Leandro Paiva

Leandro Gastón Paiva Santurión (born 15 February 1994) is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for C.A. Cerro, on loan from Argentinos Juniors.[1]

Leandro Paiva

Personal information
Full name	Leandro Gastón Paiva Santurión
Date of birth	(1994-02-15) 15 February 1994
Place of birth	Montevideo, Uruguay
Height	1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)[1]
Playing position(s)	Attacking midfielder[2]
Club information
Current team	Cerro (on loan from Argentinos Juniors)
Number	26
Youth career
	Club Cohami[3]
	Montevideo Wanderers
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2013–2015	Montevideo Wanderers	30	(0)
2016	Oriental	7	(1)
2016–2017	Deportivo Maldonado	29	(4)
2018	Cerro	34	(8)
2019–	Argentinos Juniors	2	(0)
2019–2020	→ Atlante (loan)	10	(1)
2020–	→ Cerro (loan)	1	(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:42, 17 February 2020 (UTC)

Career

Paiva's had youth stints with Club Cohami and Montevideo Wanderers.[1][4] He made his professional bow in the Uruguayan Primera División on 11 May 2013, featuring for the final moments of a home victory over Liverpool; he had previously been an unused substitute earlier that month against Racing Club.[1] In total, he made thirty appearances across four seasons with Montevideo Wanderers.[1] February 2016 saw Oriental of the Uruguayan Segunda División sign Paiva.[1] He netted his first senior goal in his final match on 11 June versus Huracán.[1] A move to Deportivo Maldonado was completed in July.[1] Four goals in thirty-one followed.[1]

On 8 January 2018, Paiva joined top-flight outfit Cerro.[1] His stint with the club lasted twelve months, with the midfielder participating in thirty-six fixtures in all competitions whilst scoring nine goals; including a brace in the Primera División over Progreso and one in a Copa Sudamericana second stage encounter against Bahia.[1][5] At the conclusion of the year, in December, Paiva departed Uruguayan football to play in Argentina with Argentinos Juniors.[6][7] He scored on his debut, netting in a Copa Argentina win over Douglas Haig on 5 March 2019.[1] A total of eight games came for him within his first nine months with the Buenos Aires team.[1]

Paiva left Argentinos on loan in September to Ascenso MX's Atlante.[8][9]

Career statistics

As of 5 September 2019.[1]

Club statistics

Club	Season	League			Cup		League Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Montevideo Wanderers	2012–13	Uruguayan Primera División	2	0	—		—		—		0	0	2	0
	2013–14		9	0	—		—		0	0	0	0	9	0
	2014–15		16	0	—		—		0	0	0	0	16	0
	2015–16		3	0	—		—		—		0	0	3	0
	Total		30	0	—		—		0	0	0	0	30	0
Oriental	2015–16	Segunda División	7	1	—		—		—		0	0	7	1
Deportivo Maldonado	2016		5	0	—		—		—		0	0	5	0
	2017		24	4	—		—		—		2[lower-alpha 1]	0	26	4
	Total		29	4	—		—		—		2	0	31	4
Cerro	2018	Uruguayan Primera División	34	8	—		—		2[lower-alpha 2]	1	0	0	36	9
Argentinos Juniors	2018–19	Argentine Primera División	2	0	1	1	2	0	3[lower-alpha 2]	0	0	0	8	1
	2019–20		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Total		2	0	1	1	2	0	3	0	0	0	8	1
Atlante (loan)	2019–20	Ascenso MX	0	0	0	0	—		—		0	0	0	0
Career total			102	13	1	1	4	1	5	0	0	0	112	15

1. Appearance(s) in the Segunda División play-offs
2. Appearance(s) in the Copa Sudamericana

References

1. "Uruguay - G. Paiva". Soccerway. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
2. "Leandro Paiva". World Football. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
3. Profile
4. "Ficha Estadistica de LEANDRO PAIVA". BDFA. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
5. "Leandro Paiva: el peón goleador". Ovación. 11 September 2018. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
6. "La increíble historia de vida de Leandro Paiva, uno de los refuerzos de Argentinos Juniors". TyC Sports. 27 December 2018. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
7. "Leandro Paiva fue vendido a Argentinos Jrs por 450.000 dólares". Subrayado. 28 December 2018. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
8. "Informamos a nuestros socios, hinchas, medios partidarios y nacionales, que el jugador Leandro Paiva ha sido cedido a préstamo por un año sin cargo y sin opción de compra al Atlante de Mexico". Argentinos Juniors. 5 September 2019. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
9. "Argentinos Juniors cedió a Leandro Paiva al Atlante de México, que tiene siete uruguayos". Fútbol. 5 September 2019. Retrieved 5 September 2019.

External links

• Leandro Paiva at Soccerway