Leandro Onetto Baccino (born 12 December 1996) is a
Uruguay
Uruguay, officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay, is a country in South America. It shares borders with Argentina to its west and southwest and Brazil to its north and northeast, while bordering the Río de la Plata to the south and the A ...
an
footballer
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who plays as a
midfielder
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or
winger for
Cerro Largo.
Career
Onetto started his career with Uruguayan second division side
Progreso, where he made 33 league appearances and scored 4 goals and was nicknamed "Forlán" due to physically resembling Uruguay international
Diego Forlán
Diego Forlán Corazo (born 19 May 1979) is a Uruguayan professional Manager (association football), football manager and former football player who played as a Striker (association football), striker. Regarded as one of the best forwards of his ...
Before the 2019 season, Onetto signed for
Danubio
Danubio Fútbol Club is a Uruguayan association football, football club based in Jardines del Hipódromo, Montevideo that currently plays in the Uruguayan Primera División.
Founded in 1945, the club's home stadium is Jardines del Hipódromo Ma ...
in the Uruguayan top flight.
In 2020, he signed for Uruguayan second division club
Villa Teresa
Club Atlético Villa Teresa, is a Uruguayan football and cycling team club based in Montevideo. It was founded in 1941.
History
In 2011 Villa Teresa achieved promotion from Segunda División Amateur (third level) and returned to the Professi ...
.
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Uruguayan men's footballers
Living people
Danubio F.C. players
1996 births
Uruguayan sportspeople of Italian descent
Uruguayan Segunda División players
Uruguayan Primera División players
C.A. Progreso players
People from Fray Bentos
Sportspeople from Río Negro Department
Villa Teresa players
Cerro Largo F.C. players
Men's association football midfielders
Men's association football wingers
21st-century Uruguayan sportsmen
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