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- Height / Weight: 6-1 / 174
- Age: 32 (11/21/1980)
- Experience: 4 Years
- Hometown: San Jose, Costa Rica
- How Acquired: Signed July 2, 2009.
- Previous Clubs: Liberia (Costa Rica, 2009) , CS Herediano (Costa Rica, 2000-08)
- Started 21 of 26 matches across all competitions.
- Capped 60 times and played in 2006 FIFA World Cup for Costa Rica
- Coach Sigi Schmid: “Leo can play left back, play center back in a pinch, and he can also play wide and run the whole line for us. He is an attacking left fullback with good size and athleticism.”
MLS Experience
2012: Appeared in 19 league games with 15 starts, helping a defense that ranked second in MLS with a 0.97 goals against average. Lone assist of 2012 came in the first game, a 2-1 win vs. Santos Laguna (3/7) in the CCL quarterfinals. Played in 597 straight minutes towards the end of the season from 8/25-10/7 before suffering a calf injury that kept him out the rest of the season. Made 26 appearances and 21 starts across all competitions.
2011: Made 14 appearances and started 12 games at left back. Recorded second career assist on his first corner kick of the season vs. NY (6/23). Played full 90 minutes in both MLS Cup Playoff games. Game-winning assist in CCL match vs. San Francisco FC (8/3). For the first time, he returned to Costa Rica to play against former team at CS Herediano (9/14). 25 appearances and 22 starts across all competitions.
2010:Started 27 games and played 90 minutes in 22, logging 2347 minutes. Scored first MLS goal, the game-winner, vs. NE (6/5). Also recorded first MLS assist vs. NE (6/5). Missed match at COL (7/25) due to yellow card accumulation and missed game vs. CHI (8/28) with red card suspension. Led team with 6 cautions.
2009: Joined Seattle following 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup and became fixture at left back. Started all 13 appearances, including both playoff legs vs. HOU (10/29, 11/8). Made debut vs. FC Barcelona in friendly (8/5). Played 81 minutes in first league appearance at RSL (8/8). Played full 90 minutes in U.S. Open Cup Final 2-1 win at DC (9/2).
Other Professional Experience:
2009:Transferred in 2009 to Municipal Liberia and made four appearances en route to the first division title before signing with Seattle.
2000-2009:Started club career in 2000 for CS Herediano, making 154 appearances and scoring three goals over nine seasons.
Married to Alejandra Abarca Hernandez. Has one son, Leandro. Son of Alicia Arce and Jose Gonzalez. Has two brothers, Alexander and Jose Andres.
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