Leonardo Mattheo Zottele (born 16 April 1999) is an Austrian footballer who plays as a centre-back.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Leonardo Mattheo Zottele | ||
| Date of birth | 16 April 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Bludenz, Austria | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2007–2013 | FC Klostertal | ||
| 2013–2015 | AKA Vorarlberg | ||
| 2015–2018 | 1. FC Nürnberg | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2021 | Rheindorf Altach II | 12 | (2) |
| 2020 | → Dornbirn (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2014–2015 | Austria U16 | 11 | (2) |
| 2015–2016 | Austria U17 | 3 | (0) |
| 2017 | Austria U18 | 1 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Austria U19 | 5 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:44, 30 August 2021 (UTC) | |||
Career
editClub career
editZottele started his career at FC Klostertal.[2] Ahead of the 2013/14 season he moved to AKA Vorarlberg.[3] After two seasons at the academy os Vorarlberg, 16-year old Zottele moved to Germany in the 2015/16 season to join the youth team at 1. FC Nürnberg.[3][4]
For the 2018/19 season he returned to Austria and joined Austrian Bundesliga club SC Rheindorf Altach, signing a deal until June 2021.[5] At Altach, however, he was used only used on the clubs reserve team. In January 2020, he was loaned out to FC Dornbirn 1913 until the end of the season.[6] He made his debut for Dornbirn in the 2nd division in February 2020 when he started against SC Austria Lustenau on the 17th matchday of the 2019/20 season. In August 2020, the deal was extended by one season.[7] However, he suffered a concussion in September 2020 and didn't make a single appearance for Dornbirn until the winter break. In January 2021, Zottele finally returned to Altach, after the loan deal was cut short.[8] After the 2020/21 season, he left Altach.[9]
References
edit- ^ Leonardo Zottele at WorldFootball.net
- ^ „Fußball ist mein Leben“, vol.at, 28 September 2015
- ^ a b Profile at Kicker, kicker.de
- ^ „Krisen geben einem die Möglichkeit zu wachsen“ krone.at
- ^ SCRA verpflichtet zwei Jung-Nationalspieler, newsroom.scra.at, 15 June 2021
- ^ Leonardo Zottele leihweise zum FC Dornbirn, newsroom.scra.at, 7 January 2020
- ^ Nussbaumer & Zottele wechseln leihweise zum FC Dornbirn, newsroom.scra.at, 10 August 2020
- ^ ZURÜCK IN ALTACH, fc-dornbirn.at, 4 January 2021
- ^ Fix! Neven Subotic verlässt Altach nach Saisonende, krone.at, 19 May 2021
External links
edit- Leonardo Zottele at Soccerway
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