Leandro Cabrera

Leandro Daniel Cabrera Sasía (born 17 June 1991) is a Uruguayan footballer who plays for Spanish club RCD Espanyol. Mainly a central defender, he can also play as a left back.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Cabrera and the second or maternal family name is Sasía.
Leandro Cabrera
Personal information
Full name Leandro Daniel Cabrera Sasía
Date of birth (1991-06-17) 17 June 1991[1]
Place of birth Montevideo, Uruguay[1]
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Position(s) Defender
Club information
Current team
 Espanyol
Number 4
Youth career
Defensor
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2009 Defensor 7 (0)
2009–2013 Atlético Madrid 4 (0)
2010–2011 → Recreativo (loan) 11 (0)
2011–2012 → Numancia (loan) 33 (0)
2012–2013 → Hércules (loan) 39 (1)
2013–2014 Real Madrid B 33 (0)
2014–2017 Zaragoza 111 (5)
2017–2018 Crotone 5 (0)
2018 → Getafe (loan) 9 (0)
2018–2020 Getafe 50 (4)
2020– Espanyol 17 (0)
National team
2009–2011 Uruguay U20 22 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19 July 2020

He spent the vast majority of his career in Spain, mostly in Segunda División. Other than in his own country, he also competed professionally in Italy.

Club career

Born in Montevideo, Cabrera started his career with local Defensor Sporting, playing seven Primera División matches for the first team as they won the 2009 Clausura. In June 2009 he signed with La Liga club Atlético Madrid for €1.5 million, paid to former Uruguay international player Daniel Fonseca who owned his rights (and ceded 50% to Atlético).[2]

In a strange first season, where he even failed to appear for the reserves, Cabrera's debut for the first team only took place on 2 May 2010, playing as left back in a 1–3 away loss against Sevilla FC. He was also booked in the game.[3]

In the summer of 2010, Cabrera was loaned to Recreativo de Huelva for 2010–11, with the Andalusians in the Segunda División.[4] He joined another second-tier side, CD Numancia, on loan for the following campaign.[5] In the following five years – the first two on loan – he continued competing at that level with Hércules CF,[6] Real Madrid Castilla[7] and Real Zaragoza.[8]

On 15 July 2017, free agent Cabrera joined F.C. Crotone on a three-year deal.[9] His debut in the Serie A took place on 20 August, when he featured the full 90 minutes in the 0–3 home loss to A.C. Milan.[10]

Cabrera returned to the Spanish top flight on 15 January 2018, being loaned to Getafe CF.[11] On 7 July the move was move permanent,[12] and he rarely missed a match during his spell at the Coliseum Alfonso Pérez.[13]

On 20 January 2020, Cabrera signed a four-and-a-half-year contract with RCD Espanyol after his €9 million release clause was paid.[14] In March, he tested positive for COVID-19.[15]

Honours

Defensor

Atlético Madrid

References
  1. "Leandro Cabrera". Eurosport. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
  2. "El Atlético ficha a Leandro Cabrera" [Atlético sign Leandro Cabrera]. Diario AS (in Spanish). 22 June 2009. Retrieved 18 March 2010.
  3. "Sevilla flying high after Atletico win". ESPN Soccernet. 2 May 2010. Archived from the original on 2 January 2013. Retrieved 2 July 2012.
  4. "El Decano se hace con los servicios de Leandro Cabrera" [The Dean acquires Leandro Cabrera] (in Spanish). Recreativo Huelva. 14 August 2010. Archived from the original on 15 July 2011. Retrieved 15 August 2010.
  5. "Mercado: El Atlético cede a Leandro Cabrera al Numancia" [Market: Atlético loan Leandro Cabrera to Numancia] (in Spanish). Goal. 31 August 2011. Retrieved 6 September 2011.
  6. "Cabrera: "Me encantaría ayudar al Atlético el año que viene"" [Cabrera: "I would love to help Atlético next year"]. Marca (in Spanish). 9 May 2013. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
  7. García Medina, David; Cerezo, Hugo (2 September 2013). "El Castilla ficha a Leandro Cabrera" [Castilla sign Leandro Cabrera]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 November 2017.
  8. Olivera Díaz, Manuel (13 August 2014). "Leandro Cabrera y Carlos Diogo, al Zaragoza" [Leandro Cabrera and Carlos Diogo, to Zaragoza] (in Spanish). Vavel. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
  9. "Leandro Cabrera jugará en el Crotone de la Serie A italiana" [Leandro Cabrera will play in Crotone of the Italian Serie A]. El Periódico de Aragón (in Spanish). 15 July 2017. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
  10. Gozzini, Alessandra (20 August 2017). "Crotone-Milan 0–3: apre Kessié, poi Cutrone e Suso completano la festa" [Crotone-Milan 0–3: Kessié with the opener, then Cutrone and Suso close the party]. La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian). Retrieved 26 November 2017.
  11. "Leandro Cabrera refuerza la defensa del Getafe" [Leandro Cabrera bolsters defence of Getafe]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 15 January 2018. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
  12. "Calciomercato Crotone, ufficiale: Cabrera ceduto al Getafe" [Transfermarket Crotone, official: Cabrera transferred to Getafe]. Corriere dello Sport (in Italian). 7 July 2018. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
  13. "Leandro Cabrera: "A Benzema habrá que pararlo entre todos"" [Leandro Cabrera: "We must stop Benzema by working together"] (in Spanish). Telemadrid. 3 January 2020. Retrieved 25 January 2020.
  14. "Cabrera, segundo fichaje de invierno" [Cabrera, second winter signing] (in Spanish). RCD Espanyol. 20 January 2020. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
  15. "Leandro Cabrera, primer futbolista uruguayo con coronavirus" [Leandro Cabrera, first Uruguayan footballer with coronavirus]. El Observador (in Spanish). 17 March 2020. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
  16. "Atletico Madrid 2–1 Fulham". BBC Sport. 12 May 2010. Retrieved 16 December 2019.
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