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

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who plays as a

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for

RCD Mallorca Real Club Deportivo Mallorca, Sociedad Anónima Deportiva, S.A.D. (, , ''Royal Sporting Club Mallorca''), commonly known as Real Mallorca or RCD Mallorca, is a Spanish professional association football, football club based in Palma de Mallorca, ...

Club career

Román was born in

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, and represented UD Atlético Isleño, CF Sant Rafel and Atlètic Penya Blanc-i-Blava before joining SCR Peña Deportiva'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 Tercera División () was the fourth tier of the Spanish football league system. Until 1977, it was the third tier of the Spanish football league system. Founded in 1929, it was below the ''Primera División'' (also known as La Liga), the ''Segund ...

. Román made his senior debut on 3 November 2018, starting in a 1–2 away loss against

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

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. 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

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in the season's

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. 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

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, also in the national cup. He made his

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debut three days later, starting in a 0–2 away loss against

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

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for the season.

Personal life

Román's father Vicente was also a footballer and a goalkeeper who later became a manager, while his older brother

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also plays in the same position. His father also represented Peña Deportiva and managed both his sons at Sant Rafel.

Career statistics

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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 21st-century Spanish sportsmen