Aníbal Leguizamón

Argentine footballer

Aníbal Leguizamón
Personal information
Full name Aníbal Andrés Leguizamón Espínola
Date of birth (1992-01-10) 10 January 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth Bernal Oeste, Argentina
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Position(s) Centre-back[1]
Team information
Current team
 Emelec
Number 2
Youth career
Arsenal de Sarandí
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2014 Sportivo Barracas 12 (0)
2015–2017 Argentino 72 (4)
2017–2018 Defensores de Belgrano 25 (5)
2018–2020 Arsenal de Sarandí 21 (1)
2019–2020 → Emelec (loan) 12 (0)
2020– Emelec 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:07, 1 July 2020 (UTC)

Aníbal Andrés Leguizamón Espínola (born 10 January 1992), known as Aníbal Leguizamón, is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Emelec.[2]

Career

Leguizamón had a youth spell with Arsenal de Sarandí, before beginning his senior career with Torneo Argentino B's Sportivo Barracas.[3][4] In 2015, Leguizamón joined Argentino of Torneo Federal A.[3] After four goals in seventy-two fixtures across two years, Leguizamón left Argentino in June 2017 after agreeing to sign for Defensores de Belgrano.[2] He went on to score five goals against Gimnasia y Esgrima (2), Unión de Sunchales, Sarmiento and Estudiantes.[2] On 20 June 2018, Leguizamón joined Primera B Nacional ex-club Arsenal de Sarandí.[2][5] His professional debut arrived on 15 September during a defeat to Instituto.[2]

In June 2019, Leguizamón headed to Ecuador with Serie A's Emelec on loan.[6] He made his bow on 13 July against Fuerza Amarilla, scoring an own-goal within the first minute prior to coming off injured after seventeen.[7] Upon returning from injury, Leguizamón made a total of twelve appearances across his twelve-month temporary spell and ended it as club captain.[2] On 17 June 2020, Emelec activated their purchase option for Leguizamón.[8][9]

Personal life

Leguizamón is the nephew of former footballers Darío Espínola and Oscar Espínola.[4]

Career statistics

As of 1 July 2020.[2][3][10]
Club statistics
Club Season League Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Sportivo Barracas 2013–14 Torneo Argentino B 12 0 0 0 — — 0 0 12 0
Defensores de Belgrano 2017–18 Torneo Federal A 25 5 3 0 — — 6[a] 0 34 5
Arsenal de Sarandí 2018–19 Primera B Nacional 21 1 1 0 — — 0 0 22 1
Emelec (loan) 2019 Serie A 8 0 2 1 — — 0 0 10 1
2020 4 0 0 0 — 2[b] 0 0 0 6 0
Emelec 0 0 0 0 — 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 12 0 2 1 — 2 0 0 0 16 1
Career total 70 6 6 1 — 2 0 6 0 84 7
  1. ^ Appearance(s) in the Torneo Federal A play-offs
  2. ^ Appearance(s) in the Copa Sudamericana

Honours

Arsenal de Sarandí[2]

References

  1. ^ a b "Aníbal Leguizamón". World Football. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h "Argentina - A. Leguizamón". Soccerway. Retrieved 19 November 2018.
  3. ^ a b c "Ficha Estadistica de ANIBAL LEGUIZAMON". BDFA. Retrieved 19 November 2018.
  4. ^ a b "Arsenal: regreso al trabajo con múltiples novedades". Politica del Sur. 26 June 2018. Retrieved 19 November 2018.
  5. ^ "Fue una alegría enorme". Solo Ascenso. 30 July 2018. Retrieved 19 November 2018.
  6. ^ "Aníbal Leguizamón vendrá a Emelec, anuncia Arsenal de Sarandí". El Universo. 24 June 2019. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
  7. ^ "Leguizamón debuta con autogol y lesión en Emelec". Ecuavisa. 13 July 2019. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
  8. ^ "Emelec informa de la compra de los derechos deportivos de Aníbal Leguizamón". INFOCancha. 17 June 2020. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
  9. ^ "Emelec compró los derechos federativos de Aníbal Leguizamón y renovó su contrato". El Comercio. 17 June 2020. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
  10. ^ "ANIBAL LEGUIZAMON ESPINOLA". FEF. Retrieved 4 October 2019.

External links

  • Aníbal Leguizamón at Soccerway
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