Leon Abravanel
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | July 8, 1986 | ||
| Place of birth | South Lake Tahoe, California, U.S. | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2004–2006 | San Diego Toreros | ||
| 2007–2008 | Denver Pioneers | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009 | Kitsap Pumas | 12 | (0) |
| 2011 | Los Angeles Blues | 3 | (0) |
| 2011 | → Los Angeles Blues 23 (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| Total | 24 | (0) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Leon Abravanel (born July 8, 1986) is an American former professional soccer player.[1]
Soccer career
[edit]Youth and amateur soccer
[edit]Abravanel attended South Tahoe High School, captaining the team to a state championship in his senior year, played club soccer for the US National Champion San Juan Predators, and was a four-year member of the Region IV Olympic Development Program team. He was also a High School All-American & High School Academic All-American. He then went on to play college soccer at the University of San Diego where he earned a full-rise scholarship. After red-shirting his junior year, he transferred to the University of Denver where he led his program to its first ever NCAA D1 playoff berth while receiving a full-ride scholarship.[citation needed]
Undrafted by any Major League Soccer team out of college, Abravanel subsequently played with the Kitsap Pumas in the USL Premier Development League.[2]
Professional soccer
[edit]Abravanel turned professional when he signed with the expansion Los Angeles Blues of the new USL Professional League in February 2010. He made his professional debut on April 17, 2011, in a 2–1 victory over Antigua Barracuda.[3] Abravanel also trained and played with Athletico Paranese (Brazilian 1st Division), La Paz Futbol Club (Bolivian 1st Division), and FC Osnabrück (German 3rd Division).[citation needed] His professional soccer career lasted four years and he retired at 25-years-old.
References
[edit]- ^ Graham, Jeff (September 4, 2009). "Puma Giving Major League Soccer a Shot". Kitsap Sun. Retrieved 19 May 2025.
- ^ "Leon Abravanel signed by pro soccer team". Tahoe Daily Tribune. Archived from the original on 2016-09-17. Retrieved 2025-05-04.
- ^ "United Soccer Leagues (USL)". Archived from the original on 2012-10-11. Retrieved 2012-10-11.
External links
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- 1986 births
- Living people
- Soccer players from California
- San Diego Toreros men's soccer players
- Denver Pioneers men's soccer players
- Kitsap Pumas players
- Orange County SC players
- OC Pateadores Blues players
- USL League Two players
- USL Championship players
- People from South Lake Tahoe, California
- Men's association football defenders
- American men's soccer players