Leandro Antonetti
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 Antonetti with Lugo in 2024 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Leandro Antonetti López | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 13 January 2003 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Murcia, Spain[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | Forward | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Estrela da Amadora | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 7 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| Caguas Bairoa | |||||||||||||||||
| Conquistadores de Guaynabo | |||||||||||||||||
| 2013–2019 | Xuventude Oroso | ||||||||||||||||
| 2019–2021 | Lugo | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2021–2023 | Polvorín | 41 | (13) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023–2024 | Lugo | 39 | (6) | ||||||||||||||
| 2024–2025 | Sevilla B | 30 | (5) | ||||||||||||||
| 2025 | Sevilla | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2025– | Estrela da Amadora | 10 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2019 | Puerto Rico U17 | 4 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2021 | Puerto Rico U20 | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2022– | Puerto Rico | 19 | (6) | ||||||||||||||
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 20 March 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 20:00, 28 March 2026 (UTC) | |||||||||||||||||
Leandro Antonetti López (born 13 January 2003) is a professional footballer who plays for Primeira Liga club Estrela da Amadora. Mainly a forward, he can also play as a winger. Born in Spain, he plays for the Puerto Rico national team.
Youth career
Born in Murcia when his father was playing in Spain,[1] Antonetti began playing football in the Puerto Rican club Caguas Bairoa before moving to Conquistadores de Guaynabo. His impressions at the 2013 MIC Tournament led him to a move to Spanish club ED Xuventude Oroso.[1] In 2019, he was signed by CD Lugo for their academy.[2]
Lugo
In November 2021, Antonetti was called up by Lugo's first team for a Copa del Rey match against AD Unión Adarve,[3] but he was only an unused substitute. On 20 May 2022, after scoring eleven goals for the reserves and helping in their first-ever promotion to the Segunda Federación, he made his professional debut with Lugo's first team in the Segunda División, coming on as an 80th-minute substitute for Diego Alende in a 0–1 away loss against Real Zaragoza.[4]
Sevilla
On 30 August 2024, Antonetti signed a three-year deal with Sevilla FC, being initially assigned to the B-team in Primera Federación.[5] Immediately making his debut with the team as a starter two days later against Algeciras CF on September 1. Antonetti made his La Liga debut on January 25, 2025 in a 1-1 draw against RCD Espanyol entering as a substitute.
Estrela da Amadora
On 1 September 2025, Antonetti moved to Portugal, signing a three-year contract with Primeira Liga club Estrela da Amadora.[6]
International career
Antonetti made his international debut with Puerto Rico U17 in the 2019 Concacaf Championship under coach Marco Vélez, where he managed to score a goal against Martinique in the first round.[7] In 2021, he was called up for the under-20 team under coach Dave Sarachan for 2021 CONCACAF U-20 Championship qualifying, where he helped Puerto Rico advance to the final round.[8]
Antonetti made his debut with the full side on 9 June 2022, in a CONCACAF Nations League match against the Cayman Islands.[9] His first full international goal occurred on 23 March of the following year, as he scored the equalizer in a 3–1 win over the British Virgin Islands.
International goals
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 1. | 23 March 2023 | A. O. Shirley Recreation Ground, Road Town, British Virgin Islands |  British Virgin Islands | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2022–23 CONCACAF Nations League C |
| 2. | 14 October 2023 | SKNFA Technical Center, Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis |  Guyana | 1–0 | 1–3 | 2023–24 CONCACAF Nations League B |
| 3. | 11 June 2024 | Juan Ramon Loubriel Stadium, Bayamón, Puerto Rico |  Anguilla | 5–0 | 8–0 | 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 4. | 10 June 2025 | Mayagüez Athletics Stadium, Mayagüez, Puerto Rico |  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1–0 | 2–1 | |
| 5. | 9 September 2024 |  Aruba | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2024–25 CONCACAF Nations League B | |
| 6. | 25 March 2026 | Juan Ramon Loubriel Stadium, Bayamón, Puerto Rico |  Guam | 4–0 | 4–0 | 2026 FIFA Series |
Personal life
Antonetti's father Ossie was a professional volleyball player,[1] and is the current head coach of the Puerto Rico men's national volleyball team.[10]