–1 2020 Summer Olympics
21October 23, 202177 TD Place, Ottawa, CanadaFlag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 4–15–1 Friendly
225–1
23October 26, 202178 Saputo Stadium, Montreal, CanadaFlag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 1–01–0
24July 14, 202285 Estadio Universitario, Monterrey, MexicoFlag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 3–03–0 2022 CONCACAF W Championship
25September 2, 202287 Lang Park, Brisbane, AustraliaFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 1–01–0 Friendly
26September 6, 202288 Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney, AustraliaFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 1–12–1
272–1
28November 11, 202291 Vila Belmiro, São Paulo, BrazilFlag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 2–02–1
29July 26, 202398 Perth Rectangular Stadium, Perth, AustraliaFlag of Ireland.svg  Republic of Ireland 2–12–1 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup
30September 22, 2023100 Independence Park, Kingston, JamaicaFlag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 2–02–0 2024 CONCACAF Olympic qualifying play-off
31December 1, 2023104 Starlight Stadium, Langford, CanadaFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 5–05–0 Friendly
32February 22, 2024106 Shell Energy Stadium, Houston, United StatesFlag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador 3–06–0 2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup
334–0
34February 25, 2024107Flag of Paraguay.svg  Paraguay 1–04–0
353–0
364–0
37March 6, 2024110 Snapdragon Stadium, San Diego, United StatesFlag of the United States.svg  United States 2–22–2
38April 9, 2024112 Lower.com Field, Columbus, United StatesFlag of the United States.svg  United States 1–02–2 2024 SheBelieves Cup
392–2

Honours

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Florida Gators

West Ham United

Canada

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