Leandro Vella (born 9 November 1996) is an Argentine professional
footballer
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who plays as a
winger for
Alvarado.
Club career
Vella started his career with Escuela Pablo Kratina, which preceded a move to Huracán de Córdoba in 2008.
In 2011,
Instituto signed Vella.
Having spent five years in the youth ranks of the
Córdoba club, his professional bow came in a goalless draw with
Gimnasia y Esgrima on 31 January 2016; which was followed by his opening goal two appearances later against
Estudiantes.
Further goals arrived versus
Independiente Rivadavia
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In ...
,
All Boys,
Nueva Chicago and
Almagro
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.
After five goals in sixteen fixtures in
2016
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, Vella followed that up with a sole goal in the same number of matches across the
2016–17 campaign.
In August 2017, Vella joined
Torneo Federal A
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side
Central Córdoba on loan.
Eleven goals, including a
Copa Argentina hat-trick over
San Lorenzo
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, followed as they won promotion to
tier two.
Primera División
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team
Godoy Cruz announced the signing of Vella on 11 June 2019, ahead of the
2019–20 season.
He scored one goal, versus
Colón on 21 October, in fifteen total matches for them.
On 16 July 2020, Vella sealed a return to Central Córdoba on a free transfer; with the club now in the Primera División.
After a spell at
San Martín de Tucumán
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in 2021, Vella joined
Primera Nacional
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side
Alvarado ahead of the 2022 season.
Leandro Vella, el tercer refuerzo para Alvarado
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International career
At a young age, Vella was called up by the Argentina U15s.
Personal life
In December 2018, Vella was involved in a serious one-person, single-vehicle crash
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.
Career statistics
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References
External links
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Vella, Leandro
1996 births
Living people
Footballers from Córdoba, Argentina
Argentine men's footballers
Men's association football midfielders
Primera Nacional players
Torneo Federal A players
Argentine Primera División players
Instituto Atlético Central Córdoba footballers
Central Córdoba de Santiago del Estero footballers
Godoy Cruz Antonio Tomba footballers
San Martín de Tucumán footballers
Club Atlético Alvarado players