▁club ▁Sport ing ▁Crist al ▁on ▁a ▁season - long ▁loan , ▁and ▁was ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Primera ▁División ▁Peru ana ▁winning ▁squad ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 5 . ▁Le al ▁contributed ▁to ▁the ▁success ▁by ▁scoring ▁ 1 1 ▁goals ▁in ▁ 3 9 ▁games , ▁a ▁fe at ▁which ▁earned ▁him ▁the ▁honor ▁of ▁Per uv ian ▁Best ▁Player ▁of ▁the ▁Year . ▁ ▁Se ek ing ▁better ▁economic ▁and ▁professional ▁hor iz ons , ▁Le al ▁announced ▁his ▁departure ▁from ▁Sport ing ▁Crist al ▁on ▁April ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁and ▁signed ▁with ▁fellow ▁Lima - based ▁club ▁US MP ▁on ▁October ▁ 2 0 0 6 . ▁Early ▁in ▁January ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁Le al ▁was ▁loan ed ▁out ▁to ▁Argent in ian ▁club ▁G im nas ia ▁y ▁Es gr ima ▁de ▁La ▁Pl ata , ▁playing ▁in ▁the ▁Primera ▁Division ▁de ▁Argentina ▁on ▁a ▁six - month ▁loan ▁deal . ▁The ▁loan ▁was ▁extended ▁for ▁another ▁six ▁months ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁May ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁after ▁the ▁request ▁of ▁G im nas ia ▁coach ▁Francisco ▁M atur ana , ▁and ▁once ▁again ▁for ▁an ▁additional ▁year ▁to ▁include ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁Cla us ura , ▁after ▁the ▁player ▁public ly ▁expressed ▁his ▁desire ▁to ▁stay ▁at ▁the ▁club ▁for ▁another ▁year . ▁During ▁his ▁loan ▁spell ▁to ▁G im nas ia ▁La ▁Pl ata , ▁Le al ▁featured ▁in ▁ 3 6 ▁games ▁and