Known as "Luciano" in Spain he played for Mérida Union Deportivo during the 2007-2008 season.

Luciano finished Segunda B's top scorer, with six goals coming in the last 4 games, including a hat-trick on the final day against Baza.

Luciano's nick-name is the 'battering-ram' and his principal skills are his power, pace, aerial ability and his clinical finishing with with either foot.

Becchio previously played for Boca Juniors, Cuidad de Murcia, Barcelona Athletic (Barcelona's B or reserve team) and Real Mallorca B

He was Gary McAllister's fifth signing as manager of Leeds United. Contrary to initial reports that Luciano signed on a free transfer, Leeds United paid an undisclosed sum for the Argentine.

The day after his signing the Leeds United squad numbers were announced and Becchio was confirmed as a major player at United by being given the squad number 10 for the League One 2008-09 season.

Jermaine Beckford went from a bit part player, sent on loan to (then) League One Scunthorpe United in 2006-07, to centre stage as League One's Player of the Season 2007-08, and a 20 goal tally as Leeds United reached the Wembley play-off final in an incredible attempt to overcome a vindictive 15 point penalty imposed by the Football League.

By the end of the season he had lost his way a little and benefited from the inspirational loan signing of Dougie Freedman.

Now Freedman has returned to Crystal Palace and we wait to see if Beckford has learnt enough to bring more thought to his play and keep his mouth shut when near the referee!

Update: Beckford scores his first hat-trick for Leeds United in the 5-2 victory over Chester City in the Carling Cup 1st round.

Links to previous seasons' player profile on www.leedsutd365.co.uk:
2007-08 League One Play-off finalists
2006-07 relegation from Championship
2005-06 Championship Play-offs

This page last updated: 28 August 2008

Tom made his first team appearance debut during the 2006/07 Championship relegation season when he became the first Leeds United player to make his senior debut while still at school when he appeared as a substitute in league game against Norwich City at Carrow Road.

Tom has retained the 29 squad number for the 2008-09 League One season

Links to previous seasons' player profile on www.leedsutd365.co.uk to:
2007-08 League One Play-Off Finalists
2006-07 relegation from Championship

This page last updated: 1 August 2008

Enoch is Gary McAllister's third signing for Leeds after the end of the 2007-08 season.

"I'm delighted to be [at Leeds], you only have to look at this club with its history and its fanbase to see how big it is," he told the Leeds United official website.

Leeds had tried to sign him in January 2008 but he chose to go on loan from Bristol City to fellow Championship side Sheffield Wednesday where he made six starts and four sub league appearances in two months and failed to score!

Enoch spent two seasons at Bristol City having signed on a free from Luton Town. At Bristol he scored 18 goals in 61 appearances and was part of the City side that won automatic promotion from League One in 2006-07. At Luton Town he was part of the team that won back-to-back promtions from League Two to the Championship. With three promotions under his belt that seems to be the factor that interests McAlliser as his statistical record makes dismal reading.

Prior to joining Leeds United his record is: (figures in brackets are sub appearances where he played)

League apps: 84 (78) goals 27 [6 games per goal]

FA Cup apps: 7 (5) goals 3

League Cup apps: 3 (10 goals 1

Other apps: 6 (1) goals 3

Enoch has been given Leeds United squad number 21 for the League One season 2008-09.

Showunmi made his league debut against Scunthorpe United in the first game of the 2008-09 League One season and scored the equalising goal with a header.

This page last updated: 28 August 2008

Robert signed for Leeds United late on Thursday 24th July 2008. News of United's interest in Robert broke only hours before the signing was completed, which is the way Leeds United have always done business under Ken Bates.

He is the fourth summer signing by Gary McAllister.

Scottish U-21 international Snodgrass has been with Livingston since signing as a trainee in July 2003. Livingston, relegated from the SPL in 2005-06, finished mid-table in Scottish Division 1 last season.

Snodgrass played 16 games for Livvy in their Scottish Premier League season (2005-06), scoring three times. In 2005-06 he scored four times in 25 Scottish Premier League matches.

He spent the latter half of the 2006-07 season on loan at Scottish Division 2 side Stirling Albion, where he netted 7 goals in 15 appearances.

Last year, playing as a left winger he managed 10 goals in 37 games and also picked up a red card in an bad tempered game against Clyde which saw three red cards in total.

However, the red card was his first and only one of his career and seems to have been an aberration. Other than that indiscretion, he picked up just four bookings during the rest of the season and he does seem to have averaged just one booking every ten games or so through his career.

Snodgrass made his league debut against Scunthorpe United in the first game of the 2008-09 League One season, playing in the wide right position.

This page last updated: 28 August 2008