Sal Leanti
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Place of birth | United States | ||
| Playing position | Defender / Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1994-1996 | Fordham Rams | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1997-1998 | Long Island Rough Riders | 47 | (6) |
| 1999 | Staten Island Vipers | 18 | (2) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
Sal Leanti 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 season with Long Island.[3] On February 1, 1998, the MetroStars selected Brown 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.
On 5/29/2014 Sal won the coveted "Hackensack Location 100 Meter Championship" at age 37 despite being much old than the other runners.