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Leonardo Zottele
Personal information
Full name	Leonardo Mattheo Zottele
Date of birth	16 April 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth	Bludenz, Austria
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Centre-back
Youth career
2007–2013	FC Klostertal
2013–2015	AKA Vorarlberg
2015–2018	1. FC Nürnberg
Senior career*
Years	Team
2018–2021	Rheindorf Altach II
2020	→ Dornbirn (loan)
International career
2014–2015	Austria U16
2015–2016	Austria U17
2017	Austria U18
2017–2018	Austria U19
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:44, 30 August 2021 (UTC)

Leonardo Mattheo Zottele (born 16 April 1999) is an Austrian footballer who plays as a centre-back.

Career

Club career

Zottele started his career at FC Klostertal.^[2] Ahead of the 2013/14 season he moved to AKA Vorarlberg.^[3] After two seasons at the academy os Vorarlberg, 16-year old Zottele moved to Germany in the 2015/16 season to join the youth team at 1. FC Nürnberg.^[3]^[4]

For the 2018/19 season he returned to Austria and joined Austrian Bundesliga club SC Rheindorf Altach, signing a deal until June 2021.^[5] At Altach, however, he was used only used on the clubs reserve team. In January 2020, he was loaned out to FC Dornbirn 1913 until the end of the season.^[6] He made his debut for Dornbirn in the 2nd division in February 2020 when he started against SC Austria Lustenau on the 17th matchday of the 2019/20 season. In August 2020, the deal was extended by one season.^[7] However, he suffered a concussion in September 2020 and didn't make a single appearance for Dornbirn until the winter break. In January 2021, Zottele finally returned to Altach, after the loan deal was cut short.^[8] After the 2020/21 season, he left Altach.^[9]