{{Short description|Argentinian association football player}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}} {{Infobox football biography | name= Leonel Strumia | fullname = | image = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1992|9|29}} | birth_place = Villa Nueva, Argentina | height = 1.68m | currentclub = | clubnumber = | position = Midfielder | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = | years1 = –2015 | years2 = 2015–2020 | years3 = 2020–2022 | years4 = 2022–2023 | years5 = 2023–2025 | years6 = 2025 | years7 = 2025–2026 | years8 = 2026– | clubs1 = Alumni | clubs2 = Liepāja | clubs3 = RFS | clubs4 = Liepāja | clubs5 = Aktobe | clubs6 = Limassol | clubs7 = Budućnost Podgorica | clubs8 = Caspiy | caps1 = | caps2 = 118 | caps3 = 46 | caps4 = 29 | caps5 = 45 | caps6 = 10 | caps7 = 6 | caps8 = 1 | goals1 = | goals2 = 3 | goals3 = 1 | goals4 = 0 | goals5 = 0 | goals6 = 1 | goals7 = 0 | goals8 = 0 | nationalyears1 = | nationalteam1 = | nationalcaps1 = | nationalgoals1 = | manageryears1 = | managerclubs1 = | pcupdate = 00:42, 12 March 2026 (UTC) | ntupdate = }}
'''Leonel Strumia''' ({{langx|lv|Leonels Strumija}} {{langx|ru|Леонель Струмия}}; born 29 September 1992) is an Argentine footballer who plays as a midfielder for Kazakhstan Premier League club Caspiy.
==Career==
Before the 2015 season, Strumia signed for Latvian side Liepāja, helping them win the league and the 2017 Latvian Football Cup, their first major trophies.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.puntalvillamaria.com.ar/leonel-strumia/leonel-strumia-estoy-muy-contento-el-regreso-liepaja-me-recibieron-muy-bien-n159806|title=Leonel Strumia: "Estoy muy contento por el regreso a Liepaja, me recibieron muy bien"|publisher=puntalvillamaria.com.ar}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.villamariaya.com/de-villa-nueva-letonia-strumia-si-te-pones-extranar-o-ver-las-cosas-negativas-que-tienen-alla-te-puede-jugar-contra-n18677|title=De Villa Nueva a Letonia: Strumia, "si te ponés a extrañar o a ver las cosas negativas que tienen allá te puede jugar en contra"|publisher=villamariaya.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.eldiariodelcentrodelpais.com/estoy-viviendo-un-sueno/|title="Estoy viviendo un sueño"|publisher=eldiariodelcentrodelpais.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.clubatleticoalumni.com.ar/16/11/2016/leonel-strumia-ex-alumni-letonia/|title=Leonel Strumia, un Ex-Alumni en Letonia}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.radiozonica.com.ar/#!/info/5014632|title=Leonel Strumia: "Pudimos coronarnos al final de la temporada como campeones"|publisher=radiozonica.com.ar}}</ref> Before the 2020 season, he signed for RFS in Latvia, helping them win their first league title and the 2021 Latvian Football Cup.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.eldiariocba.com.ar/el-equipo/2020/5/14/siempre-tengo-mucha-fe-confio-en-que-van-llegar-buenas-oportunidades-20781.html|title="Siempre tengo mucha fe y confío en que van a llegar buenas oportunidades"|publisher=eldiariocba.com.ar}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dobleamarilla.com.ar/mano-a-mano/malaspina---si-nos-asfixian-es-imposible-devolver-la-deuda-y-nos-obligan-a-descender-_a59932cf33107d82c75d56470|title=Leonel Strumia: de Villa María a Letonia en menos de una semana|publisher=dobleamarilla.com.ar (Archived)|access-date=8 September 2023|archive-date=6 January 2023|archive-url=https://archive.today/20230106090053/https://www.dobleamarilla.com.ar/mano-a-mano/malaspina---si-nos-asfixian-es-imposible-devolver-la-deuda-y-nos-obligan-a-descender-_a59932cf33107d82c75d56470|url-status=bot: unknown}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lavoz.com.ar/deportes/futbol/del-federal-b-a-ser-capitan-y-campeon-en-europa/|title=El cordobés que fue del Federal B a ser capitán y campeón en Europa|publisher=lavoz.com.ar (Archived)|access-date=8 September 2023|archive-date=19 March 2023|archive-url=https://archive.today/20230319142043/https://www.lavoz.com.ar/deportes/futbol/del-federal-b-a-ser-capitan-y-campeon-en-europa/|url-status=bot: unknown}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.puntalvillamaria.com.ar/futbol/sigo-aprendiendo-crezco-y-cada-experiencia-tomo-lo-mejor-n181444|title="Sigo aprendiendo, crezco y de cada experiencia tomo lo mejor"|publisher=puntalvillamaria.com.ar}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.puntalvillamaria.com.ar/figuras/leonel-strumia-se-consagro-campeon-la-liga-letonia-n152993|title=Leonel Strumia se consagró campeón de la Liga de Letonia|publisher=puntalvillamaria.com.ar}}</ref>
Before the 2023 season, he signed for the Kazakhstani club Aktobe.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://kazfootball.kz/news/69491|title=Леонель Струмия: "Шимкович мне рассказывал про фантастическую атмосферу в Актобе"|publisher=kazfootball.kz}}</ref> On 4 March 2023, Strumia debuted for Aktobe during a 1–0 win over Zhetysu.<ref>{{Soccerway|390291}}</ref> On 5 January 2025, Aktobe announced that Strumia had left the club at the end of his contract.<ref>{{cite web |title=Рақмет Кэп! |url=https://www.instagram.com/p/DEb4c5bIaAb/?hl=ru |website=instagram.com/fcaktobe_official/|publisher=FC Aktobe Instagram |access-date=6 January 2025 |language=Russian |date=5 January 2025}}</ref>
On 20 January 2025, AEL Limassol announced the signing of Strumia on a contract until the end of the season.<ref>{{cite web |title=Ανακοίνωση |url=https://ael.com.cy/leonel-strumia/ |website=ael.com.cy |publisher=AEL Limassol |access-date=21 January 2025 |language=Greek |date=20 January 2025}}</ref>
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==External links== * {{Soccerway|390291}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Strumia, Leonel}} Category:1992 births Category:Argentine expatriate men's footballers Category:Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus Category:Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Kazakhstan Category:Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Latvia Category:Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Montenegro Category:Argentine men's footballers Category:Men's association football midfielders Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Cyprus Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Kazakhstan Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Latvia Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Montenegro Category:Alumni de Villa María players Category:FC Aktobe players Category:FK Liepāja players Category:FK RFS players Category:AEL Limassol players Category:FK Budućnost Podgorica players Category:FC Caspiy players Category:Cypriot First Division players Category:Kazakhstan Premier League players Category:Latvian Higher League players Category:Montenegrin First League players Category:Living people Category:21st-century Argentine sportsmen {{Argentina-footy-midfielder-1990s-stub}}