spanish football player
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Pedro León Sánchez Gil ( spanish pronunciation : [ ˈpeðɾo leˈon ˈsantʃeθ ] ; born 24 November 1986 ), known as León, is a spanish professional football player who plays as a right winger for CF Fuenlabrada.

After making a name for himself at Valladolid and Getafe, he transferred to Real Madrid in 2010. He left after a sole temper troubled by problems with the management, going on to represent Getafe and Eibar besides in La Liga and make 346 appearances in the rival ( 43 goals scored ). A spanish under-21 international, León represented the nation at the 2009 european Championship .

Club career [edit ]

Murcia [edit ]

Born in Mula, Region of Murcia, León began playing with local Muleño CF and Nueva Vanguardia ‘s young person teams, finally moving in early 2004 to Real Murcia to finish his youth career. After a go with the B team, he made his official introduction with the main squad on 15 January 2005, in a Segunda División 5–1 loss away loss against UE Lleida, [ 1 ] going on to play a foster six matches during the temper and score in a 3–1 gain at neighbouring Ciudad de Murcia. [ 2 ] The come two seasons, León became an integral player for Murcia, netting seven goals in the 2006–07 campaign, respective from free kicks, as the side returned to La Liga after a three-year absence. In January 2007, he was rumoured to be moving to Real Madrid or Chelsea, being speculated that the latter would buy him for £ 3.4 million. [ 3 ]

Levante [edit ]

Despite all transfer rumours, León joined modest Levante UD in the 2007 summer for £2.5 million after rejecting an propose from to renew his compress for € 1 million, in a move the club found quite offensive. [ 4 ] He much underachieved in 2007–08, starting only 11 times from 24 appearances as Levante returned to the second grade. [ 5 ] He besides ended up training entirely, due to problems with management and teammates alike. [ 4 ] [ 6 ] [ 7 ]

Valladolid [edit ]

On 13 September 2008, Real Valladolid bought León for €300,000 after a flying negotiation. [ 8 ] [ 9 ] Soon becoming foremost option, he provided his first help for Fabián Canobbio on 15 November in a 1–0 home victory over Real Madrid, [ 10 ] netting his first for the club a week later in a 3–0 away defeat of Villarreal CF. [ 11 ]

Getafe [edit ]

After drawn-out negotiations with Getafe CF, with the actor appearing very rarely for Valladolid in pre-season, a five-year contract worth around €4 million was finally arranged in August 2009. [ 12 ] León scored nine goals in all competitions during the temper ( eight in the league, with nine assists ), as the Madrilenians finished sixth and qualified for the UEFA Europa League for the second time in their history. [ 13 ]

real Madrid [edit ]

On 15 July 2010, Real Madrid confirmed the transmit of León for €10 million. [ 14 ] [ 15 ] The player passed the apposite medical test and was presented the be day. [ 16 ] He made his debut on 4 August in a friendly with Club América, playing the entire match in a 3–2 winnings. [ 17 ] In his second appearance, four days late, he scored against the LA Galaxy as the couple ended with the same score. [ 18 ] León scored his first competitive goal on 3 November 2010, combining with Karim Benzema – both players had come from the bench during the second half – for a last-minute finish at A.C. Milan in the group degree of the UEFA Champions League, a 2–2 puff that sent the Spaniards through to the smasher stage. [ 19 ] During the course of the league campaign, however, he appeared rarely : after assuming he would start against AJ Auxerre in the Champions League in late September, he was immediately dropped from the list of 18 by coach José Mourinho. [ 20 ] by and by, he was ridiculed in the press by his own coach when the latter justified his absence. [ 21 ] In early February 2011, both he and teammate Fernando Gago were dropped from the police squad that would face Sevilla FC in the semi-finals of the Copa del Rey, for fighting in educate ; [ 22 ] Gago was however picked for the future match, whereas León was not. Chelsea renewed their concern in taking León on lend in the winter transportation window, [ 23 ] but no move took place – he reportedly blamed Mourinho for blocking the move. [ 24 ] In March 2011, after the market had closed, Hércules CF tried to acquire the player on lend following Tote ‘s austere knee injury, but Real Madrid refused again. [ 25 ]

Getafe return [edit ]

At the end of the 2011 summer transfer windowpane, León returned to former cabaret Getafe on a season -long loanword. [ 26 ] He scored the first goal of his second spell on 1 October, with a dramatic long-range strike at Málaga CF in a 3–2 loss. [ 27 ] The motivate was extended for the pursuit political campaign. [ 28 ] subsequently, León signed for Getafe on a permanent footing. On 6 October 2013, he scored doubly in a 3–1 home succeed over Real Betis, his first coming through a 40-meter free kick. [ 29 ] León was not allowed to be registered for the start of 2014–15, as the cabaret had exceeded the €17 million wage ceiling. [ 30 ] The site was last resolved on 24 November, the day of his twenty-eighth birthday. [ 31 ]

Eibar [edit ]

On 5 July 2016, after Getafe ‘s relegation, León signed a biennial deal with SD Eibar besides in the crown flight. [ 32 ] He scored a career-best ten goals in his beginning season – lone behind Sergi Enrich ‘s 11 in the team [ 33 ] – but missed the huge majority of the surveil after replapsing from a left-knee injury. [ 34 ]

Fuenlabrada [edit ]

After Eibar ‘s relegation, León agreed to a annual compress with CF Fuenlabrada of the second division on 1 August 2021. [ 35 ]

International career [edit ]

León made his debut for the Spain national under-21 team on 31 January 2007. On 6 February, Iñaki Sáez played him again in a friendly with England, in which he was replaced by Juan Mata in a 2–2 away draw. [ 36 ] He besides featured in the 2009 european Championship modifier against Georgia, coming on for Alejandro Alfaro in the second one-half a 1–0 aside win. [ 37 ] Picked in the 23-man squad for the final examination stages in Sweden, León scored in the final game against Finland, but the nation did not progress from the group stage. [ 38 ]

personal life [edit ]

León ‘s older brother, Luis León Sánchez, was a road bicycle racer. His other brother Antonio besides played football, but the indoor diverseness. [ 39 ] [ 13 ] León was not his surname, but he carried it as a center identify in memory of his grandfather and eldest brother, who both died in 2006 ( the latter in a motorbike accident ), and tended to just go by the mention León rather than León Sánchez ( as his two brothers ), besides celebrating his goals by pointing to the sky. [ 39 ]

Club statistics [edit ]

As of 22 May 2021[40]
Club Season League National Cup Europe Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Murcia 2004–05 Segunda División 7 1 0 0 — 7 1
2005–06 30 2 2 0 — 32 2
2006–07 31 7 1 0 — 32 7
Total 68 10 3 0 — 71 10
Levante 2007–08 La Liga 24 3 3 0 — 27 3
Valladolid 2008–09 La Liga 33 3 2 2 — 35 5
Getafe 2009–10 La Liga 35 8 7 1 — 42 9
Real Madrid 2010–11 La Liga 6 0 4 1 4[a] 1 14 2
Getafe 2011–12 La Liga 16 2 0 0 — 16 2
2012–13 28 3 3 0 0 0 31 3
2013–14 37 7 3 0 — 40 7
2014–15 25 2 4 0 — 29 2
2015–16 30 2 2 1 — 32 3
Total 136 16 9 1 — 148 17
Eibar 2016–17 La Liga 37 10 2 1 — 39 11
2017–18 12 0 0 0 — 12 0
2018–19 9 1 0 0 — 9 1
2019–20 31 1 1 1 — 32 2
2020–21 24 1 3 3 — 27 4
Total 113 13 6 5 — 119 18
Career total 415 53 41 11 4 1 456 64

Honours [edit ]

Real Madrid

References [edit ]

  • Pedro León at BDFutbol
  • Pedro León at Futbolme ( in Spanish )