Leandro Luis Desábato

Leandro Desábato

Personal information
Full name	Leandro Luis Desábato
Date of birth	30 March 1990
Place of birth	Santa Fe, Argentina
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing position	Defensive midfielder
Club information
Current team	Vélez Sársfield
Number	23
Youth career
	Unión y Cultura
	Renato Cesarini
	Vélez Sársfield
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
2010–	Vélez Sársfield	85	(3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 07:39, 20 February 2016 (UTC). † Appearances (goals)

Leandro Luis Desábato (born March 30, 1990) is an Argentine footballer who plays as a midfielder for Vélez Sársfield in the Argentine Primera División.

Career

Desábato starter his professional career playing for Vélez Sársfield entering the field in a 1–0 victory over Lanús for the 2010 Clausura tournament.^[1] Leandro was part of the squads that won the 2011 Clausura (playing three games),^[2] the 2012 Inicial (playing two games),^[3] the 2012–13 Superfinal and the 2013 Supercopa Argentina. He scored his first goal for the team in a 4–1 victory against Atlético de Rafaela, on September 23, 2013.^[4]

Personal life

He is the cousin of Leandro Desábato, another Argentine footballer who plays for Estudiantes de La Plata.

Honours

Vélez Sársfield

• Argentine Primera División (3): 2011 Clausura, 2012 Inicial, 2012–13 Superfinal
• Supercopa Argentina (1): 2013

References

1. "Closing '10 statistics". Argentine Soccer. Retrieved 2016-02-20.
2. "Closing '11 statistics". Argentine Soccer. Retrieved 2016-02-20.
3. "Initial '12 statistics". Argentine Soccer. Retrieved 2016-02-20.
4. "Match report". Argentine Soccer. Retrieved 2016-02-20.

External links

• Profile at Vélez Sarsfield's official website (Spanish)
• Argentine Primera statistics at Fútbol XXI (Spanish)
• Profile at Soccerway