Antonio Jeremiah "Tony" Leone Larios (born April 28, 2004) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Major League Soccer club Los Angeles FC. Born in the United States, he represented the Mexico national under-20 team.
| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Antonio Jeremiah Leone Larios | ||
| Date of birth | (2004-04-28) April 28, 2004 (age 18) | ||
| Place of birth | Long Beach, California, United States | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Los Angeles FC | ||
| Number | 28 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2016–2017 | Total Futbol Academy | ||
| 2017–2020 | Los Angeles FC | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020– | Los Angeles FC | 0 | (0) |
| 2021– | → Las Vegas Lights (loan) | 43 | (2) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2019 | United States U15 | 10 | (0) |
| 2019 | Mexico U15 | 5 | (0) |
| 2020 | United States U17 | 3 | (0) |
| 2021 | Mexico U19 | 4 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Mexico U20 | 11 | (2) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 22, 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of June 29, 2022 | |||
Born in Long Beach, California, Leone began his career with Total Futbol Academy before joining the youth setup of Major League Soccer club Los Angeles FC.[2] Leone rose through the ranks of the club before signing a professional homegrown player contract alongside fellow Mexican-American teammates Christian Torres and Erik Dueñas on July 8, 2020.[2]
On May 22, 2021, Leone was loaned out to Los Angeles FC's USL Championship affiliate Las Vegas Lights for their match against Phoenix Rising.[3] He made his debut in the match, starting for Las Vegas in the 1–5 defeat.[4] August 27, 2021, Leone received his first red card of his career against LA Galaxy II in the 90th+2 minute.[5]
Leone is eligible to play for the United States or Mexico.[2] He has represented the United States at both the under-15 and under-17 levels, and Mexico at the under-15, under-17, under-19 and under-20.
Leone was called up to the Mexico U-20 team by Luis Ernesto Pérez to participate at the 2021 Revelations Cup, appearing in three matches, where Mexico won the competition.[6] The following year, he was subsequently called up again to the Mexico U-20 team for the 2022 CONCACAF U-20 Championship,[7] in which Mexico failed to qualify for the FIFA U-20 World Cup and Olympics.[8]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Los Angeles FC | 2020 | MLS | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Las Vegas Lights (loan) | 2021 | USL | 23 | 1 | – | – | – | 23 | 1 | |||
| 2022 | 20 | 1 | – | – | – | 20 | 1 | |||||
| Total | 43 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 2 | ||
| Career total | 43 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 2 | ||
Mexico U20
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