Leonardo Baima

Argentine footballer

Leonardo Baima
Personal information
Full name Leonardo Baima
Date of birth (1992-10-05) 5 October 1992 (age 31)
Place of birth San Jorge, Argentina
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2014 Boca Juniors 0 (0)
2013–2014 → Aldosivi (loan) 11 (1)
2015–2017 Defensores de Belgrano 75 (5)
2018 Dugopolje 13 (0)
2018–2019 Chacarita Juniors 12 (1)
2019 Nueva Chicago 14 (1)
2020 Platense 3 (0)
2020 General Díaz
2021–2022 Central Norte 13 (1)
2022 Richmond Kickers 13 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 October 2022

Leonardo Baima (born 5 October 1992) is an Argentine professional footballer who last played as a midfielder for the Richmond Kickers in USL League One.[1] Besides Argentina, he has played in Croatia.[2]

Career

Baima began his footballing career with Boca Juniors.[1][3] He didn't appear competitively for the club, though was an unused substitute once during the 2012–13 Argentine Primera División season against Unión Santa Fe on 25 August 2012.[1] In June 2013, Baima was loaned to Primera B Nacional's Aldosivi.[1][4] He made his professional debut during a 3–0 defeat to San Martín on 4 August, prior to netting his first goal against Defensa y Justicia on 24 August.[1] Baima left Boca Juniors permanently in January 2015, joining Defensores de Belgrano in Primera B Metropolitana.[1] Seventy-nine games and five goals followed in three seasons.[1]

On 14 February 2018, Baima completed a move to Croatian Second Football League side Dugopolje.[1] His first appearance for the club arrived on 10 March versus Šibenik, while his final match came in a defeat to Lučko as Dugopolje finished sixth in 2017–18.[1] Baima returned to Argentine football in July 2018 after he signed for Chacarita Juniors in Primera B Nacional.[1][5]

Baima signed with USL League One club Richmond Kickers on 3 February 2022.[6] At the end of the 2022 season, his contract option was declined by the Kickers.[7]

Career statistics

As of 7 December 2018.[1]
Club statistics
Club Season League Cup[a] League Cup Continental[b] Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Boca Juniors 2012–13 Primera División 0 0 0 0 — 0 0 0 0 0 0
2013–14 0 0 0 0 — 0 0 0 0 0 0
2014 0 0 0 0 — 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 0 0 0 0 — — 0 0 0 0
Aldosivi (loan) 2013–14 Primera B Nacional 11 1 1 0 — — 0 0 12 1
Defensores de Belgrano 2015 Primera B Metropolitana 28 3 0 0 — — 1[c] 0 29 3
2016 16 0 0 0 — — 0 0 16 0
2016–17 31 2 2 0 — — 1[d] 0 34 2
Total 75 5 2 0 — — 2 0 79 5
Dugopolje 2017–18 Second League 13 0 0 0 — — 0 0 13 0
Chacarita Juniors 2018–19 Primera B Nacional 8 1 0 0 — — 0 0 8 1
Career total 107 7 3 0 — — 2 0 112 7
  1. ^ Includes the Copa Argentina and Croatian Football Cup
  2. ^ Includes the Copa Libertadores and Copa Sudamericana
  3. ^ One appearance in the 2015 Primera B Metropolitana play-offs
  4. ^ One appearance in the 2016–17 Primera B Metropolitana play-offs

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Argentina - L. Baima". Soccerway. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
  2. ^ Leonardo Baima: "Hay que cambiar el chip rápido" lagloriosatricolor.com.ar
  3. ^ "Ficha Estadistica de LEONARDO BAIMA". BDFA. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
  4. ^ "Aldosivi, entre los trabajos de campo y las negociaciones". La Capital MdP. 1 July 2013. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
  5. ^ "Leonardo Baima es jugador de Chacarita". Chacarita Juniors. 6 July 2018. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
  6. ^ Heintschel, Nathan. "ARGENTINE MIDFIELDER LEONARDO BAIMA SET TO CREATE FOR RICHMOND". RichmondKickers.com. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
  7. ^ "Kickers Announce Initial Contract Decisions for 2023". Richmond Kickers. 7 December 2022. Retrieved 20 January 2023.

External links

  • Leonardo Baima at Soccerway