| Daniel Leo | |
| Fullname: | Daniel Cosimo Osvaldo Leo |
| Birth Date: | 19 September 2001 |
| Birth Place: | Lugano, Switzerland |
| Height: | 1.85 m |
| Currentclub: | Crotone |
| Clubnumber: | 21 |
| Position: | Right-back |
| Youthyears1: | 2010–2011 |
| Youthclubs1: | Savosa-Massagno |
| Youthyears2: | 2011–2014 |
| Youthclubs2: | Lugano |
| Youthyears3: | 2014–2019 |
| Youthclubs3: | Team Ticino |
| Youthyears4: | 2019 |
| Youthclubs4: | Lugano |
| Youthyears5: | 2019–2021 |
| Youthclubs5: | Juventus |
| Years1: | 2020–2023 |
| Clubs1: | Juventus |
| Caps1: | 0 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2020–2022 |
| Clubs2: | → Juventus U23 |
| Caps2: | 26 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2022–2023 |
| Clubs3: | → Foggia (loan) |
| Caps3: | 24 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2023– |
| Clubs4: | Crotone |
| Caps4: | 25 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Pcupdate: | 5 May 2024 |
Daniel Cosimo Osvaldo Leo (born 19 September 2001) is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as a right-back for club Crotone.
Born in Lugano, Switzerland, Leo is of Italian descent.[1] He studied at .[2]
Leo began his youth career as a right-winger for Savosa-Massagno in 2010,[3] before moving to Lugano in 2011. He then joined Team Ticino – a club affiliated with Lugano – in 2014, where he was moved to right-back.
On 10 July 2019, Leo returned to Lugano, playing a friendly game against Inter Milan four days later; he assisted Lugano's sole goal in a 2–1 defeat.[4] On 11 August 2019, he moved to Juventus.
Leo made his Serie C debut for Juventus U23 – the reserve team of Juventus – on 28 October 2020, in a 2–1 away defeat to Como.
On 12 August 2022, Leo was sent on a one-year loan to Foggia.[5]
On 28 August 2023, Leo signed a three-year contract with Crotone.[6]
In 2020, Daniel Leo was included in the Switzerland national under-20 team.[7]
Starting out as a right-winger, Leo was moved to right-back while at Team Ticino. He has good physicality and positioning, and is capable of playing both as a wing-back in a three-at-the-back formation, and as a traditional full-back in a back four.
| Season | League | Coppa Italia | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Juventus U23 | 2020–21 | Serie C | 6 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22 | Serie C | 20 | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | 27 | 0 | |||
| Total | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 33 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 33 | 0 | |||