Leonardo Sigali

Leonardo Sigali
Personal information
Full name	Leonardo Germán Sigali
Date of birth	May 29, 1987 (age 36)
Place of birth	Campana, Argentina
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Centre-back
Team information
Current team	Racing Club
Number	30
Youth career
1998–2003	Villa Dálmine
2003–2005	Nueva Chicago
Senior career*
Years	Team
2005–2007	Nueva Chicago
2007–2010	Villarreal
2007–2008	→ Lanús (loan)
2008–2010	→ Godoy Cruz (loan)
2010–2014	Godoy Cruz
2014–2018	Dinamo Zagreb
2018–	Racing Club
International career
2007	Argentina U20
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:53, 26 April 2024 (UTC)

Leonardo Germán Sigali (Spanish pronunciation: [leoˈnaɾðo siˈɣali]; born 28 May 1987) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Racing Club.

Club career[edit]

Sigali came through the youth system at Nueva Chicago, club from the Western part of the Argentine capital, to make his professional debut in 2006. With Nueva Chicago Sigali formed part of the team that was champion of the Primera B Nacional (Argentine second division) 2006 Clausura, and ascended to the Argentine Primera. He played the 2006-07 season with Chicago in Primera as a central defender along Nicolás Sánchez. However, the club was relegated after losing the playoff to Tigre.

Subsequently, Sigali was bought by Spanish side Villarreal.^[2] However, he was immediately loaned to Lanús in 2007, as they needed more defensive cover due to injuries of other key players. He helped his new team to win the Apertura 2007 tournament, Lanús' first ever top flight league title.

In 2008, he joined newly promoted Godoy Cruz, on loan. The deal was made permanent in 2010, when Godoy Cruz bought 50% of Sigali's rights.^[3]

Sigali currently plays for Racing Club earning £9,000 per week.^[4]

International career[edit]

In 2007, Sigali was part of the Argentine squad that won the 2007 U-20 World Cup.

Honours[edit]

Lanús

Primera División: 2007 Apertura

Dinamo Zagreb

Prva HNL: 2014–15, 2015–16
Croatian Cup: 2014–15, 2015–16

Racing Club

Argentina U20

FIFA U-20 World Cup: 2007

References[edit]

^ "Leonardo Sigali" (in Spanish). Racing Club de Avellaneda. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
^ Diego Bautista (2010-05-16). "Leonardo Sigali: "Mi sueño es jugar en la liga española"". Los Andes (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2012-03-18. Retrieved 2010-07-11.
^ "Siga, siga, Sigali..." Olé (in Spanish). 2010-06-15. Retrieved 2010-07-11.
^ "Racing Club 2020 Wages | Player & Team totals". salarysport.com. Retrieved 2020-09-02.
^ "Racing venció a Boca en un escandaloso final y se quedó con el Trofeo de Campeones" [Racing beat Boca in controversial ending and took Champions Trophy] (in Spanish). TyC Sports. 6 November 2022. Retrieved 1 April 2023.

External links[edit]

(in Spanish) Argentine Primera statistics
(in Spanish) Official Team Player Profile

[1] "Leonardo Sigali" (in Spanish). Racing Club de Avellaneda. Retrieved 28 September 2022.

[2] Diego Bautista (2010-05-16). "Leonardo Sigali: "Mi sueño es jugar en la liga española"". Los Andes (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2012-03-18. Retrieved 2010-07-11.

[3] "Siga, siga, Sigali..." Olé (in Spanish). 2010-06-15. Retrieved 2010-07-11.

[4] "Racing Club 2020 Wages | Player & Team totals". salarysport.com. Retrieved 2020-09-02.

[5] "Racing venció a Boca en un escandaloso final y se quedó con el Trofeo de Campeones" [Racing beat Boca in controversial ending and took Champions Trophy] (in Spanish). TyC Sports. 6 November 2022. Retrieved 1 April 2023.

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