Leonardo Sequeira
{{short description|Argentine footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2017}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Leonardo Sequeira
| image = Leonardo Sequeira Everton v Colo-Colo 20230806 02.jpg
| image_size = 150
| caption = Sequeira with Everton in 2023
| fullname = Leonardo Exequiel Sequeira
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1995|4|26|df=y}}
| birth_place = La Banda, Argentina
| height = 1.70m{{WorldFootball.net|leonardo-sequeira}}
| position = Winger
| currentclub = Huracán
| clubnumber = 26
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 = Agua y Energía
| youthyears2 =
| youthclubs2 = Vélez de San Ramón
| years1 = 2014–2018
| clubs1 = Central Córdoba SdE
| caps1 = 85
| goals1 = 9
| years2 = 2017–2018
| clubs2 = → Belgrano (loan)
| caps2 = 22
| goals2 = 1
| years3 = 2018–2022
| clubs3 = Belgrano
| caps3 = 67
| goals3 = 4
| years4 = 2021
| clubs4 = → Central Córdoba SdE (loan)
| caps4 = 29
| goals4 = 6
| years5 = 2022
| clubs5 = → Querétaro (loan)
| caps5 = 29
| goals5 = 4
| years6 = 2023
| clubs6 = Real Oviedo
| caps6 = 12
| goals6 = 1
| years7 = 2023–2024
| clubs7 = Everton
| caps7 = 14
| goals7 = 2
| years8 = 2024
| clubs8 = → Peñarol (loan)
| caps8 = 28
| goals8 = 7
| years9 = 2025–
| clubs9 = Huracán
| caps9 = 1
| goals9 = 0
| nationalyears1 =
| nationalteam1 =
| nationalcaps1 =
| nationalgoals1 =
| club-update = 18:39, 1 February 2025 (UTC)
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Leonardo Exequiel Sequeira (born 26 April 1995) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a winger for Huracán.{{cite news|title=Leonardo Sequeira profile|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/leonardo-sequeira/326071/|accessdate=19 December 2017|work=Soccerway|date=19 December 2017}}
Career
Sequeira started his career in Santiago del Estero with Central Córdoba, after youth spells with Agua y Energía and Vélez de San Ramón.{{cite news|title=Leonardo Sequeira, el nuevo refuerzo de Central Córdoba|url=http://www.mundoascenso.com.ar/noticia/15362-leonardo-sequeira-el-nuevo-refuerzo-de-central-cordoba|accessdate=19 December 2017|work=Mundo Ascenso|date=26 December 2013}}{{cite news|title=Leonardo Sequeira profile|url=http://www.bdfa.com.ar/jugadores-LEONARDO-SEQUEIRA-99129.html|accessdate=19 December 2017|work=BDFA|date=19 December 2017}} He made his senior debut on 26 March 2014 versus Gimnasia y Esgrima, playing the final twenty-five minutes in a 1–0 Torneo Federal A win. In the following November, Sequeira scored his first goal in a win against Unión Aconquija which secured promotion to the 2015 Primera B Nacional. He went on to score eight goals in sixty-nine matches in the second tier. On 16 August 2017, Sequeira joined Argentine Primera División side Belgrano on loan.{{cite news|title=Belgrano y una nueva alternativa en la delantera: Leonardo Sequeira|url=http://www.tycsports.com/futbol/belgrano-y-una-nueva-alternativa-en-la-delantera-leonardo-sequeira|accessdate=19 December 2017|work=TyC Sports|date=16 August 2017}}{{cite news|title=Leonardo Sequeira ya está en Córdoba para firmar en Belgrano|url=http://viapais.com.ar/cordoba/186080-leonardo-sequeira-ya-esta-en-cordoba-para-firmar-en-belgrano/|accessdate=19 December 2017|work=Via Pais|date=16 August 2017}} His top-flight debut came vs. Tigre on 22 September.
He made his 100th career appearance during a draw away to Defensa y Justicia on 12 March 2018. Belgrano purchased Sequeira permanently at the conclusion of the 2017–18 campaign.{{cite news|title=Con bajas sensibles, Belgrano jugará el domingo con Platense|url=https://www.cadena3.com/noticias/deportes/con-bajas-sensibles-belgrano-jugara-domingo-con-platense_115402|accessdate=17 May 2018|work=Cadena3|date=15 May 2018}} On 10 December 2021, Sequeira signed a new deal with Belgrano until the end of 2023 and was simultaneously loaned out to Liga MX club Querétaro for the 2022 season, with a purchase option.[https://www.lavoz.com.ar/deportes/futbol/leonardo-sequeira-extendio-su-contrato-con-belgrano-y-es-prestado-a-mexico/ Leonardo Sequeira extendió su contrato con Belgrano y es prestado a México], lavoz.com.ar, 10 December 2021
In 2023, Sequeira moved to Chile and joined Everton de Viña del Mar. In November of the same year, he renewed his contract until December 2025.{{cite news |title=Everton anunció la renovación del delantero Leonardo Sequeira |url=https://www.alairelibre.cl/noticias/deportes/futbol/everton/everton-anuncio-la-renovacion-del-delantero-leonardo-sequeira/2023-11-26/172337.html |access-date=4 May 2024 |work=alairelibre.cl |publisher=Radio Cooperativa |date=26 November 2023 |language=es}} The next year, he moved on loan to Uruguayan club Peñarol.{{cite news |title=Peñarol presentó oficialmente a un jugador por el que Diego Aguirre insistió mucho |url=https://www.elobservador.com.uy/nota/penarol-presento-oficialmente-a-un-jugador-por-el-que-diego-aguirre-insistio-mucho-202428194955 |access-date=4 May 2024 |work=El Observador |date=8 February 2024 |language=es}}
Career statistics
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|+ Club statistics | ||||||||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|CupIncludes the Copa Argentina !colspan="2"|League Cup !colspan="2"|Continental !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan="7"|Central Córdoba
|rowspan="1|Torneo Argentino A |6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |||
| 2014
|rowspan="1|Torneo Federal A |10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | |||
| 2015
|rowspan="3|Primera B Nacional |24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | |||
| 2016
|9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | |||
| 2016–17
|36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | 36 | 0 | |||
| 2017–18
|rowspan="1|Torneo Federal A |0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| colspan="2"|Total
!85 | 9 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | 86 | 9 | |||
| rowspan="1"|Belgrano (loan)
|rowspan="1|Primera División |22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | 22 | 1 | |||
| colspan="3"|Career total
!107 | 10 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | 108 | 10 |
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References
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External links
- {{Soccerway|leonardo-sequeira/326071}}
- {{BDFA|LEONARDO-EXEQUIEL-SEQUEIRA-99129}}
{{Club Atlético Huracán squad}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Sequeira, Leonardo}}
Category:Sportspeople from Santiago del Estero Province
Category:Argentine men's footballers
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Category:Torneo Argentino A players
Category:Torneo Federal A players
Category:Primera Nacional players
Category:Argentine Primera División players
Category:Segunda División players
Category:Chilean Primera División players
Category:Uruguayan Primera División players
Category:Central Córdoba de Santiago del Estero footballers
Category:Club Atlético Belgrano footballers
Category:Querétaro F.C. footballers
Category:Everton de Viña del Mar footballers
Category:Club Atlético Huracán footballers
Category:Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Mexico
Category:Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Spain
Category:Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Chile
Category:Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Uruguay
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