Leonardo Bertone

Leonardo Bertone (born 14 March 1994) is a Swiss footballer who currently plays as a midfielder for Belgian side Waasland-Beveren.

Leonardo Bertone
Bertone with FC Cincinnati in 2019
Personal information
Full name Leonardo Bertone
Date of birth (1994-03-14) 14 March 1994
Place of birth Wohlen bei Bern, Switzerland
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Waasland-Beveren
Number 6
Youth career
–2014 Young Boys
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2018 Young Boys 131 (16)
2019 FC Cincinnati 25 (1)
2020 FC Thun 16 (1)
2020– Waasland-Beveren 21 (1)
National team
2012 Switzerland U18 3 (0)
2012–2013 Switzerland U19 6 (0)
2013–2015 Switzerland U20 3 (1)
2013–2016 Switzerland U21 13 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 6 February 2021

Club career

Bertone was born in Wohlen bei Bern. He made his league debut during the 2011–12 season, his only appearance that season.

YB vs. FCL - Bertone 3

He was part of the Young Boys squad that won the 2017–18 Swiss Super League, their first league title for 32 years.[1]

On 18 December 2018, it was announced that Bertone would join FC Cincinnati ahead of their inaugural 2019 season in Major League Soccer.[2] On 2 March 2019, Bertone scored FC Cincinnati's first goal in the MLS.

After just one season with Cincinnati, Bertone returned to Switzerland on 13 January 2020, joining Swiss Super League side FC Thun on a two-and-a-half-year deal.[3]

On the 16th of September 2020, he changed teams once again. Joining Jupiler Pro League team Waasland-Beveren, having signed a 3 year contract.[4]

International career

Bertone was born in Switzerland to an Italian-German father, and Spanish-German mother. He is a youth international for Switzerland.[5]

Honours

Young Boys

References
  1. "Soccer - Young Boys end 32-year wait for Swiss title and end Basel dominance". Reuters. 28 April 2018. Retrieved 19 December 2018.
  2. "FCC Acquires Swiss Super League Champion Bertone". FC Cincinnati. 18 December 2018. Retrieved 19 December 2018.
  3. "Bertone Transferred to FC Thun of the Swiss Super League | FC Cincinnati".
  4. https://www.waasland-beveren.be/2020/09/bertone/
  5. "BZ Berner Zeitung - Nachrichten und Fakten aus Bern" – via www.bernerzeitung.ch.


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