Leo Román

Leonardo "Leo" Román Riquelme (born 6 July 2000) is a Spanish footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Real Oviedo, on loan from RCD Mallorca.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Román and the second or maternal family name is Riquelme.
Leo Román
Personal information
Full name Leonardo Román Riquelme
Date of birth (2000-07-06) 6 July 2000
Place of birth Ibiza, Spain
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Oviedo
(on loan from Mallorca)
Youth career
Atlético Isleño
Sant Rafel
Penya Blanc-i-Blava
2017–2018 Peña Deportiva
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2020 Peña Deportiva 6 (0)
2018–2019 → Sant Rafel (loan) 14 (0)
2020–2022 Mallorca B 35 (0)
2021– Mallorca 3 (0)
2023– → Oviedo (loan) 0 (0)
International career‡
2022–2023 Spain U21 2 (0)
Medal record
Representing  Spain
UEFA European Under-21 Championship
Runner-up2023 Georgia–Romania
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 June 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 June 2023

Club career

Román was born in Ibiza, Balearic Islands, and represented UD Atlético Isleño, CF Sant Rafel and Atlètic Penya Blanc-i-Blava before joining SCR Peña Deportiva's youth setup in 2017.[2] 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.[3]

Román made his senior debut on 3 November 2018, starting in a 1–2 away loss against UD Poblense.[4] He returned to Peña in the following June, after playing 14 matches, and was assigned to the main squad in the Segunda División B.[5]

On 6 August 2020, Román signed a four-year contract with RCD Mallorca and was initially assigned to the reserves also in the fourth division.[6] He made his first-team debut on 16 December of the following year, starting in a 6–0 away routing of UD Llanera in the season's Copa del Rey.[7]

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 SD Eibar, also in the national cup.[8] He made his La Liga debut three days later, starting in a 0–2 away loss against Levante UD.[9]

On 12 July 2022, Román renewed his contract with the Bermellones until 2026.[10] On 28 June 2023, he was loaned to second division side Real Oviedo for the season.[11]

Personal life

Román's father Vicente was also a footballer and a goalkeeper who later became a manager, while his older brother Alejandro also plays in the same position. His father also represented Peña Deportiva and managed both his sons at Sant Rafel.[2]

References
  1. "Leo Román". LaLiga Satnander. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
  2. "Una estirpe de buenos porteros" [A lineage of good goalkeepers] (in Spanish). Diario de Ibiza. 5 September 2017. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
  3. "Leo Román cedido al Sant Rafel" [Leo Román loaned to Sant Rafel] (in Spanish). SCR Peña Deportiva. 31 August 2018. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
  4. "2–1. El Sant Rafel tutea al Poblense" [2–1. Sant Rafel on familiar terms with Poblense] (in Spanish). Cadena SER. 4 November 2018. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
  5. "El guardameta Leo Román regresa a la Peña Deportiva" [Goalkeeper Leo Román returns to Peña Deportiva] (in Spanish). Diario de Ibiza. 26 June 2019. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
  6. "Leo Román firma hasta 2024" [Leo Román signs until 2024] (in Spanish). Diario de Mallorca. 6 August 2020. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
  7. "El Mallorca arrolla en la segunda parte" [Mallorca crush it in the second half] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 16 December 2021. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
  8. "El Mallorca despierta a tiempo para pasar a octavos" [Mallorca wake up in time to go to the round of 16] (in Spanish). Marca. 5 January 2022. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
  9. "El Levante se niega a que lo entierren vivo" [Levante deny that they bury them alive] (in Spanish). Marca. 8 January 2022. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
  10. "Leo Román renueva con el RCD Mallorca" [Leo Román renews with RCD Mallorca] (in Spanish). RCD Mallorca. 12 July 2022. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
  11. "Leo Román, nuevo futbolista del Real Oviedo" [Leo Román, new footballer of Real Oviedo] (in Spanish). Real Oviedo. 28 June 2023. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
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