Sergio Leal

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Sergio Leal
Personal information
Full name Sergio William Leal González
Date of birth (1982-09-25) 25 September 1982 (age 41)
Place of birth Rivera, Uruguay
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)
Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2000–2006
Peñarol
36 (10)
2003
Plaza Colonia
(loan)
30 (13)
2005–2006Sporting Cristal (loan) 39 (11)
2006–2008 USMP 8 (2)
2007–2008
Gimnasia LP
(loan)
36 (2)
2008–2009 Danubio 24 (9)
2009–2012 Ergotelis 73 (18)
2012–2013 Deportivo Cali 11 (1)
2013–2014 Danubio 17 (7)
2014–2015
Wuhan Zall
24 (11)
2015
AOK Kerkyra
9 (0)
2015–2016
Plaza Colonia
18 (3)
2016–2017 Ergotelis 23 (12)
2017–2018 OFI 13 (2)
Total 361 (101)
International career
1999 Uruguay U-17 3 (2)
2004
Uruguay U-23
2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 January 2018

Sergio William Leal González (Spanish pronunciation:

forward
.

Club career

Leal emerged from the youth team of

Primera División Peruana winning squad of 2005. Leal contributed to the success by scoring 11 goals in 39 games, a feat which earned him the honor of Peruvian Best Player of the Year.[3]

Seeking better economic and professional horizons, Leal announced his departure from

Gimnasia La Plata, Leal featured in 36 games and scored 2 goals. Then, in August 2008, he returned to Uruguay and signed with Primera División side Danubio
.

In the summer of 2009, Leal moved to

Superleague club Ergotelis.[9] He stayed at the Cretan club for three years, during which he made a total of 73 appearances and scored 18 goals.[10] After the club's relegation in 2012, Leal had a short spell at Colombian Liga Águila side Deportivo Cali, before returning to the Uruguayan Primera División and Danubio for the 2013–2014 season, in which he won the Apertura Championship
.

In February 2014, Leal accepted a contract with

Peñarol
2–1.

On 28 June 2016 and 4 years after his departure, Leal returned to

2016−17 Gamma Ethniki
Group 4.

As uncertainty struck Ergotelis due to a string of unsuccessful contacts with potential investors to secure the funds required to form a professional Football Club department eligible to compete in the Football League, Leal was eventually released from his contract with the club. After several weeks, he signed a one-year contract with his former club's local rival in the competition OFI, wishing to prolong his stay in Heraklion.[14] He helped the club win the Division title, persevering after the departure of several key players due to the club's financial troubles, with 2 goals and six assists in 13 matches.[15] After he was released from his contract by OFI, Leal decided to retire his playing career and pursue career in player management.[16]

International career

Leal has played for the

New Zealand during the group stage, and vs. Ghana during the quarterfinals, scoring two goals.[17]

In 2004, Leal was part of the

Brazil on 11 January 2004, but scored no goals.[18]

Honours

Club

Sporting Cristal
Danubio
Plaza Colonia
Ergotelis
  • 2016–17
OFI
  • 2017–18

References

  1. ^ "Aguirre repite la fórmula ganadora (Spanish)". El Pais Digital. 13 March 2003. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.
  2. ^ "San Lorenzo se pone en marcha (Spanish)". ESPN. 1 April 2004.
  3. ^ a b "Sergio Leal, nuevo delantero del Deportivo Cali (Spanish)". El Pueblo. 25 July 2012.
  4. ^ "Sergio Leal deja Perú y se va a México o Europa (Spanish)". La Red 21. 21 April 2006.
  5. ^ "Leal vive un lindo cuento de hadas (Spanish)". La Republica. 7 October 2006.
  6. ^ "Gimnasia La Plata suma a Sergio Leal, tercer jugador uruguayo del plantel (Spanish)". 7 January 2007.
  7. ^ "Maturana pasó la escoba en el plantel de Gimnasia (Spanish)". 31 May 2007.
  8. ^ "Sergio Leal seguiría un año más (Spanish)". El Dia. 7 June 2007.
  9. ^ "Ανακοίνωσε Σέρχιο Λεάλ για τρία χρόνια (Greek)". sport24.gr. 21 July 2009.
  10. ^ "Τέλος και τυπικά ο Λεάλ μετά από 3 χρόνια (Greek)". athleticradio.gr. 4 May 2012.
  11. ^ ""Κερκυραίος" ο Λεάλ! (Greek)". filathlos.gr.
  12. ^ "Κέρκυρα: "Αντίο" σε Λεάλ (Greek)". onsports.gr. 7 May 2015.
  13. ^ "Επιστρέφει στον Εργοτέλη ο Σέρχιο Λεάλ! (Greek)". Ergotelis FC. 28 June 2016.
  14. ^ "Και Περογαμβράκης και Λεάλ στον ΟΦΗ (Greek)". sport24.gr. 27 July 2017.
  15. ^ "Τέλος ο Λεάλ από τον ΟΦΗ (Greek)". sport-fm.gr. 2 June 2018.
  16. ^ "Λεάλ: "Ο Νέιρα είναι παιχτάρα" (Greek)". athleticradio.gr. 6 July 2018.
  17. ^ "FIFA Tournaments: Sergio LEAL". FIFA. Archived from the original on August 18, 2016.
  18. ^ "South-American Olympic Qualifying Tournament 2004". RSSF.