Oswaldo León

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is León and the second or maternal family name is Montoya.
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)
2019–2020 → Zacatepec (loan) 9 (0)
2020–2021 → Cancún (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.