Leandro Vega
Argentine footballer
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Leandro Sebastián Vega (born 27 May 1996) is an Argentine football player who currently plays for as a centre back.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Leandro Sebastián Vega[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 27 May 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | José C. Paz, Buenos Aires, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position | Centre back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| River Plate | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2019 | River Plate | 13 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | → Newell's Old Boys (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | → San Martín SJ (loan) | 18 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | → Emelec (loan) | 36 | (1) |
| 2019–2022 | Emelec | 34 | (4) |
| 2022 | → Deportes Antofagasta (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| 2023 | Racing Montevideo | 5 | (0) |
| 2024 | Deportivo Maipú | 3 | (0) |
| 2025 | Almirante Brown | 3 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2011 | Argentina U15 | 5 | |
| 2013 | Argentina U17 | 14 | (1) |
| 2015 | Argentina U20 | 7 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 12 April 2024 | |||
He also played for the Argentine National Youth Football Team (Under 15, Under-17 and now plays for the Argentina national under-20 football team.
Career
His debut on the River Plate's first-team was on the Victory at the 2015 Copa EuroAmericana Match, where River Plate's team Won the tournament Against the Sevilla FC (one of the teams that play in Spain's top flight, La Liga)
In July 2018, Vega joined C.S. Emelec on loan from River Plate. On 20 March 2019 it was confirmed, that Emelec had acquired the player on a permanent basis.[2] Vega penned a 4-year contract with the club.
