{{short description|Argentine footballer (born 1993)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=December 2018}}
{{Infobox football biography | name = Leandro Garate | image = Leandro Garate Unión Española v Huachipato 20230812 03.jpg | image_size = | caption = | full_name = Leandro Julián Garate | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1993|9|2|df=y}} | birth_place = Villa Constitución, Argentina | height = 1.90 m<ref name="Soccerway"/> | position = Centre-forward<ref name="PBC1">{{cite news|title=Leandro Garate, refuerzo de Barnechea: "Espero crecer en lo futbolístico, ayudar en lo que me toque"|url=https://www.primerabchile.cl/barnechea/leandro-garate-refuerzo-de-barnechea-espero-crecer-en-lo-futbolistico-ayudar-en-lo-que-me-toque/|accessdate=17 December 2020|work=Primera B Chile|date=26 July 2019}}</ref> | currentclub = AEL<br />(on loan from Huracán) | clubnumber = 23 | youthyears1 = |youthclubs1 = River Plate | years1 = 2013–2016 |clubs1 = Tigre |caps1 = 15 |goals1 = 2 | years2 = 2016 |clubs2 = Sandefjord |caps2 = 0 |goals2 = 0 | years3 = 2017 |clubs3 = Deportivo Rincón |caps3 = 20 |goals3 = 8 | years4 = 2018–2019 |clubs4 = Brown de Adrogué |caps4 = 26 |goals4 = 3 <!--play-offs not included--> | years5 = 2019 |clubs5 = → Arsenal de Sarandí (loan) |caps5 = 11 |goals5 = 4 <!--play-offs not included--> | years6 = 2019–2021 |clubs6 = Barnechea |caps6 = 38 |goals6 = 17 | years7 = 2021 |clubs7 = Coquimbo Unido |caps7 = 30 |goals7 = 12 | years8 = 2022–2023 |clubs8 = Unión Española |caps8 = 57 |goals8 = 24 | years9 = 2024– |clubs9 = Huracán |caps9 = 14 |goals9 = 1 | years10 = 2024–2025 |clubs10= → Banfield (loan) |caps10= 13 |goals10= 2 | years11 = 2025– |clubs11= → AEL (loan) |caps11= 21 |goals11= 4 | nationalyears1 = |nationalteam1 = |nationalcaps1 = |nationalgoals1 = | club-update = 11:55, 5 April 2026 (UTC) | nationalteam-update = | medaltemplates = }}
'''Leandro Julián Garate''' (born 2 September 1993) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a centre-forward for Greek Super League club AEL, on loan from Huracán.<ref name="Soccerway">{{cite news|title=Argentina - L. Garate|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/leandro-garate/247702/|accessdate=1 December 2018|work=Soccerway}}</ref>
==Career== Garate was a part of River Plate's youth system, notably playing for the U20s at the 2012 U-20 Copa Libertadores in Peru; which the club won.<ref name="Soccerway"/> Garate began playing for Tigre in the 2013–14 Argentine Primera División season, making his senior debut on 18 November 2013 during a 2–1 win over Newell's Old Boys.<ref name="Soccerway"/> In the following 2014 campaign, Garate scored goals against Godoy Cruz and Lanús as Tigre qualified for the 2015 Copa Sudamericana.<ref name="Soccerway"/> In August 2016, Garate joined 1. divisjon side Sandefjord.<ref name="Soccerway"/> He departed five months later having not featured, though he was an unused substitute for a fixture with Bryne.<ref name="Soccerway"/>
2017 saw Garate switch Norway for Argentina as he agreed to sign for Deportivo Rincón of Torneo Federal B.<ref name="Soccerway"/><ref name="El Sur Diario">{{cite news|title=Gran presente de Garate en Rincón de los Sauces|url=http://elsurdiario.com.ar/?p=48690|accessdate=1 December 2018|work=El Sur Diario|date=17 October 2017}}</ref> Eight goals in twenty fixtures followed.<ref name="BDFA">{{cite news|title=Ficha Estadistica de LEANDRO GARATE|url=http://www.bdfa.com.ar/jugadores-LEANDRO-JULIAN-GARATE-96876.html|accessdate=1 December 2018|work=BDFA}}</ref> Primera B Nacional's Brown completed the signing of Garate in January 2018.<ref name="Soccerway"/><ref name="La Unión">{{cite news|title=Garate seguirá en Brown de Adrogué|url=https://launion.com.ar/garate-seguira-en-brown-de-adrogue/|accessdate=1 December 2018|work=La Unión|date=19 November 2018}}</ref> His first appearance arrived on 3 February versus Deportivo Morón, which preceded his first goal for them a week later against Atlético de Rafaela.<ref name="Soccerway"/> Garate was loaned to Arsenal de Sarandí in January 2019.<ref name="Soccerway"/> He scored five goals in twelve matches for them, including the winning strike in the championship play-off against Sarmiento; which secured Arsenal promotion and the title.<ref name="DRN1">{{cite news|title=Leandro Garate: "Me tuve confianza para patear el penal"|url=https://www.rionegro.com.ar/leandro-garate-me-tuve-confianza-para-patear-el-penal-965862/|accessdate=17 December 2020|work=Diario Río Negro|date=30 April 2019}}</ref>
July 2019 saw Garate leave Arsenal, and subsequently Brown, to move to Chile with Barnechea of Primera B.<ref name="Soccerway"/><ref name="PBC1"/> He scored twice on his first home start against Deportes Copiapó on 16 August, which preceded a goal against San Luis and a brace versus Rangers across eleven appearances in his first five months.<ref name="Soccerway"/> On 2021 season, he joined club Coquimbo Unido.<ref>{{cite web |title=Desde Santa Fe, Argentina desembarca en el puerto AURINEGRO el formado en River Plate y exgoleador huaicochero |url=https://twitter.com/coquimbounido/status/1366404578959368192 |publisher=Coquimbo Unido |access-date=1 March 2021 |language=es |date=1 March 2021}}</ref>
==Career statistics== {{updated|24 December 2020}}.<ref name="Soccerway"/><ref name="BDFA"/> {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |+ Club statistics |- !rowspan="2"|Club !rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|Cup !colspan="2"|League Cup !colspan="2"|Continental !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total |- !Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals |- |rowspan="4"|Tigre |2013–14 |rowspan="3"|Primera División |1||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||0||0||1||0 |- |2014 |7||2||1||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||0||0||8||2 |- |2015 |7||0||1||0||colspan="2"|—||1<ref group="lower-alpha" name="COSU">Appearance(s) in the Copa Sudamericana</ref>||0||1<ref group="lower-alpha" name="APDPO">Appearance(s) in the Primera División play-offs</ref>||0||10||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total !15!!2!!2!!0!!colspan="2"|—!!1!!0!!1!!0!!19!!2 |- |rowspan="1"|Sandefjord |2016 |rowspan="1"|1. divisjon |0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||0||0||0||0 |- |rowspan="1"|Deportivo Rincón |2017 |rowspan="1"|Torneo Federal B |20||8||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||0||0||20||8 |- |rowspan="3"|Brown |2017–18 |rowspan="2"|Primera B Nacional |13||2||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||3<ref group="lower-alpha" name="PBNPO">Appearance(s) in the Primera B Nacional play-offs</ref>||1||16||3 |- |2018–19 |13||1||3||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||0||0||16||1 |- !colspan="2"|Total !26!!3!!3!!0!!colspan="2"|—!!colspan="2"|—!!3!!1!!32!!4 |- |rowspan="1"|Arsenal de Sarandí (loan) |2018–19 |rowspan="1"|Primera B Nacional |11||4||1||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||1<ref group="lower-alpha" name="PBNPO"/>||1||13||5 |- |rowspan="3"|Barnechea |2019 |rowspan="2"|Primera B |11||5||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||0||0||11||5 |- |2020 |27||12||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||0||0||23||11 |- !colspan="2"|Total !38!!17!!0!!0!!colspan="2"|—!!colspan="2"|—!!0!!0!!38!!17 |- |Coquimbo Unido |2021 |Primera B |0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||0||0||0||0 |- !colspan="3"|Career total !110!!34!!6!!0!!colspan="2"|—!!1!!0!!5!!2!!122!!36 |} {{Reflist|group=lower-alpha}}
==Honours== ;River Plate<ref name="Soccerway"/> *U-20 Copa Libertadores: 2012
;Arsenal de Sarandí<ref name="Soccerway"/> *Primera B Nacional: 2018–19
;Coquimbo Unido * Primera B de Chile: 2021
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== *{{Soccerway|leandro-garate/247702}}
{{Athlitiki Enosi Larissa F.C. squad}} <!-- {{Club Atlético Huracán squad}} --> {{Copa Chile topscorers}}
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