Tony_Leone_(soccer)
Tony Leone (footballer)
Professional footballer (born 2004)
Antonio Jeremiah "Tony" Leone Larios (born April 28, 2004) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Liga MX club Monterrey. Born in the United States, he plays for the Mexico national under-23 team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Antonio Jeremiah Leone Larios | ||
| Date of birth | (2004-04-28) April 28, 2004 (age 20) | ||
| Place of birth | Long Beach, California, United States | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Monterrey | ||
| Number | 32 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2016–2017 | Total Futbol Academy | ||
| 2017–2020 | Los Angeles FC | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2023 | Los Angeles FC | 0 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | → Las Vegas Lights (loan) | 43 | (2) |
| 2023 | Los Angeles FC 2 | 10 | (0) |
| 2024– | Monterrey | 1 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019 | United States U15 | 10 | (0) |
| 2019 | Mexico U15 | 5 | (0) |
| 2020 | United States U17 | 3 | (0) |
| 2021 | Mexico U19 | 4 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Mexico U20 | 11 | (2) |
| 2023– | Mexico U23 | 5 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 22, 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of November 4, 2023 | |||
Born in Long Beach, California, Leone began his career with Total Futbol Academy before joining the youth setup of Major League Soccer club Los Angeles FC.[2] Leone rose through the ranks of the club before signing a professional homegrown player contract alongside fellow Mexican-American teammates Christian Torres and Erik Dueñas on July 8, 2020.[2]
Loan to Las Vegas Lights
On May 22, 2021, Leone was loaned out to Los Angeles FC's USL Championship affiliate Las Vegas Lights for their match against Phoenix Rising.[3] He made his debut in the match, starting for Las Vegas in the 1–5 defeat.[4] August 27, 2021, Leone received his first red card of his career against LA Galaxy II in the 90th+2 minute.[5]
Leone is eligible to play for the United States or Mexico.[2] He has represented the United States at both the under-15 and under-17 levels, and Mexico at the under-15, under-17, under-19 and under-20.
Leone was called up to the Mexico U-20 team by Luis Ernesto Pérez to participate at the 2021 Revelations Cup, appearing in three matches, where Mexico won the competition.[6] The following year, he was subsequently called up again to the Mexico U-20 team for the 2022 CONCACAF U-20 Championship,[7] in which Mexico failed to qualify for the FIFA U-20 World Cup and Olympics.[8]
Club
- As of match played October 8, 2023[9]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Los Angeles FC | 2020 | MLS | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Las Vegas Lights (loan) | 2021 | USL | 23 | 1 | – | – | – | 23 | 1 | |||
| 2022 | 20 | 1 | – | – | – | 20 | 1 | |||||
| Total | 43 | 2 | – | – | – | 43 | 2 | |||||
| Los Angeles FC 2 | 2023 | MLS Next Pro | 10 | 0 | – | – | – | 10 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 53 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 2 | ||
Mexico U20
Mexico U23
Individual
- CONCACAF U-20 Championship Best XI: 2022
- "Tony Leone". Los Angeles FC. Retrieved August 20, 2022.
- Butler, Dylan (July 8, 2020). "LAFC make first three Homegrown signings in club's history". Major League Soccer. Retrieved May 23, 2021.
- "LAFC Loans Six Players To Las Vegas Lights FC For Upcoming Match Against Phoenix Rising FC - 5/22/21". Los Angeles FC. May 22, 2021. Retrieved May 23, 2021.
- "Phoenix Rising 5–1 Las Vegas Lights". Soccerway.
- "Las Vegas Lights FC vs. LA Galaxy II - Football Match Summary - August 27, 2021 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved September 23, 2021.
- "Mexico to host U20 Revelations Cup Tournament". fmfstateofmind.com. November 9, 2021. Retrieved November 22, 2021.
- "SELECCIÓN MEXICANA SUB 20: CONVOCATORIA LISTA PARA EL CAMPEONATO DE LA CONCACAF". Record. Retrieved June 8, 2022.
- "¡Papelón! ¡Ridículo! ¡Fracasototote! La prensa mexicana no puede creer eliminación de su Selección". ESPN. Retrieved June 30, 2022.
- Tony Leone at Soccerway
- "Mexico wins Revelation Cup after win over the United States". SBNATION. November 18, 2021. Retrieved November 22, 2021.
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