Leonel Bontempo

Leonel Bontempo
Personal information
Full name	Leonel Juan Daniel Bontempo
Date of birth	1 November 1992 (age 31)
Place of birth	Buenos Aires, Argentina
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Left-back
Team information
Current team	Montevideo Wanderers
Number	27
Youth career
	Quilmes
Senior career*
Years	Team
2013–2016	Quilmes
2016	Racing Santander
2018–2020	Barracas Central
2020–2022	Deportivo Morón
2023	San Martín de San Juan
2024–	Montevideo Wanderers
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 September 2024

Leonel Juan Daniel Bontempo (born 1 November 1992) is an Argentine footballer who plays as a left-back for Uruguayan Primera División club Montevideo Wanderers.

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

^ "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.
^ "Report: Leonel Bontempo in talks with Sheffield Wednesday". HITC. 24 August 2016. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
^ "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

[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.

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