# Leonel Vangioni

Leonel Jesús Vangioni Rangel (born 5 May 1987) is an Argentine footballer who plays as a left-back for Newell's Old Boys in the Argentine Primera División. He has represented the Argentina national team.

## Club career

His grandfather, Davide Roca, originated from Riesi in the Province of Caltanissetta, Sicily. Vangioni made his professional debut for Newell's in November 2006 and soon established himself as an important member of the first team squad. He scored his first goal in a game against San Lorenzo de Almagro on 4 August 2007. He moved to River Plate in January 2013 for a fee around €1.1 million.
On 14 February 2016, it was announced that Vangioni would be joining Italian club AC Milan on the expiration of his River contract in July. On 16 January 2017, Vangioni made his debut with Milan, coming as a substitute for Davide Calabria in a 2–2 draw against Torino.
On 21 July 2017, it was announced that he would sign for Monterrey.

### Libertad

On 19 October 2020, D10 announced that Vangioni had signed with Club Libertad in the Primera División Paraguaya. Libertad officially presented Vangioni through Social Media as he arrive from Liga MX club Monterrey, where he was teammates with Paraguayan Celso Ortiz.

## International career

Vangioni was called up to the Argentina national team for the first time to play a friendly match against Ghana on 30 September 2009. In 2012, he took part in both legs of the Superclásico de las Américas.

## Career statistics
### Club

    As of 28 May 2017
| Club | Season | League | League | League | Cup | Cup | Continental | Continental | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Newell's Old Boys | 2006–07 | Primera División | 14 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | 0 |
| Newell's Old Boys | 2007–08 | Primera División | 26 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 26 | 1 |
| Newell's Old Boys | 2008–09 | Primera División | 34 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 34 | 5 |
| Newell's Old Boys | 2009–10 | Primera División | 31 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 0 | — | — | 33 | 1 |
| Newell's Old Boys | 2010–11 | Primera División | 13 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 0 |
| Newell's Old Boys | 2011–12 | Primera División | 27 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 27 | 0 |
| Newell's Old Boys | 2012–13 | Primera División | 18 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | 0 |
| Newell's Old Boys | Total | Total | 163 | 7 | — | — | 4 | 0 | — | — | 167 | 7 |
| River Plate | 2012–13 | Primera División | 18 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | 4 |
| River Plate | 2013–14 | Primera División | 35 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — | 42 | 0 |
| River Plate | 2014 | Primera División | 15 | 1 | — | — | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 1 |
| River Plate | 2015 | Primera División | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 31 | 0 |
| River Plate | 2016 | Primera División | 9 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 0 |
| River Plate | Total | Total | 90 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 128 | 5 |
| Milan | 2016–17 | Serie A | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 268 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 310 | 12 |
* 1 2 Appearances in Copa Libertadores
* 1 2 3 Appearances in Copa Sudamericana
* ↑ Appearance in Supercopa Argentina
* ↑ 1 appearance in Copa Sudamericana, 11 appearances in Copa Libertadores
* ↑ 2 appearances in both Recopa Sudamericana and FIFA Club World Cup

### International

As of 14 October 2014.
Argentina national team :
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 3 | 0 |

## Honours

River Plate
* Argentina Primera Division (1): 2014 Final
* Copa Campeonato (1): 2013–14
* Copa Sudamericana (1): 2014
* Recopa Sudamericana (1): 2015
* Copa Libertadores (1): 2015
* Suruga Bank Championship (1): 2015
Milan
* Supercoppa Italiana (1): 2016
Monterrey
* Liga MX (1): Apertura 2019
* Copa MX (1): Apertura 2017
* CONCACAF Champions League (1): 2019
Individual
* Liga MX Best XI: Apertura 2017