Leonardo Acevedo
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Leonardo Acevedo Ruiz | ||
Date of birth | 18 April 1996 | ||
Place of birth | Medellín, Colombia | ||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Estoril | ||
Number | 18 | ||
Youth career | |||
2013–2015 | Atlético Nacional | ||
2014–2015 | → Porto (loan) | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2013–2017 | Atlético Nacional | 0 | (0) |
2014–2016 | → Porto B (loan) | 26 | (9) |
2016–2017 | → Sporting CP B (loan) | 35 | (12) |
2017–2021 | Sporting CP | 0 | (0) |
2017–2018 | → Boavista (loan) | 19 | (1) |
2018–2019 | → Zorya Luhansk (loan) | 10 | (0) |
2019–2020 | → Varzim (loan) | 18 | (11) |
2020–2021 | → Logroñés (loan) | 30 | (5) |
2021– | Estoril | 6 | (1) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19 September 2021 |
Leonardo Acevedo Ruiz (born 18 April 1996) is a Colombian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Portuguese club Estoril. He is nicknamed "El Tigre de Medellín".
Club career[]
Porto[]
Born in Medellín, Acevedo began his career at hometown club Atlético Nacional. In August 2014, he was loaned to Portugal's FC Porto for a year.[1]
Acevedo played in the 2014–15 UEFA Youth League with Porto U19, scoring 5 goals in 5 matches, as well as 29 goals in 36 matches in the domestic season.[2] On 24 May 2015, the last game of the Segunda Liga season, he played the first 56 minutes on his professional debut before being substituted for Dim in a goalless draw at relegated C.S. Marítimo B.[3]
Again loaned to the same club in 2015–16, Acevedo scored nine goals in 25 games as Porto B became the first reserve team to win the second division. These included braces in home November wins over Gil Vicente F.C. (4–2) and C.D. Mafra (2–0).[4][5]
Sporting[]
In July 2016, Acevedo was loaned for a year to another Portuguese club, Sporting CP, and again assigned to the reserve team.[6] He scored 12 goals in his first season, joint ninth in the whole league.[7]
Acevedo returned to the city of Porto in July 2017, being loaned for a year to Primeira Liga club Boavista F.C. after Sporting signed him permanently.[7] He scored only once in his debut top-flight season, opening a 1–1 draw with C.D. Tondela at the Estádio do Bessa the following 30 March.[8]
In August 2018, Acevedo was loaned to FC Zorya Luhansk of the Ukrainian Premier League.[9] He went goalless in 11 total matches in Eastern Europe.
On 2 September 2019, Acevedo went back to Portugal's second tier, joining Varzim S.C. on loan.[10] He scored on 17 December as they defeated Anadia F.C. 2–1 after extra time to reach the quarter-finals of the Taça de Portugal.[11]
On 11 September 2020, Acevedo joined Segunda División newcomers UD Logroñés on a one-year deal.[12]
Estoril[]
On 21 July 2021, he signed with Estoril.[13]
Honours[]
Club[]
- Porto
- Campeonato Nacional de Juniores A: 2014–15
- Porto B
Individual[]
References[]
- ^ "Colombiano Leonardo Acevedo chega para os juniores" [Colombian Leonardo Acevedo arrives for the juniors]. Record (in Portuguese). 27 August 2014. Retrieved 9 January 2020.
- ^ Profile at Zerozero.pt
- ^ "Marítimo B-FC Porto B, 0-0: Empate na despedida dos insulares" [Marítimo B-FC Porto B, 0-0: Draw on islanders' farewell]. Record (in Portuguese). 24 May 2015. Retrieved 9 January 2020.
- ^ "FC Porto B reforça liderança na II Liga" [FC Porto B strengthen lead in II Liga] (in Portuguese). Luso Golo. 4 November 2015. Retrieved 9 January 2020.
- ^ "FC Porto B-Mafra, 2-0: Triunfo com bis de Leonardo" [FC Porto B-Mafra, 2-0: Triumph with brace from Leonardo]. Record (in Portuguese). 25 November 2015. Retrieved 9 January 2020.
- ^ Puerto, Guillermo (20 July 2016). "Sporting Clube presentó a su nuevo goleador colombiano: Leonardo Acevedo" [Sporting Clube presented its new Colombian goalscorer: Leonardo Acevedo] (in Spanish). Futbolete. Retrieved 9 January 2020.
- ^ a b "El joven colombiano Leonardo Acevedo jugará con Boavista, de Portugal" [Colombian youngster Leonardo Acevedo will play for Boavista, of Portugal] (in Spanish). Caracol TV. 24 July 2017. Retrieved 9 January 2020.
- ^ "Boavista 1–1 Tondela" (in Portuguese). MSN. 30 March 2018. Retrieved 9 January 2020.
- ^ "Leonardo Acevedo prestado al fútbol de Ucrania" [Leonardo Acevedo loaned to Ukrainian football] (in Spanish). Fútbol Hoy. 27 August 2018. Retrieved 9 January 2020.
- ^ "Varzim garante três reforços no fecho do mercado" [Varzim guarantee three additions on transfer deadline day] (Press release) (in Portuguese). Varzim S.C.] 2 September 2019.
- ^ Gama, Carlos (17 December 2019). "Ahora en la Copa: Acevedo puso un gol y metió al Varzim en Cuartos de Final" [Now in the Cup: Acevedo scored a goal and put Varzim in the Quarter-Finals] (in Spanish). Golombianos. Retrieved 9 January 2020.
- ^ "Leonardo Ruiz, nuevo delantero de la UD Logroñés" [Leonardo Ruiz, new forward of UD Logroñés] (in Spanish). UD Logroñés. 11 September 2020. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
- ^ "Leonardo Ruiz is ours!". Estoril. 21 July 2021. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
- ^ FC Porto B recebe troféu de campeão da Segunda Liga – Sapo Desporto (in Portuguese)
- ^ "Leo Ruiz named LaLiga SmartBank Player of the Month for November". La Liga. 4 December 2020.
External links[]
- Leonardo Acevedo at ForaDeJogo
- Leonardo Acevedo at Soccerway
- 1996 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Medellín
- Colombian footballers
- Association football forwards
- Categoría Primera A players
- Atlético Nacional footballers
- Primeira Liga players
- Liga Portugal 2 players
- FC Porto B players
- Sporting CP B players
- Boavista F.C. players
- Varzim S.C. players
- Ukrainian Premier League players
- FC Zorya Luhansk players
- UD Logroñés players
- G.D. Estoril Praia players
- Colombian expatriate footballers
- Colombian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal
- Colombian expatriate sportspeople in Ukraine
- Colombian expatriate sportspeople in Spain
- Expatriate footballers in Portugal
- Expatriate footballers in Ukraine
- Expatriate footballers in Spain