Leonardo Gil

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Albano and the second or maternal family name is Gil.

Leonardo Roque Albano Gil Chiguay (born 31 May 1991) is an Argentine-Chilean professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Huracán.^[1]

Leonardo Gil

Gil with Colo-Colo in 2023
Personal information
Full name	Leonardo Roque Albano Gil Chiguay
Date of birth	(1991-05-31) 31 May 1991 (age 34)
Place of birth	Río Gallegos, Argentina
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Huracán
Number	8
Youth career
	Ferrocarril YCF
	Boxing
2004–2009	C.A.I.
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2009–2013	C.A.I.	60	(1)
2012–2013	→ Olimpo (loan)	35	(5)
2013–2015	Olimpo	56	(1)
2015–2017	Estudiantes	30	(0)
2016–2017	→ Talleres (loan)	29	(2)
2017–2020	Rosario Central	57	(3)
2020–2021	Al-Ittihad	13	(1)
2020–2021	→ Vasco da Gama (loan)	19	(0)
2021	→ Colo-Colo (loan)	29	(8)
2022–2024	Colo-Colo	72	(6)
2025–	Huracán	2	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 19:00, 31 January 2025 (UTC)

Club career

CAI

Born in Río Gallegos, Santa Cruz, Gil finished his formation with CAI, after representing Atlético Boxing Club and CSyD Ferrocarril YCF.^[2][3] He made his first team debut on 3 October 2009, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 1–0 Primera B Nacional home loss against Independiente Rivadavia.

Gil became a regular starter from the 2010–11 campaign onwards, as his side suffered two consecutive relegations.

Olimpo

In July 2012, Gil moved to Olimpo in the second division,^[4] initially on a one-year loan deal. He scored his first professional goal on 7 October, netting the only goal of the match in an away defeat of Boca Unidos.^[5]

An undisputed starter, he contributed with five goals in 35 matches as his side achieved promotion to Primera División.^[2] Bought outright during the pre-season, he made his top tier debut on 4 August 2013, starting in a 2–1 loss at San Lorenzo.^[6]

Gil scored his first goal in the main category of Argentine football on 9 May 2014, netting the opener in a 3–1 home win against Godoy Cruz.^[7]

Estudiantes and loan to Talleres

On 8 January 2015, Gil agreed to a three-year contract with fellow first division side Estudiantes, for a US$ 1 million fee for 50% of his federative rights.^[8] He made his debut for the club on 5 February, starting in a 1–0 Copa Libertadores away loss against Independiente del Valle.^[9]

Gil never established himself as a regular starter, and was loaned to fellow league team Talleres on 19 July 2016, for one year,^[10]

Rosario Central

On 29 July 2017, Gil agreed to a permanent four-year contract with Rosario Central.^[11] He made his debut for the club on 26 August by starting in a 1–1 away draw against Colón,^[12] and scored his first goal on 23 September by netting the opener in a 1–1 draw at Gimnasia La Plata.^[13]

Al-Ittihad

In January 2020, Gil completed a transfer to Saudi Arabia with Professional League side Al-Ittihad.^[1] He made his debut on 10 January during a 1–1 draw away to Al-Nassr, which preceded his first goal arriving on 31 January in a score draw away to Al-Raed.^[1] In ten months with the club, either side of the COVID-enforced break, Gil made fifteen appearances for Al-Ittihad; including two matches in the Arab Club Champions Cup.^[1]

Vasco da Gama loan

On 15 October 2020, Gil headed to Brazilian football after penning loan terms with Vasco da Gama of Série A; until June 2021.^[14] He was given his first appearance by manager Ricardo Sá Pinto on 21 October as Vasco lost at home to Corinthians, after he was substituted on in place of Andrey after fifty-three minutes.^[1]

Colo-Colo loan

On March 19, 2021, Gil was announced as a new player for the Chilean club Colo-Colo,^[15] not taking a foreigner's place up in the Chilean football as he was listed as a Chilean national.^[16]

Colo-Colo

For the 2022 season, Gil signed the definitive transfer to Colo-Colo and left Al-Ittihad.^[17]

Huracán

In 2025, Gil returned to his country of birth and signed with Huracán on a two-year deal.^[18]

International career

Due to having a Chilean grandmother,^[19] Gil is eligible to represent Chile as well as Argentina.^[20][21] In 2015, Jorge Sampaoli wanted to nationalise Gil for Chile but he rejected in favour of pursuing chances with Argentina.^[20][21]

Gil was called up by Argentina's under-20s in May 2011, but never represented the side.^[22]

Personal life

Due to his grandmother being Chilean,^[19] Gil is Chilean by descent, getting his official documentation on 24 April 2019.^[23]

Career statistics

As of 22 March 2021.^[1][24]

Club	Season	League			Cup		League Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
CAI	2009–10	Primera B Nacional	1	0	0	0	—		—		—		1	0
	2010–11		33	0	0	0	—		—		—		33	0
	2011–12[25]	Torneo Argentino A	26	1	0	0	—		—		—		26	1
	Total		60	1	0	0	—		—		—		60	1
Olimpo	2012–13	Primera B Nacional	35	5	4	1	—		—		—		39	6
	2013–14	Primera División	38	1	0	0	—		—		—		38	1
	2014–15		18	0	1	0	—		—		—		19	0
	Total		91	6	5	1	—		—		—		96	7
Estudiantes	2015	Primera División	21	0	2	0	—		9[a]	0	2[b]	0	34	0
	2016		9	0	0	0	—		—		3[b]	0	12	0
	Total		30	0	2	0	—		9	0	5	0	46	0
Talleres (loan)	2016–17	Primera División	29	2	1	0	—		—		—		30	2
Rosario Central	2017–18	Primera División	22	0	2	0	—		1[c]	0	—		25	0
	2018–19		19	2	5	0	1	0	4[a]	0	1[d]	0	30	3
	2019–20		16	1	0	0	0	0	—		—		16	1
	Total		57	3	7	0	1	0	5	0	1	0	71	3
Al-Ittihad	2019–20	Professional League	13	1	0	0	—		—		2[e]	0	15	1
	2020–21		0	0	0	0	—		—		0	0	0	0
	Total		13	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	15	1
Vasco da Gama (loan)	2020	Série A	19	0	0	0	—		4[c]	0	0	0	23	0
Colo-Colo (loan)	2021	Primera División	0	0	0	0	—		—		1[f]	1	1	1
Total			299	13	15	1	1	0	18	0	8	0	342	15

1. Appearance(s) in the Copa Libertadores
2. Appearance(s) in Liguilla Pre Libertadores
3. Appearance(s) in the Copa Sudamericana
4. Appearance(s) in the Supercopa Argentina
5. Appearance(s) in the Arab Club Champions Cup
6. Appearance(s) in the Supercopa de Chile

Honours

Rosario Central

• Copa Argentina: 2017–18