Lautaro de Léon Billar (born 9 February 2001) is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a forward for Spanish club CD Mirandés, on loan from RC Celta de Vigo.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Lautaro de Léon Billar | ||
| Date of birth | 9 February 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Montevideo, Uruguay | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Mirandés (on loan from Celta) | ||
| Number | 29 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2005–2017 | Portonovo | ||
| 2017–2020 | Celta | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2023 | Celta B | 92 | (15) |
| 2020– | Celta | 1 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | → Cartagena (loan) | 11 | (0) |
| 2024– | → Mirandés (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 March 2024 | |||
Club career edit
Born in Montevideo, de León moved to Spain at early age and joined Portonovo SD's youth setup at the age of four.[1] On 3 July 2017, he moved to RC Celta de Vigo and was initially assigned to the Juvenil B squad.[2]
De León made his senior debut with the reserves on 24 March 2019, coming on as a late substitute for Víctor Pastrana in a 1–3 Segunda División B away loss against Cultural y Deportiva Leonesa.[3] He scored his first goal on 18 September, netting his team's fourth in a 4–2 home win against UD Melilla.[4]
On 14 December 2020, de León made his first team – and La Liga – debut, replacing Nolito late into a 4–0 home routing of Cádiz CF.[5][6] On 9 February 2023, he renewed his contract until 2027.[7]
On 15 July 2023, de León was loaned to Segunda División side FC Cartagena for the season.[8] On 31 January 2024, he joined CD Mirandés on a loan deal until the end of the season.[9]
International career edit
Born in Uruguay, de León can also represent Spain after living for more than ten years in the country.[10]
Career statistics edit
- As of match played 27 May 2023[11]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Celta B | 2018–19 | Segunda División B | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20 | Segunda División B | 15 | 1 | — | — | 15 | 1 | |||
| 2020–21 | Segunda División B | 15 | 3 | — | 7 | 0 | 22 | 3 | ||
| 2021–22 | Primera División RFEF | 26 | 4 | — | — | 26 | 4 | |||
| 2022–23 | Primera Federación | 35 | 7 | — | 0 | 0 | 35 | 7 | ||
| Total | 92 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 99 | 15 | ||
| Celta | 2020–21 | La Liga | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | |
| Career total | 93 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 102 | 16 | ||
References edit
- ^ "ENTREVISTA | Lautaro De León: "El Primer Equipo Nos Acoge Muy Bien"" [INTERVIEW | Lautaro De León: "The first team receive us very well"] (in Spanish). VIP Deportivo. 8 September 2020. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
- ^ "El delantero Lautaro de León refuerza el ataque del Juvenil B" [Forward Lautaro de León bolsters the attack of Juvenil B] (in Spanish). Canteira Celeste. 3 July 2017. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
- ^ "El delantero Lautaro de Léon debutó con el Celta B en Segunda División B" [Forward Lautaro de León debuted with Celta B in Segunda División B] (in Spanish). Canteira Celeste. 27 March 2019. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
- ^ "El Celta B suma su primera victoria con una goleada al Melilla" [Celta B get their first win with a rout over Melilla] (in Spanish). Faro de Vigo. 18 September 2019. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
- ^ "Aspas se divierte a costa del Cádiz" [Aspas has fun at the expense of Cádiz] (in Spanish). Marca. 14 December 2020. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
- ^ "Lautaro, el primer debutante con Coudet" [Lautaro, the first debutant with Coudet] (in Spanish). La Voz de Galicia. 14 December 2020. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
- ^ "Lautaro renueva con el Celta hasta el año 2027" [Lautaro renews with Celta until 2027] (in Spanish). Atlántico. 9 February 2023. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
- ^ "Lautaro jugará cedido en el FC Cartagena la próxima temporada" [Lautaro will play on loan at FC Cartagena the following season] (in Spanish). Celta Vigo. 15 July 2023. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
- ^ "Lautaro de León, nuevo delantero del Club Deportivo Mirandés" [Lautaro de León, new forward for Club Deportivo Mirandés] (in Spanish). 31 January 2024. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
- ^ "Lautaro De León: "Es un sueño poder representar a Uruguay"" [Lautaro De León: "It is a dream to play for Uruguay"] (in Spanish). Migrantes del Balón. 12 November 2020. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
- ^ Lautaro de León at Soccerway. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
External links edit
- Lautaro de León at BDFutbol
- Lautaro de León at Soccerway
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