Leon Abravanel (born July 8, 1986) is an American former professional

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player.

Soccer career

Youth and amateur soccer

Abravanel attended

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, captaining the team to a state championship in his senior year, played club soccer for the US National Champion San Juan Predators, and was a four-year member of the Region IV Olympic Development Program team. He was also a High School All-American & High School Academic All-American. He then went on to play

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at the

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where he earned a full-rise scholarship. After red-shirting his junior year, he transferred to the

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where he led his program to its first ever NCAA D1 playoff berth while receiving a full-ride scholarship. Undrafted by any

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team out of college, Abravanel subsequently played with the Kitsap Pumas in the

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Professional soccer

Abravanel turned professional when he signed with the expansion

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of the new

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in February 2010. He made his professional debut on April 17, 2011, in a 2–1 victory over Antigua Barracuda. Abravanel also trained and played with Athletico Paranese (Brazilian 1st Division), La Paz Futbol Club (Bolivian 1st Division), and FC Osnabrück (German 3rd Division). His professional soccer career lasted four years and he retired at 25-years-old.

References

External links

Official site

Denver bio

{{DEFAULTSORT:Abravanel, Leon 1986 births Living people Soccer players from California San Diego Toreros men's soccer players Denver Pioneers men's soccer players Kitsap Pumas players Orange County SC players OC Pateadores Blues players USL League Two players USL Championship players People from South Lake Tahoe, California Men's association football defenders American men's soccer players