Leandro Martín González Pírez (born 26 February 1992) is an Argentine professional

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who plays as a

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for Estudiantes.

Club career

González Pírez played his first professional game for River Plate coming on as a 90th-minute substitute in a 2–1 win over

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, for the 2011 Clausura. He was loaned out twice while with River Plate to Belgian club Gent and to Argentine club Arsenal de Sarandí. González Pírez signed with Atletico Tigre in 2015, appearing in thirty games in his sole season with the club. He then moved to Estudiantes from Atletico Tigre, earning fourteen caps with that club. On 26 January 2017, González Pírez signed with

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from Estudiantes. On 10 September 2017, he scored the first goal ever at

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during a 3–0 win over

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. On 10 January 2020, González Pírez completed a transfer to

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for an undisclosed fee. González Pírez returned to the United States on 1 July 2020, joining

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. On January 10, 2022, Inter Miami announced he would be loaned to River Plate for 2 years with an option to buy. River Plate opted to make the deal permanent in January 2024. On 9 July, González Pírez joined Estudiantes on a two-year deal after rescinding his contract with River Plate.

International career

González Pírez was born in Argentina and is of Portuguese descent, holding dual citizenship. He has featured for Argentina at the under-17 and under-20 levels. He was part of the squad for the

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, scoring once as Argentina lost in the final to

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. He was also called up for the

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held in Nigeria, where he made three appearances. In 2011, he was part of the Argentina team for the

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and

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Career statistics

Honours

River Plate *

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: 2011–12 *

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Atlanta United *

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2018 Events January * January 1 – Bulgaria takes over the Presidency of the Council of the European Union, after the Estonian presidency. * January 4 – SPLM-IO rebels loyal to Chan Garang Lual start a raid against Juba, capital of ...

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Individual *

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