- Leandro Somoza
Football player infobox
playername= Leandro Somoza
fullname = Leandro Daniel Somoza
nickname =
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1981|1|26
cityofbirth =Buenos Aires
countryofbirth =Argentina
height = height|m=1.87
currentclub = Vélez Sársfield
clubnumber =
position = Central Midfielder
youthyears =
youthclubs =
years = 2001–2006 2006–2007 2007–2008 2008-
clubs = Vélez SársfieldVillarreal CF →Real Betis "(loan)"
Vélez Sársfield
caps(goals) = 124 (4) 024 (0) 014 (0) 0|009 (3)
nationalyears = 2006-
nationalteam = Argentina
nationalcaps(goals) = 0|002 (0)
pcupdate = 7 October 2008
ntupdate = 13 July 2008Leandro Daniel Somoza (born
January 26 1981 inBuenos Aires ) is an Argentine footballmidfielder currently playing for Vélez Sársfield in thePrimera División Argentina .Club career
Somoza began his professional career playing for Vélez Sársfield in the Argentine Primera in 2001. He played for the club for five years and was a key player in the 2005 Argentine Primera
Clausura Tournament won by Vélez.In 2006 he was transferred to Spanish club
Villareal CF on a five year contract. At Villarreal he joined fellow countrymenJuan Román Riquelme , Gonzalo Rodríguez,Rodolfo Arruabarrena ,Fabricio Fuentes andMariano Barbosa at the Spanish Primera Division club.He joined
Real Betis on loan during August 2007. He was presented to the media on14 August . He made his first appearance in a friendly against La Liga sideReal Zaragoza on16 August . His first competitive debut came in the season againstRecreativo Huelva on26 August .For the 2008-09 season Somoza was loaned by Villarreal to his former club, Vélez Sársfield.
International career
Somoza was given his debut for Argentina by new manager
Alfio Basile in the friendly international against Brazil at theEmirates Stadium inLondon ,England . Despite Argentina's relatively poor performance and their 3-0 defeat, Basile has kept faith with his young squad, picking Somoza for subsequent squads.External links
*es icon [http://www.futbolxxi.com/Futbolista.aspx?ID=12525&SEOFutbolista=Somoza+Leandro+Daniel Argentine Primera statistics]
* [http://touchline.onthespot.co.uk/guardian/StatsCentre.asp?Lang=0&CTID=29&CPID=68&pStr=Player&PLID=59456&TEID=542 Guardian statistics]
* [http://www.football-lineups.com/players/player.php?route=927 Leandro Somoza at Football Lineups]
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