Aníbal_Leguizamón
Aníbal Leguizamón
Argentine footballer
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]
| 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) | |||
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]
Leguizamón is the nephew of former footballers Darío Espínola and Oscar Espínola.[4]
| 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[lower-alpha 1] | 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[lower-alpha 2] | 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 | |||
- Appearance(s) in the Torneo Federal A play-offs
- Appearance(s) in the Copa Sudamericana
Arsenal de Sarandí[2]
- "Aníbal Leguizamón". World Football. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
- "Argentina - A. Leguizamón". Soccerway. Retrieved 19 November 2018.
- "Ficha Estadistica de ANIBAL LEGUIZAMON". BDFA. Retrieved 19 November 2018.
- "Arsenal: regreso al trabajo con múltiples novedades". Politica del Sur. 26 June 2018. Retrieved 19 November 2018.
- "Fue una alegría enorme". Solo Ascenso. 30 July 2018. Retrieved 19 November 2018.
- "Aníbal Leguizamón vendrá a Emelec, anuncia Arsenal de Sarandí". El Universo. 24 June 2019. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
- "Leguizamón debuta con autogol y lesión en Emelec". Ecuavisa. 13 July 2019. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
- "Emelec informa de la compra de los derechos deportivos de Aníbal Leguizamón". INFOCancha. 17 June 2020. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
- "Emelec compró los derechos federativos de Aníbal Leguizamón y renovó su contrato". El Comercio. 17 June 2020. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
- "ANIBAL LEGUIZAMON ESPINOLA". FEF. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
- Aníbal Leguizamón at Soccerway