Leonardo Nicolás Pisculichi (Spanish pronunciation: [leoˈnaɾðo piskuˈlitʃi]; born 18 January 1984) is an Argentine retired footballer who played as an attacking midfielder.[2] He won the Copa Sudamericana in 2014 and Copa Libertadores in 2015 with River Plate. [3][4]
 Pisculichi in his return to Argentinos Juniors | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Leonardo Nicolás Pisculichi[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 18 January 1984[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Rafael Castillo, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2002–2005 | Argentinos Juniors | 57 | (18) |
| 2006 | Mallorca | 20 | (3) |
| 2007–2012 | Al-Arabi | 124 | (67) |
| 2012–2013 | Shandong Luneng | 9 | (1) |
| 2014 | Argentinos Juniors | 15 | (4) |
| 2014–2016 | River Plate | 69 | (10) |
| 2017 | Vitória | 3 | (0) |
| 2017–2019 | Argentinos Juniors | 35 | (5) |
| 2019–2021 | Burgos | 38 | (6) |
| Total | 370 | (114) | |
| International career | |||
| 2003 | Argentina U20 | 2 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
editPisculichi started his career with Argentinos Juniors, making his first division debut on 20 February 2002, against Talleres de Córdoba. He was transferred to Spain's RCD Mallorca on 4 January 2006.
On 30 November 2006, he was transferred to Al-Arabi Sports Club in Doha, Qatar, for €3.9 million, with the move being made effective in January of the following year.
In July 2012, Pisculichi transferred to the Chinese Super League side Shandong Luneng Taishan. In 2014, he joined the Argentine powerhouse River Plate. While at River Plate, he won the 2014 Copa Sudamericana against Atletico Nacional. He left River in December 2016 and signed for Brazilian side Esporte Clube Vitória in January 2017.
Return to Argentina
editHaving left Vitória in May 2017, Pisculichi returned to the newly promoted Argentinos Juniors in August 2017. He was the first signee of the campaign.
Burgos CF
editIn June 2019, Pisculichi joined Spanish Segunda División B club Burgos CF.[5]
International career
editPisculichi played in the 2003 South American Youth Championship in Uruguay, representing the Argentina youth football team. He started the game against Uruguay and scored in the 82nd minute. He also came on as a substitute in a match against Brazil.[6]
He was set to be naturalized to play for the Qatar national team by 2009. However, he had previously represented the Argentina under-20 team, rendering him ineligible to play for the Qatar team without special permission from FIFA.
The same scenario occurred in 2012. The Al-Arabi administration wanted to naturalize him to have an extra foreign player in their squad to participate in the AFC Champions League. He did not gain Qatari citizenship, and the local media criticized the club's management.[6][7]
Personal life
editPisculichi is of Croatian descent. His family Hispanicized their surname Piškulić (originally from the town of Novi Vinodolski) to its current spelling.
Career statistics
editClub
edit| Club | Season | League | State League | National Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Argentinos Juniors | 2001–02 | Argentine Primera División | 8 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 8 | 1 | ||||
| 2002–03 | Primera B Nacional | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||||
| 2003–04 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| 2004–05 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | ||||||
| 2004–05 | Argentine Primera División | 34 | 7 | — | — | — | — | 34 | 7 | |||||
| 2005–06 | 14 | 10 | — | — | — | — | 14 | 10 | ||||||
| Mallorca | 2005–06 | La Liga | 16 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 16 | 3 | ||||
| 2006–07 | 4 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 20 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 3 | ||
| Al-Arabi | 2009–10 | Qatar Stars League | ? | 18 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | ? | 18 | |||
| 2008–09 | ? | 21 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | ? | 21 | |||||
| 2009–10 | ? | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | ? | 3 | |||||
| 2010–11 | ? | 8 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | ? | 8 | |||||
| 2011–12 | 21 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | 5[a] | 2 | — | 26 | 2 | ||||
| Total | ? | 55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ? | 57 | ||
| Shandong Luneng | 2012 | Chinese Super League | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| 2013 | 7 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 1 | |||||
| Total | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | ||
| Argentinos Juniors | 2013–14 | Argentine Primera División | 15 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 15 | 4 | ||||
| River Plate | 2014 | Argentine Primera División | 16 | 5 | — | 2 | 0 | 9[b] | 2 | — | 27 | 7 | ||
| 2015 | 17 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 12[c] | 1 | 3[d] | 0 | 34 | 1 | |||
| 2016 | 7 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 3[e] | 1 | — | 10 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 40 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 24 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 71 | 10 | ||
| Vitória | 2017 | Serie A | 2 | 0 | 3[f] | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| Argentinos Juniors | 2017–18 | Argentine Primera División | 18 | 5 | — | 3 | 0 | — | — | 21 | 5 | |||
| 2018–19 | 17 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | — | 19 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 110 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 115 | 28 | ||
| Burgos | 2019–20 | Segunda División B | 22 | 5 | — | 2 | 0 | — | — | 24 | 5 | |||
| 2020–21 | 10 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 1 | |||||
| Total | 32 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 6 | ||
| Career total | ? | 99 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 30 | 5 | 4 | 0 | ? | 105 | ||
- ^ Appearance(s) in AFC Champions League
- ^ a b Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana
- ^ Four appearances and one goal in Copa Sudamericana, eight appearances in Copa Libertadores
- ^ Two appearances in Recopa Sudamericana, and one appearance in FIFA Club World Cup
- ^ Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores
- ^ Appearance(s) in Campeonato Baiano
Honors
edit- River Plate
- Vitória
References
edit- ^ a b c "FIFA Club World Cup Japan 2015: List of Players: River Plate" (PDF). FIFA. 11 December 2015. p. 5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 December 2015.
- ^ Argentinos en el futbol del mundo (1ra Parte)
- ^ Olé (27 November 2018). "A cuatro años del Pisculichazo". www.ole.com.ar (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 September 2022.
- ^ Grez, Matias (6 August 2015). "Copa Libertadores 2015: River Plate triumph against Mexican side Tigres". CNN. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
- ^ Pisculichi se acerca al Burgos de Caselli, dobleamarilla.com.ar, 13 June 2019
- ^ a b القضية السواء تنبش انفراداً لـ"استاد الدوحة" عمره 32 شهراً. (in Arabic). Estad Doha. Retrieved 4 July 2012.
- ^ حرمان الأرجنتيني بيسكوليتشي من الجنسية القطرية (in Arabic). SportsKSA. Retrieved 4 July 2012.
- ^ Leonardo Pisculichi at Soccerway. Retrieved 19 February 2021.
- ^ "Pisculichi » Club matches". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 19 February 2021.
External links
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- Argentine League statistics[usurped] (in Spanish)
- Leonardo Pisculichi at BDFutbol