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Leonardo Pisculichi
Pisculichi in his return to Argentinos Juniors
Personal information
Full name Leonardo Nicolás Pisculichi[1]
Date of birth (1984-01-18) 18 January 1984 (age 40)[1]
Place of birth Rafael Castillo, Argentina
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2002–2005 Argentinos Juniors 57 (18)
2006 Mallorca 20 (3)
2007–2012 Al-Arabi 124 (67)
2012–2013 Shandong Luneng 9 (1)
2014 Argentinos Juniors 15 (4)
2014–2016 River Plate 69 (10)
2017 Vitória 3 (0)
2017–2019 Argentinos Juniors 35 (5)
2019–2021 Burgos 38 (6)
Total 370 (114)
International career
2003 Argentina U20 2 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Leonardo Nicolás Pisculichi (Spanish pronunciation: [leoˈnaɾðo piskuˈlitʃi]; born 18 January 1984) is an Argentine retired footballer who played as an attacking midfielder.[2] He won the Copa Sudamericana in 2014 and Copa Libertadores in 2015 with River Plate.[3][4]

Club career

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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.

Pisculichi (in left) with Al-Arabi in action against Fábio César Montezine of Al-Rayyan in 2011

On 30 November 2006, he was transferred to Al-Arabi Sports Club in Doha, Qatar, for €3.9 million, with the move being made effective in January of the following year.

In July 2012, Pisculichi transferred to the Chinese Super League side Shandong Luneng Taishan. In 2014, he joined the Argentine powerhouse River Plate. While at River Plate, he won the 2014 Copa Sudamericana against Atletico Nacional. He left River in December 2016 and signed for Brazilian side Esporte Clube Vitória in January 2017.

Return to Argentina

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Having left Vitória in May 2017, Pisculichi returned to the newly promoted Argentinos Juniors in August 2017. He was the first signee of the campaign.

Burgos CF

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In June 2019, Pisculichi joined Spanish Segunda División B club Burgos CF.[5]

International career

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Pisculichi played in the 2003 South American Youth Championship in Uruguay, representing the Argentina youth football team. He started the game against Uruguay and scored in the 82nd minute. He also came on as a substitute in a match against Brazil.[6]

He was set to be naturalized to play for the Qatar national team by 2009. However, he had previously represented the Argentina under-20 team, rendering him ineligible to play for the Qatar team without special permission from FIFA.

The same scenario occurred in 2012. The Al-Arabi administration wanted to naturalize him to have an extra foreign player in their squad to participate in the AFC Champions League. He did not gain Qatari citizenship, and the local media criticized the club's management.[6][7]

Personal life

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Pisculichi is of Croatian descent. His family Hispanicized their surname Piškulić (originally from the town of Novi Vinodolski) to its current spelling.

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 14 February 2021[8][9]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League State League National Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Argentinos Juniors 2001–02 Argentine Primera División 8 1 — — — — 8 1
2002–03 Primera B Nacional 1 0 — — — — 1 0
2003–04 1 0 — — — — 1 0
2004–05 2 1 — — — — 2 1
2004–05 Argentine Primera División 34 7 — — — — 34 7
2005–06 14 10 — — — — 14 10
Mallorca 2005–06 La Liga 16 3 — — — — 16 3
2006–07 4 0 — 1 0 — — 5 0
Total 20 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 21 3
Al-Arabi 2009–10 Qatar Stars League ? 18 — 0 0 — — ? 18
2008–09 ? 21 — 0 0 — — ? 21
2009–10 ? 3 — 0 0 — — ? 3
2010–11 ? 8 — 0 0 — — ? 8
2011–12 21 5 — 0 0 5[a] 2 — 26 2
Total ? 55 0 0 0 0 5 2 0 0 ? 57
Shandong Luneng 2012 Chinese Super League 2 0 — 0 0 — — 2 0
2013 7 1 — 0 0 — — 7 1
Total 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 1
Argentinos Juniors 2013–14 Argentine Primera División 15 4 — — — — 15 4
River Plate 2014 Argentine Primera División 16 5 — 2 0 9[b] 2 — 27 7
2015 17 0 — 2 0 12[c] 1 3[d] 0 34 1
2016 7 1 — 0 0 3[e] 1 — 10 2
Total 40 6 0 0 4 1 24 3 3 0 71 10
Vitória 2017 Serie A 2 0 3[f] 0 0 0 — 1 0 6 0
Argentinos Juniors 2017–18 Argentine Primera División 18 5 — 3 0 — — 21 5
2018–19 17 0 — 1 0 1[b] 0 — 19 0
Total 110 28 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 115 28
Burgos 2019–20 Segunda División B 22 5 — 2 0 — — 24 5
2020–21 10 1 — 0 0 — — 10 1
Total 32 6 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 34 6
Career total ? 99 3 0 11 1 30 5 4 0 ? 105
  1. ^ Appearance(s) in AFC Champions League
  2. ^ a b Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana
  3. ^ Four appearances and one goal in Copa Sudamericana, eight appearances in Copa Libertadores
  4. ^ Two appearances in Recopa Sudamericana, and one appearance in FIFA Club World Cup
  5. ^ Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores
  6. ^ Appearance(s) in Campeonato Baiano

Honors

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River Plate
Vitória

References

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  1. ^ a b c "FIFA Club World Cup Japan 2015: List of Players: River Plate" (PDF). FIFA. 11 December 2015. p. 5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 December 2015.
  2. ^ Argentinos en el futbol del mundo (1ra Parte)
  3. ^ Olé (27 November 2018). "A cuatro años del Pisculichazo". www.ole.com.ar (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 September 2022.
  4. ^ Grez, Matias (6 August 2015). "Copa Libertadores 2015: River Plate triumph against Mexican side Tigres". CNN. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
  5. ^ Pisculichi se acerca al Burgos de Caselli, dobleamarilla.com.ar, 13 June 2019
  6. ^ a b القضية السواء تنبش انفراداً لـ"استاد الدوحة" عمره 32 شهراً. (in Arabic). Estad Doha. Retrieved 4 July 2012.
  7. ^ حرمان الأرجنتيني بيسكوليتشي من الجنسية القطرية (in Arabic). SportsKSA. Retrieved 4 July 2012.
  8. ^ Leonardo Pisculichi at Soccerway. Retrieved 19 February 2021.
  9. ^ "Pisculichi » Club matches". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 19 February 2021.
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