Leonardo "Leo" Román Riquelme (born 6 July 2000) is a Spanish

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who plays as a goalkeeper for

RCD Mallorca Real Club Deportivo Mallorca, S.A.D. (, ca, Reial Club Deportiu Mallorca , ''Royal Sporting Club Mallorca''), commonly known as Real Mallorca or just Mallorca is a Spanish professional football club based in Palma on the island of Majorca in ...

Club career

Román was born in

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, and represented UD Atlético Isleño,

CF Sant Rafel Club de Fútbol Sant Rafel, known as Sant Rafel or San Rafael, is a Spanish football team based in San Rafael, Ibiza, in the Balearic Islands. Founded in 1968, it plays in Regional Preferente de Ibiza-Formentera, holding home games at ''Camp Mu ...

and Atlètic Penya Blanc-i-Blava before joining

SCR Peña Deportiva Sociedad Cultural Recreativa Peña Deportiva is a Spanish football team based in Santa Eulària des Riu, in the autonomous community of Balearic Islands. According to its Fundational Act Peña Deportiva was founded on March 21, 1935. It plays in ...

's youth setup in 2017. On 31 August 2018, after finishing his formation, he returned to Sant Rafel on loan for the season, being assigned to the main squad in the Tercera División. Román made his senior debut on 3 November 2018, starting in a 1–2 away loss against

UD Poblense Unión Deportiva Poblense is a Spanish football team based in Sa Pobla, Majorca, in the autonomous community of Balearic Islands. Founded in 1935, it plays in Tercera División - Group 11. Team colours are shirt with blue and red vertical st ...

. He returned to Peña in the following June, after playing 14 matches, and was assigned to the main squad in the

Segunda División B Segunda División B ( en, Second Division B) was the third tier of the Spanish football league system containing 102 teams divided into five groups, until it was replaced by the new structure in 2021. It was administered by the Royal Spanish Foot ...

. On 6 August 2020, Román signed a four-year contract with

and was initially assigned to the reserves also in the fourth division. He made his first-team debut on 16 December of the following year, starting in a 6–0 away routing of

UD Llanera Unión Deportiva Llanera is a Spanish football club based in Posada de Llanera, in the autonomous community of Asturias. Founded in 1981, it plays in Segunda División RFEF – Group 1, holding home matches at ''Estadio Pepe Quimarán''. Histo ...

in the season's Copa del Rey. Román played his first match for Mallorca against a professional side on 5 January 2022, as he played the full 90 minutes in a 2–1 win at SD Eibar, also in the national cup. He made his La Liga debut three days later, starting in a 0–2 away loss against

Levante UD Levante Unión Deportiva, S.A.D. (, ca-valencia, Llevant Unió Esportiva ) is a List of football clubs in Spain, Spanish football club in Valencia, in the Valencian Community, namesake autonomous community. Founded on 9 September 1909, Levante ...

. On 12 July 2022, Román renewed his contract with the ''Bermellones'' until 2026. On 28 June 2023, he was loaned to second division side

Real Oviedo Real Oviedo is a Spanish football club based in Oviedo, Asturias. Founded on 26 March 1926 as a result of the merger of two clubs who had maintained a large sporting rivalry for years in the city: ''Real Stadium Club Ovetense'' and ''Real Club De ...

for the season.

Personal life

Román's father

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was also a footballer and a goalkeeper who later became a manager, while his older brother Alejandro also plays in the same position. His father also represented Peña Deportiva and managed both his sons at Sant Rafel.

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at the RCD Mallorca website * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Roman, Leo 2000 births Living people Footballers from Ibiza Spanish men's footballers Men's association football goalkeepers La Liga players Segunda División players Segunda División B players Tercera División players Tercera Federación players SCR Peña Deportiva players CF Sant Rafel players RCD Mallorca B players RCD Mallorca players Real Oviedo players Spain men's under-21 international footballers