Leonardo Posadas

Leonardo Posadas
Personal information
Full name Leonardo García Posadas
Date of birth (2005-01-01) 1 January 2005
Place of birth Hamburg, Germany
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Hamburger SV II
Number 6
Youth career
–2023 Hamburger SV
2023–2024 Borussia Dortmund
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022–2023 Hamburger SV II 0 (0)
2024–2025 Borussia Dortmund II 0 (0)
2025– Hamburger SV II 29 (0)
International career
2020 Germany U16 2 (0)
2021 Germany U17 5 (1)
2023 Germany U19 2 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 13 December 2025
‡ National team caps and goals as of 12 September 2023

Leonardo García Posadas (born 1 January 2005) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Hamburger SV II. Born in Germany, he has been called up to represent Honduras internationally.

Early life

Posadas was born on 1 January 2005. Born in Hamburg, Germany, he was born to a Cuban father and a Honduran mother.[1]

Club career

As a youth player, Posadas joined the youth academy of German side Hamburger SV at the age of four and was promoted to the club's reserve team in 2022, where he made zero league appearances and scored zero goals.

Ahead of the 2023–24 season, he joined the youth academy of German Bundesliga side Borussia Dortmund and was promoted to the club's reserve team in 2024, where he made zero league appearances and scored zero goals. Following his stint there, he returned to the reserve team of German side Hamburger SV in 2025.[2]

International career

Posadas is a Germany youth international. During October 2021, he played for the Germany national under-17 football team for 2022 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification.

Style of play

Posadas plays as a midfielder. Spanish news website Fútbol Centroamérica wrote in 2020 that "he is a versatile player who can excel as both a central defender and a midfielder".[3]

References

  1. ^ "Futbolista descendiente de cubano considerado promesa del fútbol alemán" [A footballer of Cuban descent is considered a promising talent in German football] (in Spanish). Play-Off Magazine. 16 May 2022. Retrieved 15 December 2025.
  2. ^ Leonardo Posadas at WorldFootball.net
  3. ^ "Hondureño se destaca en las reservas del Hamburgo de Alemania" [A Honduran player is making a name for himself in the reserves of Hamburg in Germany] (in Spanish). Fútbol Centroamérica. 29 September 2020. Retrieved 15 December 2025.