Leo Román
Personal information
Full name Leonardo Román Riquelme
Date of birth (2000-07-06) 6 July 2000
Place of birth Ibiza, Spain
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Oviedo
(on loan from Mallorca)
Youth career
Atlético Isleño
Sant Rafel
Penya Blanc-i-Blava
2017–2018 Peña Deportiva
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2020 Peña Deportiva 6 (0)
2018–2019 → Sant Rafel (loan) 14 (0)
2020–2022 Mallorca B 35 (0)
2021– Mallorca 3 (0)
2023– → Oviedo (loan) 15 (0)
International career‡
2022–2023 Spain U21 2 (0)
Medal record
Representing  Spain
UEFA European Under-21 Championship
Runner-up2023 Georgia–Romania
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 November 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 June 2023

Leonardo "Leo" Román Riquelme (born 6 July 2000) is a Spanish footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Real Oviedo, on loan from RCD Mallorca.

Club career

Román was born in Ibiza, Balearic Islands, and represented UD Atlético Isleño, CF Sant Rafel and Atlètic Penya Blanc-i-Blava before joining SCR Peña Deportiva's youth setup in 2017.[2] On 31 August 2018, after finishing his formation, he returned to Sant Rafel on loan for the season, being assigned to the main squad in the Tercera División.[3]

Román made his senior debut on 3 November 2018, starting in a 1–2 away loss against UD Poblense.[4] He returned to Peña in the following June, after playing 14 matches, and was assigned to the main squad in the Segunda División B.[5]

On 6 August 2020, Román signed a four-year contract with RCD Mallorca and was initially assigned to the reserves also in the fourth division.[6] He made his first-team debut on 16 December of the following year, starting in a 6–0 away routing of UD Llanera in the season's Copa del Rey.[7]

Román played his first match for Mallorca against a professional side on 5 January 2022, as he played the full 90 minutes in a 2–1 win at SD Eibar, also in the national cup.[8] He made his La Liga debut three days later, starting in a 0–2 away loss against Levante UD.[9]

On 12 July 2022, Román renewed his contract with the Bermellones until 2026.[10] On 28 June 2023, he was loaned to second division side Real Oviedo for the season.[11]

Personal life

Román's father Vicente was also a footballer and a goalkeeper who later became a manager, while his older brother Alejandro also plays in the same position. His father also represented Peña Deportiva and managed both his sons at Sant Rafel.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Leo Román". LaLiga Satnander. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
  2. 1 2 "Una estirpe de buenos porteros" [A lineage of good goalkeepers] (in Spanish). Diario de Ibiza. 5 September 2017. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
  3. ↑ "Leo Román cedido al Sant Rafel" [Leo Román loaned to Sant Rafel] (in Spanish). SCR Peña Deportiva. 31 August 2018. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
  4. ↑ "2–1. El Sant Rafel tutea al Poblense" [2–1. Sant Rafel on familiar terms with Poblense] (in Spanish). Cadena SER. 4 November 2018. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
  5. ↑ "El guardameta Leo Román regresa a la Peña Deportiva" [Goalkeeper Leo Román returns to Peña Deportiva] (in Spanish). Diario de Ibiza. 26 June 2019. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
  6. ↑ "Leo Román firma hasta 2024" [Leo Román signs until 2024] (in Spanish). Diario de Mallorca. 6 August 2020. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
  7. ↑ "El Mallorca arrolla en la segunda parte" [Mallorca crush it in the second half] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 16 December 2021. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
  8. ↑ "El Mallorca despierta a tiempo para pasar a octavos" [Mallorca wake up in time to go to the round of 16] (in Spanish). Marca. 5 January 2022. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
  9. ↑ "El Levante se niega a que lo entierren vivo" [Levante deny that they bury them alive] (in Spanish). Marca. 8 January 2022. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
  10. ↑ "Leo Román renueva con el RCD Mallorca" [Leo Román renews with RCD Mallorca] (in Spanish). RCD Mallorca. 12 July 2022. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
  11. ↑ "Leo Román, nuevo futbolista del Real Oviedo" [Leo Román, new footballer of Real Oviedo] (in Spanish). Real Oviedo. 28 June 2023. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
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