Leonel Bontempo

Leonel Bontempo

Personal information
Full name	Leonel Bontempo
Date of birth	1 November 1992
Place of birth	Buenos Aires, Argentina
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 7 ^1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Left back
Club information
Current team	Racing Santander
Youth career
	Quilmes
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2013–2016	Quilmes	53	(0)
2016–	Racing Santander	2	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 8 October 2016.

Leonel Bontempo (born 1 November 1992) is an Argentine footballer who plays for Spanish club Racing de Santander as a forward.

Club career

Born in Buenos Aires, Bontempo played youth football for Quilmes. He made his first team – and Primera División – debut on 4 August 2013, starting in a 0–2 away loss against Rosario Central.^[1]

Bontempo already became a regular starter for the club during his first professional campaign, contributing with 18 matches. He remained undisputed in the following three seasons, being released in July 2016 after his contract expired.

In August 2016, Bontempo was linked to a move to Championship club Sheffield Wednesday.^[2] However, nothing came of it and he signed for Spanish Segunda División B club Racing de Santander on 20 September.^[3]

References

1. "En su regreso a Primera, Rosario Central le ganó a Quilmes con una gran noche de Luna" [In their return to Primera, Rosario Central defeated Quilmes with a great night of Luna] (in Spanish). La Voz del Interior. 4 August 2013. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
2. "Report: Leonel Bontempo in talks with Sheffield Wednesday". HITC. 24 August 2016. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
3. "El Real Racing Club llega a un acuerdo con el lateral izquierdo Leonel Bontempo" [Racing reach an agreement with the left back Leonel Bontempo] (in Spanish). Racing Santander. 20 September 2016. Retrieved 14 October 2016.

External links

• Leonel Bontempo at ESPN FC
• Leonel Bontempo profile at BDFutbol
• Leonel Bontempo profile at Soccerway