Pedro León
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| Pedro León | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Pedro León Sánchez Gil | |
| Date of birth | November 24, 1986 | |
| Place of birth | Mula, Spain | |
| Height | 1.83 cm | |
| Playing position | Attacking midfielder | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Levante UD | |
| Number | 14 | |
| Youth clubs | ||
| 2000-2002 2003-2004 2004 |
Muleño CF Nueva Vanguardia Real Murcia |
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| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 2004-2005 2005–2007 2007– |
Real Murcia B Real Murcia Levante UD |
18 (4) 67 (9) 23 (3) |
| National team2 | ||
| 2007 | Spain U-21 | 3 (0) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Pedro León Sanchez Gil (born November 24, 1986 in Mula) is a Spanish footballer, currently playing for Levante UD. His position is midfielder. He is noted for having a powerful right foot after scoring a couple of goals and free kicks from near the half way line. His brother is professional cyclist Luis León Sánchez.
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[edit] Club career
[edit] Early career (2003-2006)
He began his career in the Muleño CF youth team in 2000 until 2002 where he moved to Nueva Vanguardia for one year where he joined the Real Murcia youth team, making 10 appearances.[1] He moved to Real Murcia B in 2004 and made his debut in the main team on January 15, 2005 in the Segunda División where he went on to play seven matches during that season scoring against local rivals Ciudad de Murcia.
[edit] Real Murcia and transfer rumours (2007)
The following year he became and integral player for Real Murcia where he scored eight goals, several of which were scored from free kicks.
On January 31, 2007, he made his debut for the Spanish U-21 side, during this time he was rumoured to be moving to Real Madrid or Chelsea. It was speculated during April, 2007 that Chelsea would buy him for £3.4 million.[2] Despite rumours of moving to a big European side, he instead moved to the more modest Levante UD in the summer of 2007 for £2.5 million after rejecting an offer from Real Murcia to renew his contract for £1 million. The club did not receive his departure very well and found it quite offensive.
[edit] Levante UD (2007-)
His season at Levante UD during 2007/2008 was disappointing compared to previous years, having only scored 3 goals from 21 games of which he was in the starting line up only 11 times.[3] Despite being a renowned attacking midfielder, Levante UD play him in various positions such as central midfielder and striker under which he is listed on the club's official website.
[edit] International career
[edit] Spain U-21
He made his debut for the Spanish national under-21 football team on January 31, 2007. On 6 February 2007, Iñaki Sáez called him up once more for a friendly against the England U-21 side where he was subsituted on the 61 minute to make way for Juan Manuel Mata, the match ended a 2-2 draw.[4] His last match was against Georgia where he came on the pitch on the 69 minute to replace Alfaro.[5]
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