Oswaldo León

Oswaldo León
León in 2024
Personal information
Full name Oswaldo Jesús León Montoya[1]
Date of birth (1999-06-15) 15 June 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth Santa Cruz de Juventino Rosas, Mexico
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
York United FC
Number 4
Youth career
Celaya
2016–2018 América
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2021 América 0 (0)
2019–2020Zacatepec (loan) 9 (0)
2020–2021Cancún (loan) 21 (0)
2021–2022 Tlaxcala 23 (0)
2022–2023 Venados 22 (0)
2023 Dorados de Sinaloa 7 (0)
2024– York United 18 (1)
International career
2018–2019 Mexico U20 7 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 October 2024

Oswaldo Jesús León Montoya (born 15 June 1999) is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for York United in the Canadian Premier League.

Early life

León was born in Santa Cruz de Juventino Rosas, Mexico.[2] He began playing youth football with Celaya.[3] In 2016, he joined the Club América U17 team.[4]

Club career

On 31 July 2018, León made his senior debut with Club América in a Copa MX match against Veracruz, as a substitute.[5] In June 2019, he was loaned to Atlético Zacatepec in the Ascenso MX.[6] On 21 September 2019, he made his debut for Zacatepec against Correcaminos UAT.[7] In April 2020, he returned to América after the Mexican federation cancelled the Ascenso MX division as part of a league system restructuring.[8] In July 2020, he went on loan with Cancún in the Liga de Expansión MX.[9]

In June 2021, he signed with Tlaxcala.[10]

In June 2022, he signed with Venados.[11]

In July 2023, he signed with Dorados de Sinaloa.[12]

In January 2024, he signed with Canadian Premier League club York United FC.[13][14] He scored his first goal for the club on 10 October against Pacific FC.[15] At the end of the 2024 season, he signed another one-year contract for 2025, with an option for 2026.[16]

International career

León played with the Mexico U20 at the 2018 CONCACAF U-20 Championship and then again at the 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup.[17]

Career statistics

As of 27 October 2024[1]
Club Season League Playoffs National Cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
América 2018–19 Liga MX 0 0 4 0 4 0
Zacatepec (loan) 2019–20 Ascenso MX 9 0 4 0 13 0
Cancún (loan) 2020–21 Liga de Expansión MX 21 0 21 0
Tlaxcala 2021–22 Liga de Expansión MX 23 0 23 0
Venados 2022–23 Liga de Expansión MX 22 0 22 0
Dorados de Sinaloa 2023–24 Liga de Expansión MX 7 0 7 0
York United FC 2024 Canadian Premier League 18 1 2 1 0 0 20 2
Career total 100 1 2 1 8 0 0 0 110 2

References

  1. ^ a b Oswaldo León at Soccerway
  2. ^ Martínez, Diego (31 July 2019). "Oswaldo Jesús León Montoya regresa a su segundo hogar" [Oswaldo Jesús León Montoya returns to his second home]. El Sol del Bajío (in Spanish).
  3. ^ Hernandez, A (15 June 2019). "Oswaldo León, de la Selección Mexicana a Zacatepec" [Oswaldo León, from the Mexican National Team to Zacatepec]. Diario de Morelos (in Spanish).
  4. ^ Saldaña, Salvador (27 April 2020). "Se despide Oswaldo León del Club Atlético" [Oswaldo León says goodbye to Club]. La Unión (in Spanish).
  5. ^ Sánchez, Jorge Arturo (15 June 2019). "Oswaldo León llega como refuerzo a los Cañeros de Zacatepec" [Oswaldo León arrives as reinforcement to the Cañeros de Zacatepec]. El Gráfico (in Spanish).
  6. ^ Pacheco, Enrique (14 June 2019). "El Club América presta a Oswaldo León al equipo de José Luis Higuera" [Club América lends Oswaldo León to José Luis Higuera's team]. Soy Futbol (in Spanish).
  7. ^ Reyes, Francisco H. (2 October 2021). "Oswaldo León se consolida en Coyotes" [Oswaldo León consolidates his position in Coyotes]. El Sol de Tlaxcala (in Spanish).
  8. ^ Ramírez, Diego Jara (24 April 2020). "Oswaldo León se despidió del Club Atlético Zacatepec en las redes sociales y deberá regresar al América" [Oswaldo León said goodbye to Club Atlético Zacatepec on social networks and must return to América]. América Monumental (in Spanish).
  9. ^ Fernández, Matías (16 July 2020). "Oficial: Oswaldo León pasa de América a Cancún FC. para el torneo Guard1anes 2020" [Official: Oswaldo León moves from América to Cancún FC. for the Guard1anes 2020 tournament]. América Monumental (in Spanish).
  10. ^ @Coyotes_Oficial (26 June 2021). "De la ola futbolera a la jauría" [From the football wave to the pack] (Tweet) (in Spanish) – via Twitter.
  11. ^ "Llegan 2 nuevos fichajes a reforzar a Venados FC" [2 new signings arrive to reinforce Venados FC]. Quadratín Yucatan (in Spanish). 3 June 2022.
  12. ^ Angeles, Alexis (12 July 2023). "Oswaldo León se integra a los Dorados de Sinaloa" [Oswaldo León joins the Dorados de Sinaloa]. El Sol de Sinaloa (in Spanish).
  13. ^ "York United FC announce signing of Mexican defender Oswaldo León". York United FC. 23 January 2024.
  14. ^ "York United add Mexican youth international Oswaldo Léon". Canadian Premier League. 23 January 2024.
  15. ^ Tierney, Mitchell (10 October 2024). "Highlights: York United 1-2 Pacific FC — CPL Match #105". Canadian Premier League.
  16. ^ "Oswaldo León extends stay with The Nine Stripes". York United FC. 13 December 2024.
  17. ^ Jacques, John (19 January 2024). "Exclusive: York United Land Mexican Centre-Back Oswaldo Leon". Northern Tribune.