Leandro Cabrera
Uruguayan footballer (born 1991)
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Leandro Daniel Cabrera Sasía (born 17 June 1991) is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays for La Liga club Espanyol. Mainly a central defender, he can also play as a left-back.
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Cabrera with Espanyol in 2022 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Leandro Daniel Cabrera Sasía[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 17 June 1991[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Montevideo, Uruguay | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[3] | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Espanyol | ||
| Number | 6 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Defensor | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008–2009 | Defensor | 7 | (0) |
| 2009–2013 | Atlético Madrid | 4 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | → Recreativo (loan) | 11 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | → Numancia (loan) | 33 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | → Hércules (loan) | 39 | (1) |
| 2013–2014 | Real Madrid B | 33 | (0) |
| 2014–2017 | Zaragoza | 108 | (4) |
| 2017–2018 | Crotone | 5 | (0) |
| 2018 | → Getafe (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| 2018–2020 | Getafe | 50 | (4) |
| 2020– | Espanyol | 216 | (10) |
| International career | |||
| 2009–2011 | Uruguay U20 | 22 | (2) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 20:20, 12 February 2026 (UTC) | |||
He spent the vast majority of his career in Spain, making 299 appearances in the Segunda División and more than 200 in La Liga.[4] Other than in his own country, he also competed professionally in Italy.
Club career
Atlético Madrid
Born in Montevideo,[1] Cabrera started his career with local Defensor Sporting, playing seven Primera División matches for the first team as they won the 2009 Clausura. In June 2009, he signed with La Liga club Atlético Madrid for €1.5 million, paid to former Uruguay international player Daniel Fonseca who owned his rights (and ceded 50% to Atlético).[5]
In a strange first season, where he even failed to appear for the reserves,[6] Cabrera's debut for the first team only took place on 2 May 2010, featuring as a left-back in a 3–1 away defeat against Sevilla FC. He was also booked in the game.[7][8]
In the summer of 2010, Cabrera was loaned to Recreativo de Huelva for 2010–11, with the Andalusians in the Segunda División.[9] He joined another second-tier side, CD Numancia, on loan for the next campaign.[10] The following five years – the first two on loan – he continued competing at that level with Hércules CF,[11] Real Madrid Castilla[12] and Real Zaragoza.[13]
Crotone
On 15 July 2017, free agent Cabrera joined FC Crotone on a three-year deal.[14] His debut in the Serie A took place on 20 August, when he featured the full 90 minutes in the 3–0 home loss to AC Milan.[15]
Getafe
Cabrera returned to the Spanish top flight on 15 January 2018, being loaned to Getafe CF.[16] The move was made permanent on 7 July,[17] and he rarely missed a match during his spell at the Coliseum Alfonso Pérez.[18]
Espanyol
On 20 January 2020, Cabrera signed a four-and-a-half-year contract with RCD Espanyol after his €9 million release clause was paid.[19] In March, he tested positive for COVID-19.[20]
Following the departure of David López in the 2022 off-season, Cabrera was named captain[21] while also agreeing to an extension until 2026.[22] On 28 August, as his team had no more substitutions left (a reserve goalkeeper was on the bench, however), he played a couple of minutes in goal after Benjamin Lecomte was sent off already in injury time, conceding one goal from Karim Benzema in an eventual 3–1 home defeat to Real Madrid.[23]
International career
Cabrera represented Uruguay in two editions of the FIFA U-20 World Cup,[24] reaching the round of 16 in 2009.[25] On 7 January 2022, aged already 30, he was called by the full side for the first time, for 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Paraguay and Venezuela.[26] In October, he was named in a 55-man preliminary squad for the finals in Qatar.[27]
Career statistics
- As of match played 9 February 2026[28]
| Club | Season | League | Cup[a] | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Defensor | 2008–09 | Uruguayan Primera División | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4[b] | 0 | – | 11 | 0 | |
| Atlético Madrid | 2009–10 | La Liga | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 4 | 0 | |
| Recreativo (loan) | 2010–11 | Segunda División | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 12 | 0 | ||
| Numancia (loan) | 2011–12 | Segunda División | 33 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 34 | 0 | ||
| Hércules (loan) | 2012–13 | Segunda División | 39 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 40 | 1 | ||
| Real Madrid B | 2013–14 | Segunda División | 33 | 0 | – | – | – | 33 | 0 | |||
| Zaragoza | 2014–15 | Segunda División | 38 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 39 | 1 | ||
| 2015–16 | Segunda División | 35 | 2 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 36 | 2 | |||
| 2016–17 | Segunda División | 38 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 38 | 2 | |||
| Total | 111 | 5 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 113 | 5 | ||||
| Crotone | 2017–18 | Serie A | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 7 | 0 | ||
| Getafe | 2017–18 | La Liga | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 9 | 0 | |
| 2018–19 | La Liga | 32 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 36 | 2 | ||
| 2019–20 | La Liga | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3[c] | 1 | – | 21 | 3 | ||
| Total | 59 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | – | 66 | 5 | |||
| Espanyol | 2019–20 | La Liga | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 17 | 0 | |
| 2020–21 | Segunda División | 38 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 39 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22 | La Liga | 37 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 40 | 2 | ||
| 2022–23 | La Liga | 32 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 36 | 0 | ||
| 2023–24 | Segunda División | 37 | 1 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 39 | 1 | |||
| 2024–25 | La Liga | 33 | 4 | – | – | – | 33 | 4 | ||||
| 2025–26 | La Liga | 22 | 3 | – | – | – | 22 | 3 | ||||
| Total | 216 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 226 | 10 | |||
| Career total | 518 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 7 | 1 | – | 546 | 21 | |||
- Includes Copa del Rey and Coppa Italia
- Appearances in Copa Libertadores
- Appearances in UEFA Europa League
Honours
Defensor
Atlético Madrid
Espanyol