Daniel_Leo_(footballer)
Daniel Leo (footballer)
Swiss footballer (born 2001)
Daniel Cosimo Osvaldo Leo (born 19 September 2001) is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Serie C Group C club Crotone.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Daniel Cosimo Osvaldo Leo | ||
| Date of birth | (2001-09-19) 19 September 2001 (age 22) | ||
| Place of birth | Lugano, Switzerland | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Right-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Crotone | ||
| Number | 21 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2010–2011 | Savosa-Massagno | ||
| 2011–2014 | Lugano | ||
| 2014–2019 | Team Ticino | ||
| 2019 | Lugano | ||
| 2019–2021 | Juventus | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2023 | Juventus | 0 | (0) |
| 2020–2022 | → Juventus U23 (res.) | 26 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | → Foggia (loan) | 24 | (0) |
| 2023– | Crotone | 0 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 April 2023 | |||
Born in Lugano, Switzerland, Leo is of Italian descent.[1] He studied at SCC Bellinzona [it].[2][when?]
Youth career
Leo began his youth career as a right-winger for Savosa-Massagno in 2010,[3] before moving to Lugano in 2011.[1][3] He then joined Team Ticino – a club affiliated with Lugano – in 2014,[3] where he was moved to right-back.[1]
On 10 July 2019, Leo returned to Lugano,[2] playing a friendly game against Inter Milan four days later; he assisted Lugano's sole goal in a 2–1 defeat.[4] On 11 August 2019, he moved to Juventus.[4]
Juventus U23
Leo made his Serie C debut for Juventus U23 – the reserve team of Juventus – on 28 October 2020, in a 2–1 away defeat to Como.[5]
Loan to Foggia
On 12 August 2022, Leo was sent on a one-year loan to Foggia.[6]
Crotone
On 28 August 2023, Leo signed a three-year contract with Crotone.[7]
In 2020, Daniel Leo was included in the Switzerland national under-20 team.[8]
Starting out as a right-winger, Leo was moved to right-back while at Team Ticino.[1] He has good physicality and positioning, and is capable of playing both as a wing-back in a three-at-the-back formation, and as a traditional full-back in a back four.[1]
- As of match played 21 May 2022[9]
| Club | Season | League | Coppa Italia | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Juventus U23 | 2020–21 | Serie C | 6 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2021–22 | Serie C | 20 | 0 | — | 7[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 27 | 0 | ||
| Total | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 33 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 33 | 0 | ||
- One appearance in Coppa Italia Serie C, six appearances in Serie C promotion play-offs
- "Chi è Daniel Leo? Dalla Svizzera alla Juventus con il sogno azzurro". gianlucadimarzio.com (in Italian). Retrieved 12 December 2020.
- "Daniel e Noah: imparare per crescere". FC Lugano (in Italian). 10 July 2019. Retrieved 12 December 2020.
- "Daniel Leo". Associazione Svizzera di Football (in Italian). Archived from the original on 14 February 2021. Retrieved 12 December 2020.
- "Colpo per la Primavera, preso lo svizzero Daniel Leo | Juventus Giovanili". Giovani Bianconeri | Juventus Primavera | Settore giovanile | Calciomercato (in Italian). 11 August 2019. Retrieved 12 December 2020.
- Daniel Leo at Soccerway
- "Juventus Under 23, UFFICIALE: Daniel Leo in prestito al Foggia". tuttojuve24.it. Retrieved 12 August 2022.
- "Leo è del Crotone. Benvenuto, Daniel!" [Leo is at Crotone. Welcome Daniel!] (in Italian). Crotone. 28 August 2023. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
- "Under-20 Team". Associazione Svizzera di Football (in Italian). 15 August 2020. Archived from the original on 15 August 2020.
- Daniel Leo at Soccerway. Retrieved 20 October 2021.
- Daniel Leo at Soccerway
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