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Tony Leone
Personal information
Full name	Antonio Jeremiah Leone Larios
Date of birth	April 28, 2004 (age 20)
Place of birth	Long Beach, California, United States
Height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Position(s)	Centre-back
Team information
Current team	Monterrey
Number	32
Youth career
2016–2017	Total Futbol Academy
2017–2020	Los Angeles FC
Senior career*
Years	Team
2020–2023	Los Angeles FC
2021–2022	→ Las Vegas Lights (loan)
2023	Los Angeles FC 2
2024–	Monterrey
International career‡
2019	United States U15
2019	Mexico U15
2020	United States U17
2021	Mexico U19
2021–2022	Mexico U20
2023–	Mexico U23
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 22, 2022; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of November 4, 2023

Antonio Jeremiah "Tony" Leone Larios (born April 28, 2004) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Liga MX club Monterrey. Born in the United States, he plays for the Mexico national under-23 team.

Club career

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]

Loan to Las Vegas Lights

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]

International career

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.^[5] The following year, he was subsequently called up again to the Mexico U-20 team for the 2022 CONCACAF U-20 Championship,^[6] in which Mexico failed to qualify for the FIFA U-20 World Cup and Olympics.^[7]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played October 8, 2023^[8]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Other		Total
Club	Season	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	USL	20	1	–		–		–		20	1
	Total		43	2	–		–		–		43	2
Los Angeles FC 2	2023	MLS Next Pro	10	0	–		–		–		10	0
Monterrey	2023–24	Liga MX	1	0	–		–		–		1	0
Career total			54	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	54	2