Leonardo Baima
{{short description|Argentine footballer|bot=PearBOT 5}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2018}}
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| fullname = Leonardo Baima
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1992|10|5|df=y}}
| birth_place = San Jorge, Argentina
| height = {{height|m=1.75}}
| position = Midfielder
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| years1 = 2012–2014
| clubs1 = Boca Juniors
| caps1 = 0
| goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2013–2014
| clubs2 = → Aldosivi (loan)
| caps2 = 11
| goals2 = 1
| years3 = 2015–2017
| clubs3 = Defensores de Belgrano
| caps3 = 75
| goals3 = 5
| years4 = 2018
| clubs4 = Dugopolje
| caps4 = 13
| goals4 = 0
| years5 = 2018–2019
| clubs5 = Chacarita Juniors
| caps5 = 12
| goals5 = 1
| years6 = 2019
| clubs6 = Nueva Chicago
| caps6 = 14
| goals6 = 1
| years7 = 2020
| clubs7 = Platense
| caps7 = 3
| goals7 = 0
| years8 = 2020
| clubs8 = General Díaz
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| years9 = 2021–2022
| clubs9 = Central Norte
| caps9 = 13
| goals9 = 1
| years10 = 2022
| clubs10 = Richmond Kickers
| caps10 = 13
| goals10 = 1
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| club-update = 16 October 2022
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| caps11 = 13
| clubs11 = Atenas
| goals11 = 0
| years11 = 2023
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Leonardo Baima (born 5 October 1992) is an Argentine professional footballer who last played as a midfielder for Atenas in Torneo Federal A.{{cite news|title=Argentina - L. Baima|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/leonardo-baima/240829/|accessdate=7 December 2018|work=Soccerway}} Besides Argentina, he has played in Croatia.[http://www.lagloriosatricolor.com.ar/2018/09/leonardo-baima-hay-que-cambiar-el-chip.html Leonardo Baima: "Hay que cambiar el chip rápido"] lagloriosatricolor.com.ar
Career
Baima began his footballing career with Boca Juniors.{{cite news|title=Ficha Estadistica de LEONARDO BAIMA|url=http://www.bdfa.com.ar/jugadores-LEONARDO-BAIMA-90231.html|accessdate=7 December 2018|work=BDFA}} He didn't appear competitively for the club, though was an unused substitute once during the 2012–13 Argentine Primera División season against Unión Santa Fe on 25 August 2012. In June 2013, Baima was loaned to Primera B Nacional's Aldosivi.{{cite news|title=Aldosivi, entre los trabajos de campo y las negociaciones|url=http://www.lacapitalmdp.com/noticias/Deportes/2013/07/02/244837.htm|accessdate=7 December 2018|work=La Capital MdP|date=1 July 2013}} He made his professional debut during a 3–0 defeat to San Martín on 4 August, prior to netting his first goal against Defensa y Justicia on 24 August. Baima left Boca Juniors permanently in January 2015, joining Defensores de Belgrano in Primera B Metropolitana. Seventy-nine games and five goals followed in three seasons.
On 14 February 2018, Baima completed a move to Croatian Second Football League side Dugopolje. His first appearance for the club arrived on 10 March versus Šibenik, while his final match came in a defeat to Lučko as Dugopolje finished sixth in 2017–18. Baima returned to Argentine football in July 2018 after he signed for Chacarita Juniors in Primera B Nacional.{{cite news|title=Leonardo Baima es jugador de Chacarita|url=https://www.chacaritajuniors.com.ar/leonardo-baima-es-jugador-de-chacarita/|accessdate=7 December 2018|work=Chacarita Juniors|date=6 July 2018}}
Baima signed with USL League One club Richmond Kickers on 3 February 2022.{{cite web |last1=Heintschel |first1=Nathan |title=ARGENTINE MIDFIELDER LEONARDO BAIMA SET TO CREATE FOR RICHMOND |url=https://www.richmondkickers.com/news_article/show/1207215 |website=RichmondKickers.com |access-date=3 February 2022}} At the end of the 2022 season, his contract option was declined by the Kickers.{{cite web |title=Kickers Announce Initial Contract Decisions for 2023 |url=https://www.richmondkickers.com/news/2022/12/07/strongkickers-announce-initial-contract-decisions-for-2023-strong/ |website=Richmond Kickers |access-date=January 20, 2023 |date=December 7, 2022}}
Career statistics
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rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|CupIncludes the Copa Argentina and Croatian Football Cup !colspan="2"|League Cup !colspan="2"|ContinentalIncludes the Copa Libertadores and Copa Sudamericana !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
rowspan="4"|Boca Juniors
|rowspan="3"|Primera División |0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
2013–14
|0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
2014
|0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
colspan="2"|Total
!0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
rowspan="1"|Aldosivi (loan)
|rowspan="1"|Primera B Nacional |11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | |||
rowspan="4"|Defensores de Belgrano
|2015 |rowspan="3"|Primera B Metropolitana |28 | 3 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 1One appearance in the 2015 Primera B Metropolitana play-offs | 0 | 29 | 3 | |||
2016
|16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | |||
2016–17
|31 | 2 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 1One appearance in the 2016–17 Primera B Metropolitana play-offs | 0 | 34 | 2 | |||
colspan="2"|Total
!75 | 5 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 2 | 0 | 79 | 5 | |||
rowspan="1"|Dugopolje
|rowspan="1"|Second League |13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | |||
rowspan="1"|Chacarita Juniors
|rowspan="1"|Primera B Nacional |8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | |||
colspan="3"|Career total
!107 | 7 | 3 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 2 | 0 | 112 | 7 |
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References
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External links
- {{Soccerway|leonardo-baima/240829}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Baima, Leonardo}}
Category:Footballers from Santa Fe Province
Category:Argentine men's footballers
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Category:Argentine expatriate sportspeople in the United States
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