Lautaro de León

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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is de León and the second or maternal family name is Billar.
Lautaro de León
Personal information
Full name Lautaro de Léon Billar
Date of birth (2001-02-09) 9 February 2001 (age 21)
Place of birth Montevideo, Uruguay
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Celta B
Number 9
Youth career
2005–2017 Portonovo
2017–2020 Celta
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019– Celta B 40 (6)
2020– Celta 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10 September 2021

Lautaro de Léon Billar (born 9 February 2001) is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a forward for Spanish club Celta de Vigo B.

Club career[]

Born in Montevideo, de León moved to Spain at early age and joined Portonovo SD's youth setup at the age of four.[1] On 3 July 2017, he moved to RC Celta de Vigo and was initially assigned to the Juvenil B squad.[2]

De León made his senior debut with the reserves on 24 March 2019, coming on as a late substitute for Víctor Pastrana in a 1–3 Segunda División B away loss against Cultural y Deportiva Leonesa.[3] He scored his first goal on 18 September, netting his team's fourth in a 4–2 home win against UD Melilla.[4]

On 14 December 2020, de León made his first team – and La Liga – debut, replacing Nolito late into a 4–0 home routing of Cádiz CF.[5][6]

International career[]

Born in Uruguay, de León can also represent Spain after living for more than ten years in the country.[7]

Career statistics[]

Club[]

As of match played 14 February 2021[8]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Celta B 2018–19 Segunda División B 1 0 — — 1 0
2019–20 15 1 — — 15 1
2020–21 10 3 — — 10 3
Total 26 4 0 0 0 0 26 4
Celta 2020–21 La Liga 1 0 2 1 — 3 1
Career total 27 4 2 1 0 0 29 5

References[]

  1. ^ "ENTREVISTA | Lautaro De León: "El Primer Equipo Nos Acoge Muy Bien"" [INTERVIEW | Lautaro De León: "The first team receive us very well"] (in Spanish). VIP Deportivo. 8 September 2020. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
  2. ^ "El delantero Lautaro de León refuerza el ataque del Juvenil B" [Forward Lautaro de León bolsters the attack of Juvenil B] (in Spanish). Canteira Celeste. 3 July 2017. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
  3. ^ "El delantero Lautaro de Léon debutó con el Celta B en Segunda División B" [Forward Lautaro de León debuted with Celta B in Segunda División B] (in Spanish). Canteira Celeste. 27 March 2019. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
  4. ^ "El Celta B suma su primera victoria con una goleada al Melilla" [Celta B get their first win with a rout over Melilla] (in Spanish). Faro de Vigo. 18 September 2019. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
  5. ^ "Aspas se divierte a costa del Cádiz" [Aspas has fun at the expense of Cádiz] (in Spanish). Marca. 14 December 2020. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
  6. ^ "Lautaro, el primer debutante con Coudet" [Lautaro, the first debutant with Coudet] (in Spanish). La Voz de Galicia. 14 December 2020. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
  7. ^ "Lautaro De León: "Es un sueño poder representar a Uruguay"" [Lautaro De León: "It is a dream to play for Uruguay"] (in Spanish). Migrantes del Balón. 12 November 2020. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
  8. ^ Lautaro de León at Soccerway. Retrieved 20 February 2021.

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