Leonel Vangioni

Leonel Vangioni

Personal information
Full name	Leonel Jesús Vangioni
Date of birth	(1987-05-05) 5 May 1987
Place of birth	Villa Constitución, Argentina
Height
Position(s)	Left back
Team information
Current team	River Plate
Number	21
Youth career
	Newell's Old Boys
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2006–2012	Newell's Old Boys	157	(7)
2013–2016	River Plate	79	(5)
2016–	AC Milan	0	(0)
International career
	Argentina U20
2009–	Argentina	4	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 October 2015

Leonel Jesús Vangioni (born 5 May 1987) is an Argentine footballer who plays as a left back for Argentine Primera División club River Plate.

Club career

Vangioni made his professional debut for Newell's in November 2006 and soon established himself as an important member of the first team squad. He scored his debut goal in a game against San Lorenzo de Almagro on 4 August 2007. After making 157 appearances for Newell's and attracting attention, he signed for River Plate in January 2013 for around €1.1 million.

On 14 February 2016, it was announced that Vangioni would be joining Italian club Milan on the expiration of his River contract in July.

International career

Vangioni was called up to the Argentine national team for the first time to play a friendly match against Ghana on 30 September 2009. The team was formed exclusively with Argentine Primera División based players.

Honours

River Plate

• Argentina Primera Division: 2014 Final
• Copa Campeonato: 2013–14
• Copa Sudamericana: 2014
• Recopa Sudamericana: 2015
• Copa Libertadores: 2015
• Suruga Bank Championship: 2015

External links

• (Spanish) Argentine Primera statistics at Fútbol XXI
• Football-Lineups player profile
• http://espndeportes.espn.go.com/news/story?id=1234451&s=mundial&type=story