Leo Román

Spanish footballer

Leo Román

Personal information

Full name

Leonardo Román Riquelme

Date of birth

(2000-07-06) 6 July 2000 (age 23)

Place of birth

Ibiza, Spain

Height

1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)^[1]

Position(s)

Goalkeeper

Team information

Current team

Oviedo
(on loan from Mallorca)

Youth career

Atlético Isleño

Sant Rafel

Penya Blanc-i-Blava

2017–2018

Peña Deportiva

Senior career*

Years

Team

Apps

(Gls)

2018–2020

Peña Deportiva

(0)

2018–2019

→ Sant Rafel (loan)

(0)

2020–2022

Mallorca B

(0)

2021–

Mallorca

(0)

2023–

→ Oviedo (loan)

(0)

International career^‡

2022–2023

Spain U21

(0)

Medal record

Representing Spain

UEFA European Under-21 Championship
Runner-up	2023 Georgia–Romania

*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 November 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 June 2023

Leonardo "Leo" Román Riquelme (born 6 July 2000) is a Spanish footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Real Oviedo, on loan from RCD Mallorca.

Club career

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]

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]

Personal life

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]

References

^ "Leo Román". LaLiga Satnander. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
^ ^a ^b "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.