Leo Folla (born March 2, 1995) is an American

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player who currently plays for Northern Colorado Hailstorm in

USL League One USL League One (USL1) is a professional men's soccer league in the United States that had its inaugural season in 2019. The Division III league is operated by United Soccer League, the same group that operates the Division II USL Championshi ...

Career

College and Amateur

Folla started his college career at Iowa Western Community College in 2013 making 4 appearances. Folla had to leave early in the 2013 season due to personal family issues. In 2014, Folla transferred to the

University at Albany The State University of New York at Albany, commonly referred to as the University at Albany, UAlbany or SUNY Albany, is a public research university with campuses in Albany, Rensselaer, and Guilderland, New York. Founded in 1844, it is one ...

making 12 appearances. Following the 2014 season, Folla transferred to St. Francis College Brooklyn in 2015 and played 3 years with the

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winning two

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regular seasons and conference championships in 2016 and 2017 respectively. From 2016-2018, Folla played three seasons with

FA EURO Euro Youth Football Association (FA Euro or FA Euro New York) is a soccer team based in Brooklyn, New York that plays in USL League Two. The club is a 501(c)(3) non-profit youth soccer organization based in Brooklyn, New York. Established in 201 ...

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Professional career

In February 2018, Folla signed with

Härnösands FF Härnösands FF was a Swedish football team from Härnösand in Härnösand Municipality Härnösand Municipality ( sv, Härnösands kommun) is a municipality in Västernorrland County, northern Sweden. Its seat is located in Härnösand (pop. ...

and made 4 appearances scoring 1 goal. Folla stayed for a brief stint after having to return to the United States due to visa complications. On January 9, 2019, Folla signed with

Expansion side Chattanooga Red Wolves. On January 27, 2021, Folla moved to

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side

FC Tulsa FC Tulsa is an American professional soccer team based in Tulsa, Oklahoma which competes in the USL Championship, the second tier of the American soccer pyramid. History The club was founded as Tulsa Roughnecks FC by Jeff and Dale Hubbard, bro ...

. Folla made the move to

club Northern Colorado Hailstorm ahead of their inaugural season.

Personal

Folla also holds Brazilian and Italian citizenship and was born and raised on

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Folla, Leo 1995 births Living people Albany Great Danes men's soccer players American men's soccer players Men's association football defenders Chattanooga Red Wolves SC players F.A. Euro players Soccer players from New York City St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers men's soccer players USL League One players USL League Two players Iowa Western Reivers men's soccer players Härnösands FF players Expatriate men's footballers in Sweden American expatriate men's soccer players American expatriate sportspeople in Sweden FC Tulsa players Lansdowne Yonkers FC players Northern Colorado Hailstorm FC players