Leonel Justiniano

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

Leonel Justiniano Arauz (born 2 July 1992), is a Bolivian professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for División Profesional club Bolívar, which he captains, and the Bolivia national team.^[1]

Leonel Justiniano

Justiniano with Bolivia at the 2019 Copa América
Personal information
Full name	Leonel Justiniano Arauz
Date of birth	(1992-07-02) 2 July 1992 (age 33)
Place of birth	Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	central midfielder
Team information
Current team	Bolívar
Number	23
Youth career
	Bolívar
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2011–2019	Bolívar	192	(16)
2014–2015	→ Nacional Potosí (loan)	42	(9)
2019–2020	Wilstermann	36	(0)
2021–	Bolívar	90	(4)
International career‡
2017–	Bolivia	52	(2)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 20:32, 25 March 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 23:27, 1 July 2024 (UTC)

International statistics

As of match played 1 July 2024

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Bolivia	2017	7	0
	2018	8	0
	2019	9	1
	2020	2	0
	2021	15	0
	2022	4	1
	2023	3	0
	2024	5	0
Total		53	2

Scores and results list Bolivia's goal tally first.

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	22 June 2019	Estádio Mineirão, Belo Horizonte, Brazil	Venezuela	1–2	1–3	2019 Copa América
2.	21 January 2022	Estadio Olímpico Patria, Sucre, Bolivia	Trinidad and Tobago	4–0	5–0	Friendly