Ulloa in 2014
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | José Leonardo Ulloa | ||
Date of birth | 26 July 1986 | ||
Place of birth | General Roca, Argentina | ||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
Playing position | Striker | ||
Club information | |||
Current team
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Leicester City | ||
Number | 23 | ||
Youth career | |||
C.A.I. | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2002–2004 | C.A.I. | 7 | (1) |
2005–2007 | San Lorenzo | 31 | (3) |
2007 | Arsenal Sarandí | 12 | (3) |
2008 | Olimpo | 14 | (3) |
2008–2010 | Castellón | 78 | (31) |
2010–2013 | Almería | 90 | (39) |
2013–2014 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 50 | (23) |
2014– | Leicester City | 78 | (18) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19:15, 2 January 2017 (UTC). |
José Leonardo Ulloa (locally: [xoˈse leoˈnaɾðo uˈʎoa]; born 26 July 1986) is an Argentinian professional footballer who plays for English club Leicester City as a striker.
After starting out with C.A.I., he joined San Lorenzo in 2005, going on to spend the better part of the following years in Spain with Castellón and Almería, competing in La Liga with the latter club and also being Segunda División top scorer in 2012.
In 2013 Ulloa moved to England, where he represented Brighton & Hove Albion and Leicester City. He won the Premier League with the latter, in the 2015–16 season.
Born in General Roca, Río Negro, Ulloa started his career in 2002, playing with Primera B Nacional side Comisión de Actividades Infantiles. In 2005 he moved to the Primera División, signing for San Lorenzo de Almagro where he was part of the squad that won the Clausura 2007.