Leandro Otormin

Leandro Otormin

Full name: Leandro Gaston Otormin Fumero

Country: Uruguay

Date of birth: 30/07/1996 (17 years old)

Place of birth: Paso de los Toros (Uruguay)

Height: 1,76m

Club career: Nacional Montevideo

Current national team: Uruguay U-17

Position: winger, secondary striker

Preferred foot: right

Market value (by transfermarkt.de): —

Contract until: unknown

Similar type of player: Pedro Rodriguez

Strengths:

– pace

– acceleration

– dribbling

– finishing

– technique

– flair

– first touch

Style of play:

– inside forward

– likes to dribble

– likes to enter the opposition’s penalty area whenever possible

– likes to cut inside

He is best suited to playing as:

Right winger in 4-2-3-1.

Video:

Achievements:

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League summary:

No senior team appearances yet.

Description:

Club Nacional de Football, one of the most famous clubs in Uruguay is known for its graduates, such as Nicolas Lodeiro, Bruno Fornaroli, Daniel Fonseca, Fabian O’Neill, Sebastian Coates etc. Leandro Otormin is another great “product” of the youth sector of Nacional. He is considered to be one of the biggest talents of Uruguayan football nowadays along with Kevin Mendez, Guillermo de Amores, Giorgian De Arrascaeta, Franco Acosta and Jose Gimenez. He was a member of Uruguay national team at FIFA U-17 World Cup 2013. He impressed, scored 4 goals in 5 matches, but unfortunately young “La Celeste” were eliminated already in the quarter finals.

Quotes:

“Otormin showed himself to be highly versatile, capable of playing anywhere in the attacking third and getting the better of defenders through sheer skill, both when winning possession and when moving forward with the ball glued to his feet.”

(FIFA.com – The official site of the international governing body of football)

Football Talent Scout potential rating:

7/10