Ángelo Preciado

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Ángelo Preciado
Personal information
Full name Ángelo Smit Preciado Quiñónez
Date of birth (1998-02-18) 18 February 1998 (age 24)
Place of birth Shushufindi, Ecuador
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Right-back
Club information
Current team
Genk
Number 77
Youth career
2014–2015 América de Quito
2015–2018 Independiente DV
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018 Alianza Cotopaxi 0 (0)
2018–2020 Independiente DV 54 (5)
2021– Genk 29 (0)
National team
2017 Ecuador U20 2 (0)
2018– Ecuador 19 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16:42, 20 March 2022 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 29 January 2022

Ángelo Smit Preciado Quiñónez (born 18 February 1998) is an Ecuadorian professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Belgian Pro League club Genk and the Ecuador national team.[1]

Club career[]

Born in Shushufindi, Sucumbíos, Preciado joined Independiente del Valle's youth setup in 2015, from América de Quito.[2] In February 2018, during the semifinals of the 2018 U-20 Copa Libertadores, he went viral after using the corner flag to defend himself from a fight with the River Plate Montevideo players.[3]

Promoted to the first team after playing a short period in the reserve team, Alianza Cotopaxi, Preciado made his senior – and Serie A – debut on 9 July 2018, starting in a 3–1 away loss against Aucas. He soon became a regular starter, and scored his first goals on 25 August by netting a brace in a 4–2 home defeat of El Nacional.[4]

International career[]

On 4 May 2017, Preciado was called up to Ecuador under-20s for the year's FIFA U-20 World Cup,[5] On 30 August of the following year, he was called up to the full side by manager Hernán Darío Gómez, for two friendlies against Jamaica and Guatemala.[6]

Preciado made his full international debut on 12 October 2018, replacing Independiente teammate Stiven Plaza in a 4–3 loss against Qatar at the Jassim bin Hamad Stadium in Doha.[7]

Career statistics[]

Club[]

As of 4 December 2019[1]
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Alianza Cotopaxi 2018[8] Segunda Categoría 0 0 11[a] 2 11 2
Independiente del Valle 2018 Serie A 24 2 16 1
2019 20 1 8[b] 0 28 1
Total 44 3 8 0 52 3
Career total 44 3 0 0 8 0 11 2 63 5
  1. ^ Appearance(s) in Campeonato Provincial de Segunda Categoría de Cotopaxi
  2. ^ Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana

International[]

As of 29 January 2022[9]
Ecuador
Year Apps Goals
2018 2 0
2019 1 0
2020 4 0
2021 10 0
2022 2 0
Total 19 0

Honours[]

Independiente del Valle

Genk

References[]

  1. ^ a b Ángelo Preciado at Soccerway. Retrieved 4 December 2019.
  2. ^ "Preciado le dedicará el mundial a su padre" [Preciado will dedicate the World Cup to his father] (in Spanish). El Telégrafo. 16 May 2017. Retrieved 4 December 2019.
  3. ^ "¿Quién es el futbolista que se defendió con el banderín en la Libertadores Sub 20?" [Who is the footballer who defended himself with the corner flag in the U-20 Libertadores?] (in Spanish). Bendito Fútbol. 22 February 2018. Retrieved 4 December 2019.
  4. ^ "Independiente remontó y ganó 4–2 a El Nacional en Sangolquí" [Independiente completed a comeback and defeated El Nacional by 4–2 in Sangolquí] (in Spanish). El Comercio. 25 August 2018. Retrieved 4 December 2019.
  5. ^ "Ecuador elige a los juveniles que participarán en el Mundial Sub 20 Corea del Sur 2017" [Ecuador choose the youngsters who will take part of U-20 World Cup South Korea 2017] (in Spanish). ANDES. 4 May 2017. Archived from the original on 5 May 2017. Retrieved 4 December 2019.
  6. ^ "Los 22 convocados de Hernán Darío Gómez para los partidos amistosos ante Jamaica y Guatemala" [The 22 called up by Hernán Darío Gómez for the friendly matches against Jamaica and Guatemala] (in Spanish). El Universo. 30 August 2019. Retrieved 4 December 2019.
  7. ^ "Goles y errores en la derrota 4–3 de Ecuador ante Catar en Doha" [Goals and errors in Ecuador's 4–3 defeat to Qatar in Doha] (in Spanish). El Comercio. 12 October 2018. Retrieved 4 December 2019.
  8. ^ "Preciado Quiñonez Angelo Smit" (in Spanish). Ecuadorian Football Federation. Retrieved 4 December 2019.
  9. ^ "Ángelo Preciado". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
  10. ^ "Onuachu with an assist as Genk clinch Belgian Cup title after Standard Liege win". Goal. 26 April 2021. Retrieved 29 April 2021.

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