Pedro Leal (footballer)
Pedro Luis Leal Valencia (born 31 January 1989) is a Costa Rican football player, currently playing for Puntarenas. He plays as a defender.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Pedro Luis Leal Valencia | ||
| Date of birth | 31 January 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Puntarenas, Costa Rica | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Left back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Puntarenas | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008–2011 | Puntarenas | 73 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | → Senica (loan) | 24 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | Puntarenas | 19 | (0) |
| 2014 | Deportiva Carmelita | 32 | (3) |
| 2015 | Pérez Zeledón | 23 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | UCR | 22 | (0) |
| 2016–2018 | Carmelita | 40 | (1) |
| 2018–2019 | San Carlos | 13 | (1) |
| 2019– | Puntarenas | ||
| International career | |||
| 2009 | Costa Rica U20 | 1 | (0) |
| 2010 | Costa Rica U21 | 1 | (0) |
| 2011– | Costa Rica | 13 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12:26, 23 September 2019 (UTC) | |||
Club career Edit
Leal started his career at hometown club Puntarenas.
FK Senica Edit
In September 2011, he joined Slovak club FK Senica on one-year loan from Puntarenas.[2] He made his debut for Senica against Ružomberok on 9 September 2011.[3] In summer 2012 he returned to Puntarenas.[4]
In January 2014 Leal joined Deportiva Carmelita.[5]
Ahead of the 2019-20 season, Leal returned to his hometown club Puntarenas.[6]
International career Edit
Leal played in the 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup held in Egypt.[7]
He made his debut for Costa Rica in a January 2011 Copa Centroamericana match against Guatemala and has, as of May 2014, earned a total of 11 caps, scoring no goals. He represented his country in 1 FIFA World Cup qualification match[7] and played at the 2011 Copa Centroamericana[8] and the 2011 Copa América.[9]
References Edit
- ^ "Profile". goal.com. Retrieved 7 July 2011.
- ^ Pedro Leal come 2012-03-19 at the Wayback Machine 05.09.2011, fksenica.sk
- ^ SENICA VS. RUŽOMBEROK 2 - 1 27.05.2012, soccerway.com
- ^ Wong regresa a Puntarenas - Nación (in Spanish)
- ^ Fichajes que estremecieron el mercado costarricense fueron inscritos este martes por Competición - UNAFUT (in Spanish)
- ^ Multimillonaria deuda deja al Puntarenas FC sin licencia de participación, amprensa.com, 27 July 2019
- ^ a b – FIFA competition record (archived)
- ^ Copa Centroamericana 2011 (UNCAF Nations Cup) - RSSSF
- ^ Copa América 2011 - RSSSF
External links Edit
- Pedro Leal at National-Football-Teams.com
- Pedro Leal at FootballDatabase.eu
- Pedro Leal at Soccerway