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.

Leonardo Sepúlveda
Personal information
Full name Leonardo Sepúlveda
Date of birth (2001-06-18) June 18, 2001 (age 23)
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)
2023–2024Tapatío (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)
*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

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Sepulveda 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

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Sepúlveda 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

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Born in the United States, Sepúlveda is of Mexican descent.

References

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  1. ^ a b "LA Galaxy". glxy.ussoccerda.com. Archived from the original on 2018-02-10.
  2. ^ "Leonardo Sepulveda". www.uslsoccer.com. Archived from the original on 2017-07-25.
  3. ^ El defensa estadounidense Leonardo Sepúlveda, nuevo jugador del Salamanca UDS, salamancacfuds.es, 16 August 2019
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ "Tab Ramos begins fifth cycle with U.S. under-20 men's national team". www.socceramerica.com. 30 August 2019. Retrieved 2019-12-23.
  7. ^ Showell, Alex (2019-09-01). "U.S. U-20 roster released for September friendlies". Stars and Stripes FC. Retrieved 2019-12-23.
  8. ^ "U16 BNT roster for tourney in Japan | Club Soccer | Youth Soccer". TopDrawerSoccer.com. Retrieved 2019-12-23.