Argentina

Leonardo Balerdi

Argentina DEF
Age
27
Appearances
0
Tackles won
0

About Leonardo Balerdi

Leonardo Balerdi is a confirmed defender in Argentina's 26-man squad for the 2026 World Cup, a centre-back named in Lionel Scaloni's final 26. The Marseille defender is 27 at kick-off and brings 11 senior Argentina caps into the tournament, listed among the centre-backs in the defensive group.

Argentina face Algeria, Austria and Jordan in Group J, opening against Algeria at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City on 16 June, then Austria in Arlington on 22 June and Jordan in Arlington on 27 June. Scaloni's side qualified by winning the CONMEBOL round-robin on 25 March 2025, securing their place over a year before kick-off, and Balerdi is one of the centre-back options at the back.

World Cup 2026 Stats

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Playing Style

Balerdi is a left-footed centre-back, comfortable in either a back-four or a back-three, who reads the game well and is composed on the ball. That profile gives Argentina a defender who can fit more than one defensive shape across the back line.

With 11 caps, he is among the centre-backs in Argentina's squad, a left-footed option at the back rather than a goal threat further forward.

World Cup History

The 2026 tournament is set to be Leonardo Balerdi's first senior World Cup if he remains in Lionel Scaloni's final 26 at kick-off, with Argentina qualifying by winning the CONMEBOL round-robin on 25 March 2025. His international career to date is measured by his 11 senior caps and Argentina's 2026 qualifying run rather than by previous senior World Cup minutes.

Balerdi brings 11 caps into the squad as of 14 October 2025, named in the 26-man group for the tournament. Group J opens against Algeria at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City on 16 June.
National Team
Argentina
Argentina
Tier 1 £32m

📋 Teammates (14)

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Goalkeepers

23
Emiliano Martínez
Aston Villa · Age 33
0 caps

Defenders

13
Cristian Romero
Tottenham Hotspur · Age 28
0 caps
6
Lisandro Martínez
Manchester United · Age 28
0 caps
26
Nahuel Molina
Age 28
0 caps
19
Nicolás Otamendi
Age 38
0 caps

Midfielders

20
Alexis Mac Allister
Liverpool · Age 27
0 caps
24
Enzo Fernández
Chelsea · Age 25
0 caps
11
Giovani Lo Celso
Age 30
0 caps
5
Leandro Paredes
Age 31
0 caps
7
Rodrigo De Paul
Inter Miami CF · Age 32
0 caps

Forwards

9
Julián Alvarez
Age 26
0 caps
22
Lautaro Martínez
Age 28
0 caps
10
Lionel Messi
Inter Miami CF · Age 38
0 caps
15
Nico González
Age 28
0 caps

Goal Rush Impact

Argentina's Goal Rush slot sits in Tier 1 at £32m, the top price band within the game's £200m card budget. The Group J fixtures against Algeria, Austria and Jordan frame the early schedule, with Argentina having qualified through the CONMEBOL round-robin on 25 March 2025.

Balerdi's contribution to that team card is defensive: a left-footed centre-back comfortable in a back-four or back-three, reading the game at the back rather than adding goal output up front. He gives Argentina's premium card another defensive option.
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Balerdi at the 2026 World Cup

Leonardo Balerdi is named in Lionel Scaloni's 26-man Argentina squad for the 2026 World Cup as a centre-back. The tournament is set to be his first senior World Cup if his place in the final 26 is confirmed at kick-off, and he brings 11 caps into an Argentina side that opens its Group J campaign against Algeria at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City on 16 June.

Picking Argentina in Goal Rush

Argentina are a Tier 1 call on the Goal Rush card at £32m, the top band within the game's £200m card budget. Balerdi sits in that Argentina team card as a left-footed centre-back; his value is defensive rather than goals, so the slot pays off most on the matchdays he features, across a Group J schedule against Algeria, Austria and Jordan.

Leonardo Balerdi World Cup 2026 FAQs

Balerdi plays for Argentina, a Tier 1 side at £32m per slot on the Goal Rush card. As a centre-back rather than an attacker, the matchday signal matters most: his Goal Rush relevance is stronger when he is named in Scaloni's XI.
Balerdi is a centre-back. He is a left-footed central defender comfortable in a back-four or a back-three, who reads the game well and is composed on the ball for Argentina at the back.
Balerdi has 11 caps for Argentina as of 14 October 2025, with no international goals. He is in Lionel Scaloni's final 26 for the 2026 World Cup, heading into what would be his first senior World Cup.
Balerdi plays for Marseille, where he features as a left-footed centre-back. He is named in Argentina's 26-man squad for the 2026 World Cup, with the team opening Group J against Algeria in Kansas City on 16 June.

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