Leandro Vella
Personal information
Date of birth (1996-11-09) 9 November 1996
Place of birth San Martín, Argentina[1]
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)[2]
Position(s) Winger[3]
Team information
Current team
 Alvarado
Youth career
Escuela Pablo Kratina
2008–2011 Huracán de Córdoba
2011–2016 Instituto
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2019 Instituto 42 (7)
2017–2018 → Central Córdoba SdE (loan) 27 (8)
2019–2020 Godoy Cruz 14 (1)
2020 Central Córdoba SdE 7 (0)
2021 San Martín Tucumán 33 (1)
2022– Alvarado 14 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:52, 14 June 2022 (UTC)

Leandro Vella (born 9 November 1996) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a winger for Alvarado.[2]

Club career

Vella started his career with Escuela Pablo Kratina, which preceded a move to Huracán de Córdoba in 2008.[1] In 2011, Instituto signed Vella.[1] 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.[2][4] Further goals arrived versus Independiente Rivadavia, All Boys, Nueva Chicago and Almagro.[2] After five goals in sixteen fixtures in 2016, Vella followed that up with a sole goal in the same number of matches across the 2016–17 campaign.[2]

In August 2017, Vella joined Torneo Federal A side Central Córdoba on loan.[2][5] Eleven goals, including a Copa Argentina hat-trick over San Lorenzo, followed as they won promotion to tier two.[2][6] Primera División team Godoy Cruz announced the signing of Vella on 11 June 2019, ahead of the 2019–20 season.[7] He scored one goal, versus Colón on 21 October, in fifteen total matches for them.[2] On 16 July 2020, Vella sealed a return to Central Córdoba on a free transfer; with the club now in the Primera División.[8]

After a spell at San Martín de Tucumán in 2021, Vella joined Primera Nacional side Alvarado ahead of the 2022 season.[9]

International career

At a young age, Vella was called up by the Argentina U15s.[1]

Personal life

In December 2018, Vella was involved in a serious one-person, single-vehicle crash.[10][11] Despite the car ending on its roof without wheels, Vella escaped unharmed.[10][11]

Career statistics

As of 28 September 2020.[2]
Club statistics
Club Season League Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Instituto 2016 Primera B Nacional 16500——00165
2016–17 16110——00171
2017–18 0010——0010
2018–19 10100——00101
Total 42720——00447
Central Córdoba (loan) 2017–18 Torneo Federal A 27813——002811
Godoy Cruz 2019–20 Primera División 14110——00151
Central Córdoba 2020–21 0000——0000
Career total 831643——008719

    References

    1. 1 2 3 4 "En Instituto, la vida es "Vella": Leandro Vella y la emoción tras su primer gol". Día a Día. 21 February 2016. Retrieved 8 February 2019.
    2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Argentina - L. Vella". Soccerway. Retrieved 8 February 2019.
    3. ↑ "Leandro Vella". World Football. Retrieved 13 June 2019.
    4. ↑ "Ficha Estadistica de LEANDRO VELLA". BDFA. Retrieved 8 February 2019.
    5. ↑ "Leandro Vella, otro delantero que se suma a Central Córdoba". Nuevo Diario. 23 August 2017. Retrieved 8 February 2019.
    6. ↑ "Diego Jara y Leandro Vella, los que más tantos aportaron". El Liberal. 24 April 2018. Retrieved 8 February 2019.
    7. ↑ "Firmaron Lomonaco, Mateo y Vella". Godoy Cruz. 11 June 2019. Retrieved 13 June 2019.
    8. ↑ "Central Córdoba anunció la incorporación de un delantero cordobés formado en Instituto". Mundo D. 16 July 2020. Retrieved 28 September 2020.
    9. ↑ Leandro Vella, el tercer refuerzo para Alvarado, lacapitalmdp.com, 31 December 2021
    10. 1 2 "El terrible accidente de un jugador de Instituto: volvió a nacer". Mundo D - La Voz. 19 December 2018. Retrieved 8 February 2019.
    11. 1 2 "El tremendo accidente de Leandro Vella: "Volví a nacer"". Vía País. 19 December 2018. Retrieved 8 February 2019.
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