Leonel Duarte

Leonel Duarte
Personal information
Full name	Leonel Duarte Plat
Date of birth	August 1, 1987 (age 39)
Place of birth	Ciego de Ávila, Cuba
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position	Striker
Senior career*
Years	Team
2005–2015	Ciego de Ávila
2012–2013	→ Einheit Worbis (loan)
International career
2005–2010	Cuba
	* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Leonel Duarte Plat (born 1 August 1987) is a Cuban retired footballer.

Club career

Duarte played his entire career for his provincial side Ciego de Ávila, except for a season in Germany with amateur side SV Einheit 1875 Worbis.^[1]

He made his international debut for Cuba in a July 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup match against the United States and has earned a total of 40 caps, scoring 6 goals.^[2] He represented his country in 7 FIFA World Cup qualification matches (1 goal)^[3] and played at 2 CONCACAF Gold Cup final tournaments.

His final international was a December 2010 Gold Cup qualification match against Grenada.

Appearances and goals by national team and year^[4]
National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Cuba	2005	3	0
	2006	–
	2007	11	2
	2008	18	4
	2009	–
	2010	8	0
Total		40	6

Scores and results list Cuba's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Duarte goal.

List of international goals scored by Leonel Duarte^[4]
No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	16 January 2007	Manny Ramjohn Stadium, Marabella, Trinidad and Tobago	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	3–0	3–0	2007 Caribbean Cup
2	20 January 2007	Hasely Crawford Stadium, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago	Trinidad and Tobago	1–3	1–3	2007 Caribbean Cup
3	17 June 2008	Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, North Sound, Antigua and Barbuda	Antigua and Barbuda	4–3	4–3	2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
4	23 October 2008	Estadio Pedro Marrero, Havana, Cuba	Netherlands Antilles	1–0	7–1	2008 Caribbean Cup qualification
5	23 October 2008	Estadio Pedro Marrero, Havana, Cuba	Netherlands Antilles	4–0	7–1	2008 Caribbean Cup qualification
6	27 October 2008	Estadio Pedro Marrero, Havana, Cuba	Suriname	5–0	6–0	2008 Caribbean Cup qualification

↑ Die 1. Mannschaft in der Saison 2012/13^{[permanent dead link]} - SV Einheit 1875 Worbis (in German)
↑ "Appearances for Cuba National Team". RSSSF.
↑ Leonel Duarte – FIFA competition record (archived)
1 2 "Leonel Duarte". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 1 August 2026.

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