Leonardo Germán Sigali (; born 28 May 1987) is an Argentine professional
footballer
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who plays as a
centre-back for
Racing Club.
Club career
Sigali came through the youth system at
Nueva Chicago, club from the Western part of the
Argentine capital, to make his professional debut in 2006. With Nueva Chicago Sigali formed part of the team that was champion of the
Primera B Nacional
Primera Nacional (usually called simply Nacional B, in English "National B Division", and known as Primera B Nacional until the 2019–20 season) is the second division of the Argentine football league system. The competition is made up of 37 team ...
(Argentine second division) 2006 Clausura, and ascended to the
Argentine Primera
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. He played the
2006-07 season with Chicago in Primera as a central defender along
Nicolás Sánchez. However, the club was relegated after losing the playoff to
Tigre.
Subsequently, Sigali was bought by Spanish side
Villarreal
Villarreal ( ca-valencia , Vila-real) is a city and municipality in the province of Castellón which is part of the Valencian Community in the east of Spain.
The town is located at 42 m above sea level, 7 km to the south of the province's ...
. However, he was immediately loaned to
Lanús
Lanús () is the capital of Lanús Partido, Buenos Aires Province in Argentina. It lies just south of the capital city Buenos Aires, in the Greater Buenos Aires metropolitan area. The city has a population of 212,152 (), and the Partido de Lanà ...
in 2007, as they needed more defensive cover due to injuries of other key players. He helped his new team to win the
Apertura 2007 tournament, Lanús' first ever top flight league title.
In 2008, he joined newly promoted
Godoy Cruz, on loan. The deal was made permanent in 2010, when Godoy Cruz bought 50% of Sigali's rights.
Sigali currently plays for
Racing Club earning £9,000 per week.
International career
In 2007, Sigali was part of the
Argentine squad that won the
2007 U-20 World Cup.
Honours
Lanús
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Primera División:
2007 Apertura
Dinamo Zagreb
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Prva HNL:
2014–15,
2015–16
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Croatian Cup:
2014–15,
2015–16
Racing Club
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Primera División:
2018–19
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Trofeo de Campeones de la Superliga Argentina
The Trofeo de Campeones de la Superliga Argentina was an official national football cup of Argentina organized by the Superliga Argentina de Fútbol (SAF).2019
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Trofeo de Campeones de la Liga Profesional
The Trofeo de Campeones de la Liga Profesional is an official national football cup of Argentina organized by the Argentine Football Association (AFA), and contested by the winners of Primera División and Copa de la Liga Profesional.
The comp ...
:
2022
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Argentina U20
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FIFA U-20 World Cup
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:
2007
References
External links
Argentine Primera statistics
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1987 births
Living people
Footballers from Buenos Aires Province
Argentine people of indigenous peoples descent
Argentine men's footballers
Argentina men's under-20 international footballers
Men's association football central defenders
Argentine Primera División players
Croatian Football League players
Club Atlético Nueva Chicago footballers
Club Atlético Lanús footballers
GNK Dinamo Zagreb players
Godoy Cruz Antonio Tomba footballers
Racing Club de Avellaneda footballers
Argentine expatriate men's footballers
Expatriate men's footballers in Croatia
Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Croatia