Leonardo Balerdi

Leonardo Balerdi Rosa (born 26 January 1999) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays for Ligue 1 club Olympique de Marseille, on loan from Borussia Dortmund.[2]

This article uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Balerdi and the second or maternal family name is Rosa.
Leonardo Balerdi
Personal information
Full name Leonardo Balerdi Rosa
Date of birth (1999-01-26) 26 January 1999
Place of birth Villa Mercedes, Argentina
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 1 1⁄2 in)[1]
Playing position(s) Centre back
Club information
Current team
 Marseille (on loan from Borussia Dortmund)
Number 5
Youth career
0000–2012 Sportivo Pueyrredón
2013–2018 Boca Juniors
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2019 Boca Juniors 5 (0)
2019– Borussia Dortmund 7 (0)
2019– Borussia Dortmund II 5 (1)
2020– → Marseille (loan) 0 (0)
National team‡
2018–2019 Argentina U20 7 (0)
2019– Argentina 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 27 June 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 13 October 2019

Club career

Boca Juniors

Balerdi made his debut for Boca Juniors in the Argentine Primera División starting against Club Atlético Huracán on August 27, 2018.[3] Although only appearing 5 times for Boca Juniors (a total of 450 minutes on the pitch[4]), Balerdi's performances took Argentinian football by storm and he has rapidly been hailed as Argentina's best upcoming defender.

Borussia Dortmund

In January 2019, Balerdi agreed to a four and a half year contract with Borussia Dortmund.[5] According to several Argentine reports, Dortmund has agreed to pay €15 million for the central defender. An additional €2 million might need to be paid due to agreed add-ons.[6][7]

Balerdi made his Dortmund and Bundesliga debut on 7 December 2019 against Fortuna Düsseldorf coming onto the pitch as a substitute in the 78th minute.[8] After a few substitute appearances, Balerdi made his first start against Hoffenheim in the last Bundesliga fixture of the 2019-20 season. He was substituted in the 65th minute as Dortmund trailed 0-4[9].

Olympique de Marseille (loan)

In July 2020, Balerdi signed with Olympique de Marseille on a one-year loan deal with a option to buy for €15 million.[10]

International career

Balerdi made his Argentina national team debut on 10 September 2019 in a friendly against Mexico. He replaced Lucas Martínez Quarta in the 83rd minute.[11]

References
  1. "Balerdi BVB OFFICIAL". BVB.
  2. "Argentina - L. Balerdi - Profile with news, career statistics and history". Soccerway. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
  3. "Huracán vs. Boca Juniors". Soccerway. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
  4. Horn, Gregory. "Leonardo Balerdi to Borussia Dortmund Finalized". Fear the Wall. Vox Media Inc. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
  5. Bahl, Tushar. "Borussia Dortmund sign highly rated centre back Leonardo Balerdi". Fansided.
  6. Smith, Jamie. "Balerdi on verge of Dortmund switch, admits Boca president". Goal. Goal.com. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
  7. Ambrose, Lewis. "Borussia Dortmund confirm signing of Leonardo Balerdi". Onefootball.
  8. "Marco Reus and Jadon Sancho star as five-star Borussia Dortmund dismantle Fortuna Düsseldorf". Bundesliga. 8 December 2019. Retrieved 10 December 2019.
  9. "Andrej Kramaric hits all four as Hoffenheim humble Borussia Dortmund to secure sixth spot". bundesliga.com - the official Bundesliga website. Retrieved 2020-06-29.
  10. "Leonardo Balerdi agrees to join Olympique Marseille from Borussia Dortmund". Mundo Albiceleste. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
  11. "Argentina v Mexico game report". ESPN. 10 September 2019.
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