Leandro Montagud Balaguer (born 28 February 1989), known simply as Leandro, is a Spanish

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who plays as a

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for

Alzira Alzira may refer to: * ''Alzira'' (opera), an opera by Giuseppe Verdi *Alzira, Valencia Alzira (; ) is a city and municipality of 49.000 inhabitants (62,094 floating population) in Valencia, eastern Spain. It is the capital of the '' comarca'' o ...

Club career

A product of

Elche CF Elche Club de Fútbol, S.A.D. () is a Spanish professional football club based in Elche, Province of Alicante, in the Valencian Community, Spain. Founded in 1923, the club will compete in La Liga for the 2025–26 season, holding home matches at ...

's youth academy, Leandro was born in

Alzira, Valencia Alzira (; ) is a city and municipality of 49.000 inhabitants (62,094 floating population) in Valencia, eastern Spain. It is the capital of the '' comarca'' of Ribera Alta in the province of Valencia. The city is the heart of the second largest ...

, and was promoted to the first team for 2009–10 in the

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, acting as third-choice behind

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and

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as well as still appearing for the reserves. He made his debut for them on 20 March 2010 in a 2–1 home win against

Albacete Balompié Albacete Balompié is a List of football clubs in Spain, Spanish football team based in Albacete, in the autonomous community of Castile–La Mancha. Founded on 5 July 1939, it currently plays in Segunda División, the second tier of Spanish foo ...

as the former was

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, one of only two appearances during the season. In the following season, Leandro played for Torrellano Illice CF, who at that time acted as the

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. He featured for the main squad late into the campaign, in a 3–3 draw at

Granada CF Granada Club de Fútbol (), known simply as Granada or ''"Graná"'', is a professional List of football clubs in Spain, Spanish football club based in the city of Granada, in the autonomous community of Andalusia, that currently plays in Segunda ...

. Leandro signed with second-division club

SD Ponferradina Sociedad Deportiva Ponferradina, S.A.D. is a Spanish football team based in Ponferrada, in the El Bierzo region, in the autonomous community of Castile and León. Founded on 7 June 1922, it plays in Primera Federación - Group 1, holding home ma ...

on 30 July 2012, in a

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-long loan. Roughly one year later, he agreed terms with

Atlético Levante UD Atlético Levante Unión Deportiva is a Spanish football team based in Valencia, in the namesake community. Founded in 1962, it is the reserve team of Levante UD, and plays in the . History The club was founded on 10 November 1962 after a merge ...

after the expiry of his contract with Elche. On 10 July 2014, Leandro moved to

Cultural y Deportiva Leonesa Cultural y Deportiva Leonesa (), better known as Cultural Leonesa or La Cultural, is a Spanish football team based in León, in the autonomous community of Castile and Leon. Founded on 5 August 1923, it currently plays in Primera División RFE ...

also of division three. He achieved promotion in 2016–17, but contributed only five matches to the feat ( playoffs included). On 4 July 2017, Leandro signed for

CF Villanovense Club de Fútbol Villanovense is a Spanish football team based in Villanueva de la Serena, in the autonomous community of Extremadura. Founded in 1992 it plays in , holding home matches at ''Estadio Romero Cuerda'', with a capacity of 5,000 seats. ...

of the third tier. On 6 July of the following year, he agreed to a two-year contract at

RCD Mallorca Real Club Deportivo Mallorca, Sociedad Anónima Deportiva, S.A.D. (, , ''Royal Sporting Club Mallorca''), commonly known as Real Mallorca or RCD Mallorca, is a Spanish professional association football, football club based in Palma de Mallorca, ...

in the level above; he spent the 2018–19 campaign playing second-fiddle to

Manolo Reina Manuel "Manolo" Reina Rodríguez (; born 1 April 1985) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper. Club career Born in Villanueva del Trabuco, Málaga, Andalusia, Reina was a product of hometown Málaga CF's youth system. H ...

and Miquel Parera, as the team achieved promotion to

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. Leandro returned to Cultural in July 2019, on a two-year deal. On 30 September 2020, he joined

Orihuela CF Orihuela Club de Fútbol is a Spanish football team based in Orihuela, in the Valencian Community. Founded in 1993 it plays in , holding home games at '' Estadio Municipal Los Arcos'', with a capacity of 7,000 seats. History On 4 August 1993, th ...

.Leandro Montagud deja la Cultural y ficha por el Orihuela (Leandro Montagud leaves Cultural and signs for Orihuela)

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, 30 September 2020 (in Spanish)

Honours

Cultural Leonesa *

Segunda División B Segunda División B (English: second division B) was the third tier of the Spanish football league system containing 102 teams divided into five groups, until it was replaced by the new structure in 2021. It was administered by the Royal Spanish ...

: 2016–17

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Montagud, Leandro 1989 births Living people People from Ribera Alta (comarca) Footballers from the Province of Valencia Spanish men's footballers Men's association football goalkeepers Segunda División players Segunda División B players Tercera División players Primera Federación players Segunda Federación players Divisiones Regionales de Fútbol players Elche CF Ilicitano footballers Elche CF players SD Ponferradina players Atlético Levante UD players Cultural y Deportiva Leonesa players CF Villanovense players RCD Mallorca players Orihuela CF players 21st-century Spanish sportsmen