| Manuel Leindekar | |
| Birth Name: | Manuel Leindekar Virginio |
| Birth Date: | 23 April 1997 |
| Birth Place: | Montevideo, Uruguay |
| Height: | 6ft 8in |
| Weight: | 18st 1lbs |
| School: | The British Schools of Montevideo |
| Position: | Lock |
| Currentclub: | Bayonne |
| Amatyears1: | 2015−2017 |
| Amatteam1: | Old Boys |
| Years1: | 2017-2022 |
| Clubs1: | Oyonnax |
| Apps1: | 58 |
| Points1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2022- |
| Clubs2: | Bayonne |
| Apps2: | 23 |
| Points2: | 0 |
| Repyears1: | 2015−2017 |
| Repteam1: | Uruguay Under 20 |
| Repcaps1: | 7 |
| Reppoints1: | 10 |
| Repyears2: | 2016 - |
| Repcaps2: | 28 |
| Reppoints2: | 5 |
| Clubupdate: | 30 June 2023 |
| Repupdate: | 9 September 2023 |
Manuel Leindekar Virginio (born 23 April 1997)[1] is a Uruguayan rugby player whose primary position is lock. He plays for Aviron Bayonnais in the French Top 14 and for the Uruguay national rugby union team.
Leindekar started his career playing in Uruguay for Old Boys.
In December 2015, he went to France to sign with Oyonnax Rugby. In mid 2022 he signed with Aviron Bayonnais.[2]
Leindekar made his international debut for Uruguay on 13 May 2017, in a South American Rugby Championship game against Paraguay.[3]
He was selected for Uruguay's 31-man squad for the 2019 Rugby World Cup on 30 August 2019.[4]