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2 Leonardo Balerdi
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Club season 2025/26 Ligue 1
26
Apps
1,998
Minutes
1
Goals
1
Assists
5
Yellow
0
Red
International
7
Caps
0
Goals
Form
Marseille captain; suffered calf injury and withdrew from squad on 6 June 2026
Date of birth1999-01-26 (age 27) NationalityArgentina ClubMarseille · France LeagueLigue 1 PositionDF · Centre-back · #2 Height188 cm Preferred footRight Market value€35M
Leonardo Balerdi came through Boca Juniors' academy and earned a high-profile move to Borussia Dortmund in 2019 before finding his form at Marseille, where he became captain and a commanding ball-playing centre-back. A combative, athletic defender, he had broken into Scaloni's wider squad on the back of strong Ligue 1 seasons. A calf injury forced him to withdraw from the World Cup squad on 6 June 2026.
- Captains Marseille
- Moved from Boca Juniors to Borussia Dortmund as a teenager
- Withdrew from the 2026 World Cup squad with a calf injury
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