Leonardo Ponzio
history
| cityofbirth = Las Rosas
| countryofbirth = Argentina
| currentclub = Real Zaragoza
| height =
| clubnumber = 23
| position = Midfielder
| youthyears = Newell's Old Boys
| youthclubs =
| years = 1999–2003
2003–2006
2007–2009
2009–
| clubs = Newell's Old Boys
Real Zaragoza
River Plate
Real Zaragoza
| caps(goals) = 90 (9)
114 (5)
55 (1)
| nationalyears = 2003-present
| nationalteam = Argentina
| nationalcaps(goals) = 7 (0)
| pcupdate = February 6, 2009
| ntupdate = February 6, 2009
}}
Leonardo Daniel Ponzio (born January 29, 1982 in Las Rosas, Santa Fe) is an Argentine football midfielder, currently playing for Real Zaragoza in Spain. He also holds an Italian passport.
Club career
Ponzio started his professional career playing in the youth system at Newell's Old Boys, in Rosario, and was signed by Spanish side Real Zaragoza in 2003-04, for €3 million.»Ponzio picked up by ZaragozaAfter making his Spanish League debut on August 31, 2003, in a 0-1 home loss to Deportivo de La Coruña, he went on to become an essential midfield figure for the Aragonese, only missing 11 games combined in three seasons.
However, when Zaragoza finished sixth in 2006-07 and returned to the UEFA Cup, Ponzio had already left the club, moving in January 2007 to Club Atlético River Plate. He scored his first goal for the club in the 2007 Libertadores Cup, against Chile's Club Social y Deportivo Colo-Colo.
In January 2009, Ponzio returned to Zaragoza signing a four 1/2-year contract, with the club now in the second level.
International career
Ponzio has played for Argentina at under-17 and, under-20 levels, and received his first full cap in 2003.
Previously, he was part of the team that won the 2001 FIFA World Youth Championship.
Titles
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!Season
!Club
!Title
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| 2003-04 || Real Zaragoza || Spanish Cup
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|Clausura 2008|| River Plate || Argentine League
|-
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