Leonel Duarte Explained

Leonel Duarte
Fullname:Leonel Duarte Plat
Birth Date:1 August 1987
Birth Place:Ciego de Ávila, Cuba
Position:Striker
Years1:2005–2015
Clubs1:Ciego de Ávila
Years2:2012–2013
Clubs2:→ Einheit Worbis (loan)
Caps2:18
Goals2:23
Nationalyears1:2005–2010
Nationalteam1:Cuba
Nationalcaps1:40
Nationalgoals1:6
Ntupdate:1 April 2018

Leonel Duarte Plat, (born 1 August 1987) is a Cuban retired footballer.

Club career

Duarte played his entire career for his provincial side Ciego de Ávila, except for a season in Germany with amateur side SV Einheit 1875 Worbis.[1]

International career

He made his international debut for Cuba in a July 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup match against the United States and has earned a total of 40 caps, scoring 6 goals.[2] He represented his country in 7 FIFA World Cup qualification matches (1 goal) and played at 2 CONCACAF Gold Cup final tournaments.

His final international was a December 2010 Gold Cup qualification match against Grenada.

International goals

Scores and results list Cuba's goal tally first.[2]

NumberDateLocationOpponentScoreResultCompetition
116 January 2007Manny Ramjohn Stadium, San Fernando, Trinidad and Tobago3-03-02007 Caribbean Cup
220 January 2007Hasely Crawford Stadium, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago1-31-32007 Caribbean Cup
317 June 2008Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, North Sound, Antigua and Barbuda4-34-32010 FIFA World Cup qualification
423 October 2008Estadio Pedro Marrero, Havana, Cuba1-07-12008 Caribbean Cup qualification
523 October 2008Estadio Pedro Marrero, Havana, Cuba4-07-12008 Caribbean Cup qualification
627 October 2008Estadio Pedro Marrero, Havana, Cuba5-06-02008 Caribbean Cup qualification

Notes and References

  1. http://sv-einheit-1875-worbis.de/typo3_4.3.3/index.php?id=542 Die 1. Mannschaft in der Saison 2012/13
  2. Web site: Appearances for Cuba National Team. RSSSF.