Leonel Vangioni

Leonel Jesús Vangioni Rangel (born 5 May 1987) is an Argentine footballer who plays as a left-back for Newell's Old Boys in the Argentine Primera División. He has represented the Argentina national team.[4]

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Vangioni and the second or maternal family name is Rangel.
Leonel Vangioni
Leonel Vangioni in 2022
Personal information
Full name Leonel Jesús Vangioni Rangel[1]
Date of birth (1987-05-05) 5 May 1987[2]
Place of birth Villa Constitución, Argentina
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)[3]
Position(s) Left-back
Team information
Current team
 Newell's Old Boys
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 92 (5)
2016–2017 AC Milan 15 (0)
2017–2020 Monterrey 79 (2)
2020–2022 Libertad 19 (0)
2022– Newell's Old Boys 13 (0)
International career
2009–2014 Argentina 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11:10, 27 June 2022 (UTC)

Club career

His grandfather, Davide Roca, originated from Riesi in the Province of Caltanissetta, Sicily.[5] 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 first goal in a game against San Lorenzo de Almagro on 4 August 2007. He moved to River Plate in January 2013 for a fee around €1.1 million.

On 14 February 2016, it was announced that Vangioni would be joining Italian club AC Milan on the expiration of his River contract in July. On 16 January 2017, Vangioni made his debut with Milan, coming as a substitute for Davide Calabria in a 2–2 draw against Torino.[6]

On 21 July 2017, it was announced that he would sign for Monterrey.

Libertad

On 19 October 2020, D10 announced that Vangioni had signed with Club Libertad in the Primera División Paraguaya.[7] Libertad officially presented Vangioni through Social Media as he arrive from Liga MX club Monterrey, where he was teammates with Paraguayan Celso Ortiz.[8]

International career

Vangioni was called up to the Argentina national team for the first time to play a friendly match against Ghana on 30 September 2009. In 2012, he took part in both legs of the Superclásico de las Américas.

Career statistics

Club
As of 28 May 2017[9]
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Newell's Old Boys 2006–07 Primera División 140———140
2007–08 261———261
2008–09 345———345
2009–10 311—2[lower-alpha 1]0—331
2010–11 130—2[lower-alpha 2]0—150
2011–12 270———270
2012–13 180———180
Total 1637—40—1677
River Plate 2012–13 Primera División 184———184
2013–14 350106[lower-alpha 2]0—420
2014 151—8[lower-alpha 2]01[lower-alpha 3] 0241
2015 1302012[lower-alpha 4]04[lower-alpha 5]0310
2016 90—4[lower-alpha 1]0—130
Total 90530300501285
Milan 2016–17 Serie A 15000—00150
Career total 26812303405031012
  1. Appearances in Copa Libertadores
  2. Appearances in Copa Sudamericana
  3. Appearance in Supercopa Argentina
  4. 1 appearance in Copa Sudamericana, 11 appearances in Copa Libertadores
  5. 2 appearances in both Recopa Sudamericana and FIFA Club World Cup

International

As of 14 October 2014.[10]

Argentina national team
YearAppsGoals
200910
201210
201410
Total30

Honours

River Plate

Milan

Monterrey

Individual

References
  1. "Milan: Tutti i numeri di maglia".
  2. "Leonel Jesús Vangioni - Sitio Oficial del Club de Futbol Monterrey". Archived from the original on 2017-08-05. Retrieved 2017-08-05.
  3. "Leonel Vangioni" (in Spanish). Newell's Old Boys. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
  4. "El Guma presenta a Leonel Vangioni".
  5. Chioffi, Stefano (21 March 2009). "Leonel Vangioni, il gioiello che piace a Maradona". www.corrieredellosport.it/calcio (in Italian). Corriere dello Sport. Archived from the original on 15 May 2013. Retrieved 25 July 2016.
  6. "Calendario e Risultati | Stagione 2016-17 | 20^ Giornata" (in Italian). Lega Serie A. 16 January 2017. Retrieved 16 January 2017.
  7. "El Guma presenta a Leonel Vangioni".
  8. "El Guma presenta a Leonel Vangioni".
  9. Leonel Vangioni at Soccerway
  10. "Leonel Jesús Vangioni". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 21 February 2017.
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