Leonardo Pisculichi
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Leonardo Nicolás Pisculichi (born 18 January 1984 in Rafael Castillo, Buenos Aires
) is an Argentine
footballer who currently plays for Al-Arabi Sports Club, as a forward. Leonardo is Croat
origin, and his original lastname was Piškulić.
, making his first division
debut on February 20, 2002, against Talleres de Córdoba
. He was transferred to Spain
's RCD Mallorca
on January 4, 2006. His beginnings at his new club were promising, as he netted three times in his first five games - including a penalty kick
equalizer against Real Madrid
on February 26, in an eventual 2-1 home triumph.
However, Pisculichi gradually fell out of favour with the Balearic Islands
outfit and, on November 30, 2006, was transferred to Al-Arabi Sports Club in Doha
, Qatar
for €
3.6 million, with the move being made effective in January of the following year.
Rafael Castillo, Buenos Aires
Rafael Castillo is a district of La Matanza Partido in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. It is located in the Greater Buenos Aires urban conurbation....
) is an Argentine
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
footballer who currently plays for Al-Arabi Sports Club, as a forward. Leonardo is Croat
Croatia
Croatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a unitary democratic parliamentary republic in Europe at the crossroads of the Mitteleuropa, the Balkans, and the Mediterranean. Its capital and largest city is Zagreb. The country is divided into 20 counties and the city of Zagreb. Croatia covers ...
origin, and his original lastname was Piškulić.
Football career
Pisculichi started his career with Argentinos JuniorsArgentinos Juniors
Asociación Atlética Argentinos Juniors is an Argentine football club based in La Paternal, Buenos Aires. Founded on August 15, 1904, the club was originally called the “Martyrs of Chicago”, in homage to the eight anarchists imprisoned or hanged after the 1886 Haymarket Riot in Chicago.-Early...
, making his first division
Primera División Argentina
The Primera División is a professional football league in Argentina. It is the country's premier football division and is at the top of the Argentine football league system. Contested by twenty clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the Primera B Nacional. The season runs...
debut on February 20, 2002, against Talleres de Córdoba
Talleres de Córdoba
Club Atlético Talleres is a sports club from the city of Córdoba, Argentina, mostly known for its professional football team, which currently plays in the regionalised third division, the Torneo Argentino A...
. He was transferred to Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
's RCD Mallorca
RCD Mallorca
Real Club Deportivo Mallorca is a Spanish football team based on Palma, Majorca, in the Balearic Islands. Founded on 5 March 1916, the team currently plays in the Spanish first division, holding home games at Son Moix....
on January 4, 2006. His beginnings at his new club were promising, as he netted three times in his first five games - including a penalty kick
Penalty kick
A penalty kick is a type of direct free kick in association football, taken from twelve yards out from goal and with only the goalkeeper of the defending team between the penalty taker and the goal.Penalty kicks are performed during normal play...
equalizer against Real Madrid
Real Madrid
Real Madrid Club de Fútbol , commonly known as Real Madrid, is a professional football club based in Madrid, Spain. The club have won a record 31 La Liga titles, the Primera División of the Liga de Fútbol Profesional , 18 Copas del Rey, 8 Spanish Super Cups, 1 Copa Eva Duarte and 1 Copa de la...
on February 26, in an eventual 2-1 home triumph.
However, Pisculichi gradually fell out of favour with the Balearic Islands
Balearic Islands
The Balearic Islands are an archipelago of Spain in the western Mediterranean Sea, near the eastern coast of the Iberian Peninsula.The four largest islands are: Majorca, Minorca, Ibiza and Formentera. The archipelago forms an autonomous community and a province of Spain with Palma as the capital...
outfit and, on November 30, 2006, was transferred to Al-Arabi Sports Club in Doha
Doha
Doha is the capital city of the state of Qatar. Located on the Persian Gulf, it had a population of 998,651 in 2008, and is also one of the municipalities of Qatar...
, Qatar
Qatar
Qatar , also known as the State of Qatar or locally Dawlat Qaṭar, is a sovereign Arab state, located in the Middle East, occupying the small Qatar Peninsula on the northeasterly coast of the much larger Arabian Peninsula. Its sole land border is with Saudi Arabia to the south, with the rest of its...
for €
Euro
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3.6 million, with the move being made effective in January of the following year.