Leo Román
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| Full name | Leonardo Román Riquelme | |||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 6 July 2000 | |||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Ibiza, Spain | |||||||||||||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)[1] | |||||||||||||
| Position | Goalkeeper | |||||||||||||
| Team information | ||||||||||||||
Current team | Deportivo A Coruña | |||||||||||||
| 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) | |||||||||||
| 2021–2026 | Mallorca | 43 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 2023–2024 | → Oviedo (loan) | 42 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 2026– | Deportivo A Coruña | 0 | (0) | |||||||||||
| International career‡ | ||||||||||||||
| 2022–2023 | Spain U21 | 2 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 2026– | Spain | 1 | (0) | |||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23 May 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 4 June 2026 | ||||||||||||||
Leonardo Román Riquelme (born 6 July 2000) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Deportivo de A Coruña and the Spain national team.
Club career
[edit]Early career
[edit]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]
Mallorca
[edit]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]
After being an undisputed starter, Román returned to Mallorca in July 2024, but was mainly a backup to Dominik Greif. On 16 July 2025, he renewed his contract until 2030,[12] and subsequently became a first-choice during the campaign, which ended in relegation.
Deportivo A Coruña
[edit]On 3 July 2026, Román signed a five-year contract with Deportivo de A Coruña, newly-promoted to the top tier, after the club triggered his release clause.[13]
International career
[edit]In May 2026, Román was included in Spain's pre-list for the 2026 FIFA World Cup,[14] but did not make the final cut. He did make his full international debut on 4 June of that year, coming off the bench for Joan Garcia in the 73rd minute of a 1–1 friendly draw against Iraq at the Riazor stadium; by doing so, he became the first player born in Ibiza to play for the national team.[15]
Personal life
[edit]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]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of match played 23 May 2026[16]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Peña Deportiva | 2017–18 | Segunda División B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20 | Segunda División B | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 0 | |||
| Total | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 0 | ||||
| Sant Rafel (loan) | 2018–19 | Tercera División | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 0 | ||
| Mallorca B | 2020–21 | Tercera División | 22 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | 25 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22 | Tercera División | 10 | 0 | — | — | — | 10 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 32 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | 35 | 0 | ||||
| Mallorca | 2020–21 | Segunda División | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22 | La Liga | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | |||
| 2022–23 | La Liga | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| 2024–25 | La Liga | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 0 | |||
| 2025–26 | La Liga | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 33 | 0 | |||
| Total | 43 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 48 | 0 | ||||
| Oviedo (loan) | 2023–24 | Segunda División | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | 46 | 0 | |
| Career total | 137 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 150 | 0 | ||
International
[edit]- As of match played 04 June 2026[17]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spain | 2026 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 1 | 0 | |
References
[edit]- ↑ "Leo Román". LaLiga Satnander. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
- 1 2 "Una estirpe de buenos porteros" [A lineage of good goalkeepers] (in Spanish). Diario de Ibiza. 5 September 2017. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
- ↑ "Leo Román cedido al Sant Rafel" [Leo Román loaned to Sant Rafel] (in Spanish). SCR Peña Deportiva. 31 August 2018. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "Leo Román firma hasta 2024" [Leo Román signs until 2024] (in Spanish). Diario de Mallorca. 6 August 2020. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "Leo Román renueva con el RCD Mallorca" [Leo Román renews with RCD Mallorca] (in Spanish). RCD Mallorca. 12 July 2022. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "Leo Román renews his contact until 2030". RCD Mallorca. 16 July 2025. Retrieved 17 July 2025.
- ↑ "El RC Deportivo ejecuta la cláusula de rescisión del portero internacional español Leo Román, que firma hasta 2031" [RC Deportivo trigger the release clause of Spanish international goalkeeper Leo Román, who signs until 2031] (in Spanish). Deportivo A Coruña. 3 July 2026. Retrieved 3 July 2026.
- ↑ "El portero ibicenco Leo Román estará en la prelista de la selección española" [The ibicenco goalkeeper Leo Román will be in the pre-list of the Spain national team] (in Spanish). Cadena SER. 12 May 2026. Retrieved 9 June 2026.
- ↑ "Debut histórico de Leo Román con La Roja" [Historic debut of Leo Román with La Roja] (in Spanish). Marca. 5 June 2026. Retrieved 9 June 2026.
- ↑ Leo Román at Soccerway
- ↑ "Román, Leo". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 4 June 2026.
External links
[edit]- 2000 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Ibiza
- Spanish men's footballers
- Spain men's international footballers
- Spain men's under-21 international 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
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- Real Oviedo players
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- 21st-century Spanish sportsmen