Role Footballer Number 15 Height 1.75 m | Years Team Weight 65 kg Name Leonardo Pisculichi Career start 2002 | |
Full name Leonardo Nicolas Pisculichi Date of birth (1986-01-18) 18 January 1986 (age 29) Place of birth Rafael Castillo, Argentina Current team Club Atletico River Plate (#15 / Midfielder, Forward) Similar People Marcelo Gallardo, Marcelo Barovero, Rodrigo Mora, Carlos Andres Sanchez, Leonardo Ponzio | ||
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Leonardo Nicolás Pisculichi (born 18 January 1984) is an Argentine footballer who plays for Argentinos Juniors, in the Argentine Primera División, as an attacking midfielder.
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- Compacto leonardo pisculichi 1era parte
- Leonardo pisculichi boca juniors s nightmare skills and goals 2014 2015 hd
- Club career
- Return to Argentina
- International career
- Honours
- Personal life
- References
Leonardo pisculichi boca juniors s nightmare skills and goals 2014 2015 hd
Club career
Pisculichi started his career with Argentinos Juniors, making his first division debut on 20 February 2002, against Talleres de Córdoba. He was transferred to Spain's RCD Mallorca on 4 January 2006. His beginnings at his new club were promising, as he netted three times in his first five games - including a penalty kick equalizer against Real Madrid on 26 February, in an eventual 2-1 home triumph.
However, Pisculichi gradually fell out of favour with the Balearic Islands outfit and, on 30 November 2006, was transferred to Al-Arabi Sports Club in Doha, Qatar for €3.6 million, with the move being made effective in January of the following year. He played amazing football in his 5 years of football in Al Arabi. He could have been a phenomenal player if he had stayed in Mallorca since he was known in The Gulf region as one of the best Free kick takers.
In July 2012, Pisculichi transferred to Chinese Super League side Shandong Luneng Taishan. In 2014, he joined Argentine powerhouse River Plate. During his tenure at River Plate he won the 2014 Copa Sudamericana against Atletico Nacional. He left River on December 2016, He signed for Brazilian Side Vitória on January 2017
Return to Argentina
Having left Vitória on May 2017, Pisculichi signed for newly promoted side Argentinos Juniors, the team he started his career with on August 2017, with him being the first signing of the campaign.
International career
Pisculichi played 134 minutes in the 2003 South American Youth Championship held in Uruguay, representing the Argentina youth football team. He started in the game against hosts Uruguay and scored in the 82nd minute. He also came on as a substitute in a match against Brazil.
He was set to be naturalized in order to play for the Qatar national team by 2009. However, he neglected to mention that he had previously represented the Argentina under-20 team, rendering him ineligible to play for the Qatar team without special permission from FIFA.
However, the same scenario occurred in 2012. The Al-Arabi administration wanted to naturalize him so they could have an extra foreign player in their squad to participate in the AFC Champions League. Despite reports of Pisculichi's ineligibility being readily available, they continued with the naturalization process. He did not gain Qatari citizenship and the club's management were criticized by local media.
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Personal life
Pisculichi is of Croatian descent. His family Hispanicized their surname Piškulić (originally from the town of Novi Vinodolski) to its current spelling.