Leonel Quiñónez

Leonel Quiñónez
Personal information
Full name Leonel Enríque Quiñónez Padilla
Date of birth (1993-07-03) 3 July 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth Esmeraldas, Ecuador
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 L.D.U. Quito
Number 33
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2013 América de Quito
2013–2015 Deportivo Quevedo
2015–2020 Macará 150 (13)
2021–2022 Barcelona SC 6 (0)
2023– L.D.U. Quito 34 (1)
International career‡
2021– Ecuador 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 May 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 29 March 2021

Leonel Enríque Quiñónez Padilla, known as Leonel Quiñónez (born 3 July 1993)[1] is an Ecuadorian footballer who plays as a defender for Ecuadorian club LDU Quito

His goal on 19 August 2019 from approximately 70 meters out against CD Universidad Católica went viral and was among the 11 nominees for the 2020 FIFA Puskás Award.[2][3] He became the first Ecuadorian footballer to be nominated for this award.

International career

In 2020 he was called up to the Ecuador national team by manager Gustavo Alfaro, but did not make an appearance.[4] He made his debut on 29 March 2021 in a friendly against Bolivia.[5]

Honours

Club

Macará
L.D.U Quito

References

  1. ^ "Ficha del Jugador en la FEF". Euafutbol (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 14 December 2017. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
  2. ^ Ramos, Estefanía (21 August 2019). "VÍDEO - El golazo desde 70 metros en Ecuador que se ha vuelto viral". 90min.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 19 January 2021.
  3. ^ "Leonel Quiñónez es nominado al premio Puskás, al mejor gol del año". Primicias (in Spanish). 25 November 2020. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
  4. ^ "Leonel Quiñónez, un golazo de trascendencia mundial" (in Spanish). Ecuadorian Football Federation. 25 November 2020. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
  5. ^ "Ecuador v Bolivia game report". ESPN. 29 March 2021.


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