Leonardo Sepúlveda (born June 18, 2001) is a professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Liga MX club Guadalajara.[1] Born in the United States and a former American youth international, he has most recently represented Mexico at under-21 level.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Leonardo Sepúlveda | ||
| Date of birth | June 18, 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Corona, California, United States | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Left-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Guadalajara | ||
| Number | 27 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2015–2019 | LA Galaxy | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017 | LA Galaxy II | 4 | (0) |
| 2019–2021 | Salamanca B | 19 | (1) |
| 2019–2021 | Salamanca | 14 | (1) |
| 2021–2023 | Granada B | 12 | (0) |
| 2023– | Guadalajara | 8 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | → Tapatío (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2016–2017 | United States U16 | 8 | (0) |
| 2018 | United States U18 | 4 | (0) |
| 2019 | United States U20 | 4 | (0) |
| 2021 | Mexico U21 | 2 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of April 20, 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of October 11, 2021 | |||
Club career
editSepulveda played for the LA Galaxy youth academy at the under-16 and under-18 levels.[1] He also appeared four times for LA Galaxy II in USL in 2017.[2]
On August 16, 2019, Sepulveda joined Spanish club Salamanca UDS.[3] On July 21, 2021, he moved to Granada, being assigned to the reserve team in Segunda División RFEF.[4]
International career
editSepúlveda has represented both the United States and Mexico at the youth level.
Sepulveda is capped by the United States at the under-16, under-18, and under-20 levels.[5][6][7][8]
Personal
editBorn in the United States, Sepúlveda is of Mexican descent.
References
edit- ^ a b "LA Galaxy". glxy.ussoccerda.com. Archived from the original on 2018-02-10.
- ^ "Leonardo Sepulveda". www.uslsoccer.com. Archived from the original on 2017-07-25.
- ^ El defensa estadounidense Leonardo Sepúlveda, nuevo jugador del Salamanca UDS, salamancacfuds.es, 16 August 2019
- ^ "El defensa zurdo Leo Sepúlveda refuerza al Recreativo" [Left-footed defender Leo Sepúlveda bolsters Recreativo] (in Spanish). Granada CF. 21 July 2021. Retrieved 9 September 2021.
- ^ "Guinea, Netherlands, USA arrive in Japan for U-16 International Dream Cup 2017 JAPAN presented by The Asahi Shimbun". JFA｜公益財団法人日本サッカー協会 (in Japanese). Retrieved 2019-12-23.
- ^ "Tab Ramos begins fifth cycle with U.S. under-20 men's national team". www.socceramerica.com. 30 August 2019. Retrieved 2019-12-23.
- ^ Showell, Alex (2019-09-01). "U.S. U-20 roster released for September friendlies". Stars and Stripes FC. Retrieved 2019-12-23.
- ^ "U16 BNT roster for tourney in Japan | Club Soccer | Youth Soccer". TopDrawerSoccer.com. Retrieved 2019-12-23.