Patrick Thomas Leal (born February 21, 2003) is an American professional
soccer
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player who plays as a
midfielder for
New England Revolution II in
MLS Next Pro.
Club career
He spent one year with the
New England Revolution youth academy. He has secured 7 goals in 25 appearances for the
New England Revolution's under-14 team during the 2016–17 season. Leal was with
Belenenses SAD
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for a year before signing with
Sporting in October 2018.
In September 2019, Patrick signed a five-year professional contract with Sporting. He trained mainly with
Sporting's youth teams. He assisted twice in
Sporting under-17's 4–0 victory over Caldas. He holds a
European Union passport, making him eligible to play for any European team. He currently plays for
Venezia F.C. in
Italy. Patrick earned a call-up to the
United States under-14 team in 2017.
With Venezia's academy club, Leal scored 4 goals and six assists in 27 appearances. He would make his first team debut with Venezia in
Serie A on May 22, 2022, coming on as a 25th-minute substitute for
Dor Peretz in a 0–0 draw with
Cagliari Calcio.
Leal signed for New England Revolution II on August 4, 2023.
International career
Leal has represented the
United States at the U14 level.
Personal life
He is originally from
Newton
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,
Massachusetts. Patrick resides in
Venice
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, Italy. His twin brother,
Matthew Leal, is also a soccer player who plays for
Athlone Town
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in Ireland.
[ He is of Portuguese descent through his father, and holds a Portuguese passport.]
References
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2003 births
American men's soccer players
American people of Portuguese descent
Sportspeople of Portuguese descent
Men's association football midfielders
Living people
Soccer players from Massachusetts
Serie A players
Venezia FC players
New England Revolution II players
American expatriate men's soccer players
Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal
American expatriate sportspeople in Portugal
Expatriate men's footballers in Italy
American expatriate sportspeople in Italy