Federico Matías León (born 30 October 1984 in Resistencia,

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) is an Argentine former

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who played as a defender.

Career

Club

León started his career with

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and made one appearance for the club before going to join Spanish side

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. He failed to make a league appearance for them before making the move to

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's reserve team, Malaga B, but again didn't make an appearance. After two years away, León returned to Argentina in 2007 to join

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. He participated in 36 matches for Almirante Brown before leaving to sign for

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but, after 13 games for Ferro, he returned to Almirante Brown a year after departing; via a short stint with Tristán Suárez. León and Almirante Brown won promotion into the

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for

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after winning the

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. 62 appearances and 2 goals followed in the Primera B Nacional for him before he left in 2012 and subsequently joined

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side

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. He scored once in 23 league games for the Chilean side. In July 2013, León signed for Aldosivi.

Career statistics

Club

Honours

;Almirante Brown *

(1): 2009–10

References

External links

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Federico León
at HistoriadeBoca.com.ar {{DEFAULTSORT:Leon, Federico 1984 births Living people Argentine sportspeople of Spanish descent Footballers from Resistencia, Chaco Argentine men's footballers Men's association football defenders Argentine expatriate men's footballers Boca Juniors footballers Club Almirante Brown footballers Ferro Carril Oeste footballers CSyD Tristán Suárez footballers Club Atlético Aldosivi footballers Barracas Central players Argentine Primera División players Primera Nacional players Primera B Metropolitana players Elche CF Ilicitano footballers Tercera División players Atlético Malagueño players Segunda División B players Deportes Iquique footballers Chilean Primera División players Sarmiento de Resistencia footballers Torneo Federal A players Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Spain Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Chile Expatriate men's footballers in Spain Expatriate men's footballers in Chile 21st-century Argentine sportsmen