Leonardo Campana

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Leonardo Campana

| image = Inter Miami vs. Real Salt Lake 17 (cropped).jpg

| caption = Campana warming up for Inter Miami in 2024

| full_name = Leonardo Campana Romero{{cite web |url=https://www.premierleague.com/news/1697050 |title=Premier League clubs publish 2019/20 retained lists |publisher=Premier League |date=26 June 2020 |accessdate=12 July 2020}}

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|2000|7|24|df=y}}

| birth_place = Guayaquil, Ecuador

| height = 1.87 m{{cite web |title=Leonardo Campana: Overview |url=https://www.premierleague.com/players/74562/Leonardo-Campana/overview |access-date=21 August 2022 |publisher=Premier League}}

| position = Forward

| currentclub = New England Revolution

| clubnumber = 9

| youthyears1 = 2016–2019

| youthclubs1 = Barcelona Ecuador

| years1 = 2016–2020

| clubs1 = Barcelona Ecuador

| caps1 = 16

| goals1 = 3

| years2 = 2020–2023

| clubs2 = Wolverhampton Wanderers

| caps2 = 0

| goals2 = 0

| years3 = 2020–2021

| clubs3 = → Famalicão (loan)

| caps3 = 9

| goals3 = 2

| years4 = 2021

| clubs4 = → Grasshoppers (loan)

| caps4 = 14

| goals4 = 3

| years5 = 2022

| clubs5 = → Inter Miami (loan)

| caps5 = 26

| goals5 = 11

| years6 = 2023–2024

| clubs6 = Inter Miami

| caps6 = 54

| goals6 = 17

| years7 = 2025–

| clubs7 = New England Revolution

| caps7 = 5

| goals7 = 1

| nationalyears1 = 2019

| nationalteam1 = Ecuador U20

| nationalcaps1 = 16

| nationalgoals1 = 6

| nationalyears2 = 2019–2020

| nationalteam2 = Ecuador U23

| nationalcaps2 = 6

| nationalgoals2 = 1

| nationalyears3 = 2019–

| nationalteam3 = Ecuador

| nationalcaps3 = 16

| nationalgoals3 = 0

| medaltemplates = {{MedalSport|Men's football}}

{{Medal|Country|{{fb|ECU}}}}

| pcupdate = 19 April 2025

| ntupdate = 10 October 2024

}}

Leonardo Campana Romero (born 24 July 2000) is an Ecuadorian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Major League Soccer club New England Revolution and the Ecuador national team.

Club career

=Barcelona SC=

Campana began his career with Barcelona SC in 2016.{{Soccerway|leonardo-campana-romero/592559}} He scored his first professional goal on 21 April 2019 against Delfín de Manta.

=Wolverhampton=

On 21 January 2020, Campana moved to English Premier League club Wolverhampton Wanderers in a three-and-a-half-year deal.{{cite web |title=Wolves secure Campana signing |url=https://www.wolves.co.uk/news/under-23/20200121-wolves-secure-campana-signing/ |publisher=Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. |accessdate=21 January 2020}}

=Famalicão=

On 19 September, Campana joined Primeira Liga side, Famalicão, on a season long loan.{{cite web |title=Loan move for Campana |url=https://www.wolves.co.uk/news/under-23/20200919-loan-move-for-campana/ |publisher=Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. |accessdate=19 September 2020}} He made his debut for Famalicão on 28 September 2020, being substituted for Rubén del Campo in a 2–1 victory over Belenenses SAD.{{Cite web|url=https://us.soccerway.com/matches/2020/09/28/portugal/portuguese-liga-/clube-futebol--os-belenenses/fc-famalicao/3355309/|title=BELENENSES VS. FAMALICÃO 1 – 2|website=Soccerway|access-date=13 April 2022}} He scored his first goal for Famalicão on 22 April 2021, during a 3–0 victory versus Gil Vicente.{{Cite web|url=https://us.soccerway.com/matches/2021/04/22/portugal/portuguese-liga-/gil-vicente-fc/fc-famalicao/3355541/|title=GIL VICENTE VS. FAMALICÃO 0 – 3|website=Soccerway|access-date=13 April 2022}}

=Grasshoppers=

File:Leonardo Campana 2021.jpg

On 16 July 2021, Campana joined Swiss Super League side Grasshoppers on a season-long loan deal.{{cite web|url=https://www.wolves.co.uk/news/loan-watch/20210716-campana-makes-loan-move-to-grasshoppers/|title=Campana makes loan move to Grasshoppers|publisher=Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.|date=16 July 2021|accessdate=16 July 2021}} His first appearance for the Swiss side came in a 2–0 defeat against Basel, where he conceded an own goal.

=Inter Miami=

On 20 January 2022, it was announced that Campana would join Major League Soccer club Inter Miami on a season-long loan.{{Citation | date =20 January 2022 | title =Inter Miami CF Signs Ecuadorian International Forward Leonardo Campana on Loan | Inter Miami CF

| publisher =Inter Miami CF Communications Department | url =https://www.intermiamicf.com/news/inter-miami-cf-signs-ecuadorian-international-forward-leonardo-campana-on-loan | access-date =

| archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20220513222241/https://www.intermiamicf.com/news/inter-miami-cf-signs-ecuadorian-international-forward-leonardo-campana-on-loan | archive-date =13 May 2022 | url-status = live}} He made his debut for Inter Miami on 26 February 2022, starting in a 0–0 draw versus Chicago Fire FC.{{Cite web|url=https://us.soccerway.com/matches/2022/02/27/united-states/mls/inter-miami/chicago-fire/3701612/|title=INTER MIAMI VS. CHICAGO FIRE 0 – 0|website=Soccerway|access-date=12 April 2022}} Campana scored his first goal for Inter Miami on 6 March 2022, their only goal in a 5–1 loss to Austin FC.{{Cite web|url=https://us.soccerway.com/matches/2022/03/06/united-states/mls/austin/inter-miami/3709248/|title=AUSTIN VS. INTER MIAMI 5 – 1

|website=Soccerway|access-date=12 April 2022}} Campana was named MLS Player of the Week for Week 6 of the 2022 season on 11 April 2022, for his hat trick against the New England Revolution.{{Cite web|url=https://www.mlssoccer.com/news/inter-miami-striker-leonardo-campana-named-week-6-player-of-the-week|title=Inter Miami striker Leonardo Campana named Week 6 Player of the Week|website=mlssoccer.com|date=11 April 2022|access-date=12 April 2022}} Campana signed with Miami on a permanent basis on 20 January 2023. He occupies a Young Designated Player roster slot and is signed through the end of the 2025 season, with a club option to extend through 2026.{{cite web |title=Inter Miami CF Completes Permanent Transfer of Forward Leonardo Campana |url=https://www.intermiamicf.com/news/inter-miami-cf-completes-permanent-transfer-of-forward-leonardo-campana |website=InterMiamiCF.com |publisher=Inter Miami CF |access-date=20 January 2023}}

On 19 August 2023, Inter Miami won the 2023 Leagues Cup in penalties, with Campana scoring the third penalty after getting subbed on for Josef Martínez.

File:MIA-NSH After Goal Celebration (Leo Campana cropped).jpg|100px]]

Campana scored two goals assisted by Lionel Messi in the 2023 U.S Open Cup semifinal on 24 August as Inter Miami advanced to their second final of the season,{{Cite web |last=mlssoccer |title=Lionel Messi & Inter Miami! Open Cup final awaits after FC Cincinnati thriller {{!}} MLSSoccer.com |url=https://www.mlssoccer.com/news/lionel-messi-inter-miami-open-cup-final-awaits-after-beating-fc-cincinnati |access-date=24 August 2023 |website=mlssoccer |language=en}} which they lost against the Houston Dynamo 2–1.

= New England Revolution =

On 19 December 2024, Campana was traded by Inter Miami to fellow MLS club New England Revolution in a record-breaking domestic deal.{{Cite web |last= |title=New England acquire Leo Campana from Inter Miami in blockbuster trade {{!}} MLSSoccer.com |url=https://www.mlssoccer.com/news/new-england-acquire-leo-campana-from-inter-miami-in-blockbuster-trade |access-date=2024-12-19 |website=mlssoccer |language=en}} Inter Miami received $2.5 million general allocation money with an additional $750,000 if Campana reached certain performance bonuses. Inter Miami also received an additional international roster slot, and a sell on percentage in exchange for Campana. The previous MLS domestic transfer record record was from January 2022 when FC Dallas sent $2 million to D.C. United for Paul Arriola. Campana made his Revolution debut, and recorded his first start for the Revolution, in the 2025 season opener, a 0-0 draw against Nashville SC on 22 February.{{cite web | title=Revolution battle Nashville SC to 0-0 draw in 2025 MLS season opener | website=revolutionsoccer.net | date=February 23, 2025 | url=https://www.revolutionsoccer.net/news/recap-revolution-battle-nashville-sc-to-0-0-draw-in-2025-mls-season-opener#:~:text=NASHVILLE%2C%20Tenn.,in%20the%20MLS%20season%20opener. | access-date=February 24, 2025}} He scored his first Revolution goal on 19 April in a 2-0 win over NYCFC.{{cite web | title=Revs make it three wins in four, keep climbing with 2-0 victory over NYCFC | website=revolutionsoccer.net | date=April 20, 2025 | url=https://www.revolutionsoccer.net/news/recap-revs-make-it-three-wins-in-four-with-2-0-victory-over-nycfc | access-date=April 20, 2025}}

International career

Campana started to gather attention at the 2019 South American U-20 Championship where he scored six goals in nine games as Ecuador were crowned champions.{{cite web|title=El día en que Leonardo Campana hizo expulsar a un jugador de Liga ante BSC|url=https://www.elcomercio.com/deportes/futbol-leonardo-campana-barcelona-liga.html|first=Fabián|last=Alarcón|work=Redacción Bendito Fútbol (D)|date=27 February 2019|accessdate=21 March 2019}}

Personal life

Campana is the son of former professional tennis player turned politician Pablo Campana, who much after representing Ecuador at the 1996 Olympics became Minister of Commerce in the Ecuadorean government of Lenin Moreno. His great-grandfather, Gabriel, won six Ecuadorian league winners' medals in the 1920s, and his grandfather, Isidro Romero, was the president of Barcelona Sporting Club for 15 years and the team's stadium in Guayaquil, where Campana used to play, is named after him.[https://web.archive.org/web/20190601122121/https://www.fifa.com/u20worldcup/news/amp/ecuadors-campana-boosted-by-family-backing FIFA.com] He is a relative of President of Ecuador, Daniel Noboa Azin, through his grandmother, Isabel Noboa.{{Cite news |url=http://www.hoy.com.ec/noticias-ecuador/isabel-noboa-su-limite-es-el-mundo-199631.html |title=Isabel Noboa, su límite es el mundo |trans-title=Isabel Noboa, Her Limit is the World |work=Hoy |language=Spanish |date=7 March 2005 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130406074835/http://www.hoy.com.ec/noticias-ecuador/isabel-noboa-su-limite-es-el-mundo-199631.html |archive-date=6 April 2013 |url-status=dead |access-date=12 November 2019}} He is also a citizen of the United States.{{Cite web|url=https://www.intermiamicf.com/news/inter-miami-cf-signs-ecuadorian-international-forward-leonardo-campana-on-loan|title = Inter Miami CF Signs Ecuadorian International Forward Leonardo Campana on Loan | Inter Miami CF}}

Career statistics

=Club=

Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps
class=wikitable style="text-align: center;" \|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition !rowspan="2"\|Club !rowspan="2"\|Season !colspan="3"\|League !colspan="2"\|National cup{{efn\|Includes Copa Ecuador, Taça de Portugal, Swiss Cup and U.S. Open Cup}} !colspan="2"\|Continental !colspan="2"\|Other !colspan="2"\|Total
Barcelona SC \|2019 \|Ecuadorian Serie A \|16	3	5	1	colspan="2"\|—	colspan="2"\|—	21	4
Wolverhampton Wanderers \|2019–20 \|Premier League \|0	0	colspan="2"\|—	colspan="2"\|—	colspan="2"\|—	0	0
Famalicão (loan) \|2020–21 \|Primeira Liga \|9	2	1	0	colspan="2"\|—	colspan="2"\|—	10	2
Grasshoppers (loan) \|2021–22 \|Swiss Super League \|14	3	1	0	colspan="2"\|—	colspan="2"\|—	15	3
Inter Miami (loan) \|2022 \|MLS \|26	11	2	1	colspan="2"\|—	colspan="2"\|—	28	12
rowspan="3"\|Inter Miami \|2023 \|MLS \|26	9	4	2	colspan="2"\|—	7{{efn\|name=LC\|Appearances in Leagues Cup}}	0	37	11
2024 \|MLS \|28	8	colspan="2"\|—	1{{efn\|name=CCC\|Appearance in CONCACAF Champions Cup}}	0	6{{efn\|Four appearances and one goal in Leagues Cup, two appearances in MLS Cup playoffs}}	1	35	9
colspan="2"\|Total !80	28	6	3	1	0	13	1	100	32
New England Revolution \|2025 \|MLS \|5	1	0	0	colspan="2"\|—	0	0	5	1
colspan="3"\|Career total !124	37	13	4	1	0	13	1	151	42

=International=

{{updated|match played 10 October 2024|{{NFT}}}}

colspan="2"\|Total	16	0
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" \|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year !National team!!Year!!Apps!!Goals
rowspan="6"\|Ecuador \|2019	4	0
2020	1	0
2021	5	0
2022	2	0
2023	3	0
2024	1	0

Honours

Inter Miami

Supporters' Shield: 2024{{cite news |last=Sigal |first=Jonathan |date=2 October 2024 |title=Inter Miami win 2024 MLS Supporters' Shield |url=https://www.mlssoccer.com/news/inter-miami-win-2024-mls-supporters-shield |access-date=2 October 2024 |publisher=Major League Soccer}}
Leagues Cup: 2023{{cite news |last=Sigal |first=Jonathan |date=20 August 2023 |title=Lionel Messi & Inter Miami are Leagues Cup champions! |url=https://www.mlssoccer.com/news/lionel-messi-inter-miami-are-leagues-cup-champions |access-date=21 August 2023 |publisher=Major League Soccer}}

Ecuador

South American U-20 Championship: 2019
FIFA U-20 World Cup third place: 2019{{cite web |url=https://www.fifa.com/u20worldcup/news/mina-sparks-historic-finish-for-ecuador |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190615095302/https://www.fifa.com/u20worldcup/news/mina-sparks-historic-finish-for-ecuador |url-status=dead |archive-date=15 June 2019 |title=Mina sparks historic finish for Ecuador|work=FIFA.com |publisher=Fédération Internationale de Football Association |date=14 June 2019}}

Individual