Gabriel Leyes

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Gabriel Leyes
Personal information
Full name Hober Gabriel Leyes Viera
Date of birth (1990-05-29) 29 May 1990 (age 31)
Place of birth Paysandú, Uruguay
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Carlos Stein
Number 33
Youth career
2006–2007 Liverpool
2007
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007
2007–20?? Juventud
2011–2013 River Plate 45 (13)
2013–2017 Peñarol 18 (2)
2016 → Juventud (loan) 10 (2)
2016 → Plaza Colonia (loan) 11 (5)
2017 → Liverpool (loan) 10 (1)
2017–2018 Alianza Lima 21 (3)
2018–2019 River Plate 20 (1)
2020 Cerro Largo 11 (1)
2021 Academia Cantolao 23 (11)
2022- Carlos Stein 4 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:16, 13 November 2021 (UTC)

Hober Gabriel Leyes Viera (born 29 May 1990) is a Uruguayan footballer who plays as a forward for Carlos Stein in the Primera División Peruana.[1]

Club career[]

Leyes started playing football at the age of 4 in Paysandú. He played until he was 12, starting in and later . Leyes then quit football at the age of 12, because he wasn’t playing, which he wasn’t used to. So he decided to quit.[2]

He returned to play at the age of 14, joining . In 2006, he went to Liverpool Montevideo, where he played for the clubs U16s and in the following year, he made the preseason with the clubs first team, but was released shortly after.[2]

After being released, Leyes again wanted to quit playing. However, he returned to where he soon after, got his debut for the clubs senior team at the age of 17.[2]

In 2007, Leyes returned to Montevideo, joining Juventud who at the time, was playing in the First Division of Uruguayan football. The club later got into financial difficulties and Leyes decided to terminate his contract, as the club hadn't paid him his salary.[2]

Leyes then returned to Paysandú and was training by him self for six months, before he suddenly got a trial invitation from River Plate, where he played a friendly game for the club against Defensor Sporting and scored.[2] He then signed a four-year deal with the club.[3]

Personal life[]

Leyes' first name, Hober, was given to him by his parents in honor of Peñarol legend Juan Hohberg.

References[]

  1. ^ "Uruguay – G. Leyes – Profile with news, career statistics and history – Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 24 February 2019.
  2. ^ a b c d e Manya de pura cepa, elobservador.com.uy, 14 July 2013
  3. ^ Manya de pura cepa, aurinegromundo.blogspot.com, 15 July 2013

External links[]

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