Tony Leone (footballer)
Professional footballer (born 2004)
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Antonio Jeremiah "Tony" Leone Larios (born April 28, 2004) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Liga MX club Pumas, on loan from Monterrey. Born in the United States, he plays for the Mexico national under-23 team.
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| Full name | Antonio Jeremiah Leone Larios | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | April 28, 2004 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Long Beach, California, United States | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | Centre-back | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team |
Pumas (on loan from Monterrey) | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 24 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2016–2017 | Total Futbol Academy | ||||||||||||||||
| 2017–2020 | Los Angeles FC | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2020–2023 | Los Angeles FC | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2021–2022 | → Las Vegas Lights (loan) | 43 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023 | Los Angeles FC 2 | 10 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2024– | Monterrey | 6 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2026– | → Pumas (loan) | 8 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2019 | United States U15 | 10 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2019 | Mexico U15 | 5 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2020 | United States U17 | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2021 | Mexico U19 | 4 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2021–2022 | Mexico U20 | 11 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023– | Mexico U23 | 5 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of May 17, 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of November 4, 2023 | |||||||||||||||||
Club career
Born in Long Beach, California, Leone began his career with Total Futbol Academy before joining the youth setup of Major League Soccer club Los Angeles FC.[2] Leone rose through the ranks of the club before signing a professional homegrown player contract alongside fellow Mexican-American teammates Christian Torres and Erik Dueñas on July 8, 2020.[2]
Loan to Las Vegas Lights
On May 22, 2021, Leone was loaned out to Los Angeles FC's USL Championship affiliate Las Vegas Lights for their match against Phoenix Rising.[3] He made his debut in the match, starting for Las Vegas in the 1–5 defeat.[4]
International career
Leone is eligible to play for the United States or Mexico.[2] He has represented the United States at both the under-15 and under-17 levels, and Mexico at the under-15, under-17, under-19 and under-20.
Leone was called up to the Mexico U-20 team by Luis Ernesto Pérez to participate at the 2021 Revelations Cup, appearing in three matches, where Mexico won the competition.[5] The following year, he was subsequently called up again to the Mexico U-20 team for the 2022 CONCACAF U-20 Championship,[6] in which Mexico failed to qualify for the FIFA U-20 World Cup and Olympics.[7]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played May 17, 2026[8]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Los Angeles FC | 2020 | MLS | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Las Vegas Lights (loan) | 2021 | USL | 23 | 1 | — | — | — | 23 | 1 | |||
| 2022 | 20 | 1 | — | — | — | 20 | 1 | |||||
| Total | 43 | 2 | — | — | — | 43 | 2 | |||||
| Los Angeles FC 2 | 2023 | MLS Next Pro | 10 | 0 | — | — | — | 10 | 0 | |||
| Monterrey | 2023–24 | Liga MX | 1 | 0 | — | 3[a] | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2024–25 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||||
| 2025–26 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 1[b] | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 6 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | |||
| Pumas (loan) | 2025–26 | Liga MX | 8 | 0 | — | 1[a] | 0 | — | 9 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 67 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 72 | 2 | ||
- Appearance in CONCACAF Champions League
- Appearances in Leagues Cup
Honours
Mexico U20
Mexico U23
Individual
- CONCACAF U-20 Championship Best XI: 2022
- IFFHS CONCACAF Youth (U20) Best XI: 2022[10]
