Leandro Caballero

Leandro Augusto Caballero (born 13 February 1986) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a defender for UAI Urquiza.^[1]

Leandro Caballero

Personal information
Full name	Leandro Augusto Caballero
Date of birth	(1986-02-13) 13 February 1986 (age 39)
Place of birth	Pinamar, Argentina
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position	defender
Team information
Current team	UAI Urquiza
Youth career
1992–2000	San Vicente de Pinamar
2001–2003	Deportivo Pinamar
	Nueva Chicago
	Deportivo Merlo
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2009	Luján de Cuyo	14	(0)
2010–2012	Juventud Unida	41	(3)
2012–2013	Deportivo Maipú	28	(5)
2013–2014	Independiente Rivadavia	44	(1)
2015	Nueva Chicago	8	(0)
2016	Sol de América	15	(0)
2016–2017	Guillermo Brown	16	(0)
2017–2018	UAI Urquiza	26	(0)
2018–2021	Defensores de Belgrano	29	(1)
2021	Deportivo Riestra	8	(0)
2021–	UAI Urquiza	37	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17:15, 13 July 2022 (UTC)

Career

Caballero began in the youth of San Vicente de Pinamar in 1992, being on their books until 2001 when he joined Deportivo Pinamar.^[2] He also had spells in Nueva Chicago and Deportivo Merlo's academies.^[2][3] His senior career got going with Luján de Cuyo of Torneo Argentino B.^[4] In 2010, Caballero signed for Torneo Argentino A's Juventud Unida Universitario.^[4] He netted goals against Alumni, Deportivo Maipú and Rivadavia across two seasons.^[1] Deportivo Maipú signed him on 30 June 2012.^[1] He scored six in thirty-three appearances in 2012–13; he was sent off in his final game versus Santamarina in June 2013.^[1]

In 2013, Caballero moved to Independiente Rivadavia.^[1] His pro debut came on 13 August versus Gimnasia y Esgrima.^[1] After one goal in forty-five matches in all competitions for Independiente Rivadavia, Caballero departed on 12 January 2015 to play for ex-club Nueva Chicago of the Argentine Primera División.^[1] He made eight top-flight appearances in the 2015 campaign as the club were relegated to Primera B Nacional.^[1] January 2016 saw Caballero leave Argentine football by signing for Paraguayan Primera División side Sol de América.^[1] His stay lasted seven months, with Caballero appearing in fifteen fixtures.^[1]

He sealed a return to Argentina with Guillermo Brown on 6 July 2016.^[1] A further move to third tier UAI Urquiza followed a year later.^[1] Defensores de Belgrano became Caballero's ninth senior club in 2018.^[1] Having been an unused substitute eight times in the months prior, he made his bow for them on 12 November against Quilmes.^[1]

Career statistics

As of 13 December 2018.^[1][4]

Club statistics

Club	Season	League			Cup[a]		League Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Luján de Cuyo	2009–10	Torneo Argentino B	14	0	0	0	—		—		0	0	14	0
Deportivo Maipú	2012–13	Torneo Argentino A	28	5	1	0	—		—		4[b]	1[c]	33	6
Independiente Rivadavia	2013–14	Primera B Nacional	32	0	1	0	—		—		0	0	33	0
	2014		12	1	0	0	—		—		0	0	12	1
	Total		44	1	1	0	—		—		0	0	45	1
Nueva Chicago	2015	Argentine Primera División	8	0	1	0	—		—		0	0	9	0
Sol de América	2016	Paraguayan Primera División	15	0	—		—		—		0	0	15	0
Guillermo Brown	2016–17	Primera B Nacional	16	0	1	0	—		—		0	0	17	0
UAI Urquiza	2017–18	Primera B Metropolitana	21	0	0	0	—		—		5	0	26	0
Defensores de Belgrano	2018–19	Primera B Nacional	1	0	0	0	—		—		0	0	1	0
Career total			147	6	4	0	—		—		9	1	160	7

1. Includes the Copa Argentina
2. Four appearances in the 2012–13 Torneo Argentino A play-offs
3. One goal in the 2012–13 Torneo Argentino A play-offs