Ángelo Preciado

Ángelo Preciado
Preciado with Ecuador at the 2022 FIFA World Cup
Personal information
Full name Ángelo Smit Preciado Quiñónez[1]
Date of birth (1998-02-18) 18 February 1998 (age 26)[1]
Place of birth Shushufindi, Ecuador
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Position(s) Right-back, winger
Team information
Current team
Sparta Prague
Number 2
Youth career
2014–2015 América de Quito
2015–2018 Independiente del Valle
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018 Alianza Cotopaxi 0 (0)
2018–2020 Independiente del Valle 65 (6)
2021–2023 Genk 59 (0)
2023– Sparta Prague 7 (1)
International career
2017 Ecuador U20 3 (0)
2018– Ecuador 35 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 03:14, 24 February 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21 November 2023

Ángelo Smit Preciado Quiñónez (born 18 February 1998) is an Ecuadorian professional footballer who plays as a right-back or winger for Czech First League club Sparta Prague and the Ecuador national team.[2]

Club career

Born in Shushufindi, Sucumbíos, Preciado joined Independiente del Valle's youth setup in 2015, from América de Quito.[3] In February 2018, during the semifinals of the 2018 U-20 Copa Libertadores, he went viral after using the corner flag to defend himself from a fight with the River Plate Montevideo players.[4]

Promoted to the first team after playing a short period in the reserve team, Alianza Cotopaxi, Preciado made his senior – and Serie A – debut on 9 July 2018, starting in a 3–1 away loss against Aucas. He soon became a regular starter, and scored his first goals on 25 August by netting a brace in a 4–2 home defeat of El Nacional.[5]

On 28 December 2020, Belgian Pro League club Genk announced the signing of Preciado on a two-and-a-half year contract, with an option for a further two years,[6] for a reported fee of €3 million.[7] He made his debut for the Belgian club on 16 January 2021, starting in a 2–0 away loss at Royal Excel Mouscron.[8]

On 4 September 2023, Czech First League club Sparta Prague announced the signing of Preciado on a long-term contract (the specific duration was undisclosed),[9] for a reported fee of €2.5 million, which could increase to €3 million with add-ons.[10]

On 15 February 2024, Preciado scored his first goal in the UEFA Europa League against Galatasaray.[11]

International career

On 4 May 2017, Preciado was called up to Ecuador under-20s for the year's FIFA U-20 World Cup,[12] On 30 August of the following year, he was called up to the full side by manager Hernán Darío Gómez, for two friendlies against Jamaica and Guatemala.[13]

Preciado made his full international debut on 12 October 2018, replacing Independiente teammate Stiven Plaza in a 4–3 loss against Qatar at the Jassim bin Hamad Stadium in Doha.[14]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 22 February 2024[2]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Alianza Cotopaxi 2018[15] Segunda Categoría 0 0 11[a] 2 11 2
Independiente del Valle 2018 Ecuadorian Serie A 24 2 24 2
2019 Ecuadorian Serie A 20 1 8[b] 0 28 1
2020 Ecuadorian Serie A 21 3 7[c] 1 2[d] 0 30 4
Total 65 6 15 1 2 0 82 7
Genk 2020–21 Belgian Pro League 10 0 0 0 10 0
2021–22 Belgian Pro League 23 0 2 0 5[e] 0 1[f] 0 31 0
2022–23 Belgian Pro League 24 0 3 0 27 0
2023–24 Belgian Pro League 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Total 59 0 5 0 5 0 1 0 70 0
Sparta Prague 2023–24 Czech First League 7 1 0 0 8[e] 2 0 0 15 3
Career total 131 7 5 0 28 3 14 2 178 12
  1. ^ Appearance(s) in Campeonato Provincial de Segunda Categoría de Cotopaxi
  2. ^ Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana
  3. ^ Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores
  4. ^ Appearance(s) in Recopa Sudamericana
  5. ^ a b Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
  6. ^ Appearance in Belgian Super Cup

International

As of 22 November 2023[16]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Ecuador 2018 2 0
2019 1 0
2020 4 0
2021 10 0
2022 10 0
2023 9 0
Total 36 0

Honours

Independiente del Valle

Genk

References

  1. ^ a b c "FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 – Squad list: Ecuador (ECU)" (PDF). FIFA. 15 November 2022. p. 10. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
  2. ^ a b Ángelo Preciado at Soccerway. Retrieved 23 February 2024.
  3. ^ "Preciado le dedicará el mundial a su padre" [Preciado will dedicate the World Cup to his father] (in Spanish). El Telégrafo. 16 May 2017. Retrieved 4 December 2019.
  4. ^ "¿Quién es el futbolista que se defendió con el banderín en la Libertadores Sub 20?" [Who is the footballer who defended himself with the corner flag in the U-20 Libertadores?] (in Spanish). Bendito Fútbol. 22 February 2018. Retrieved 4 December 2019.
  5. ^ "Independiente remontó y ganó 4–2 a El Nacional en Sangolquí" [Independiente completed a comeback and defeated El Nacional by 4–2 in Sangolquí] (in Spanish). El Comercio. 25 August 2018. Retrieved 4 December 2019.
  6. ^ "Ecuadoraanse international Angelo Preciado is op komst!" [Ecuadorian international Angelo Preciado is on his way!]. krcgenk.be (in Dutch). KRC Genk. 28 December 2020. Retrieved 4 September 2023.
  7. ^ "Genk sign 18 year old Ecuadorian defender Alfred Caicedo". OneFootball. 4 January 2023. Retrieved 4 September 2023.
  8. ^ "Met 2-0 onderuit op sneeuwtapijt" [Down 2-0 on snow carpet]. krcgenk.be (in Dutch). KRC Genk. 16 January 2021. Retrieved 4 September 2023.
  9. ^ "New Spartan: Angelo Preciado". sparta.cz. AC Sparta Praha. 4 September 2023. Retrieved 4 September 2023.
  10. ^ "Angelo Preciado troca o Genk pelo Sparta Praga" [Angelo Preciado trades Genk for Sparta Prague]. Bola na Rede (in Portuguese). 4 September 2023.
  11. ^ "2023-24 UEFA Europa League, Knockout Round Playoffs". ESPN. 15 February 2024. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
  12. ^ "Ecuador elige a los juveniles que participarán en el Mundial Sub 20 Corea del Sur 2017" [Ecuador choose the youngsters who will take part of U-20 World Cup South Korea 2017] (in Spanish). ANDES. 4 May 2017. Archived from the original on 5 May 2017. Retrieved 4 December 2019.
  13. ^ "Los 22 convocados de Hernán Darío Gómez para los partidos amistosos ante Jamaica y Guatemala" [The 22 called up by Hernán Darío Gómez for the friendly matches against Jamaica and Guatemala] (in Spanish). El Universo. 30 August 2019. Retrieved 4 December 2019.
  14. ^ "Goles y errores en la derrota 4–3 de Ecuador ante Catar en Doha" [Goals and errors in Ecuador's 4–3 defeat to Qatar in Doha] (in Spanish). El Comercio. 12 October 2018. Retrieved 4 December 2019.
  15. ^ "Preciado Quiñonez Angelo Smit" (in Spanish). Ecuadorian Football Federation. Retrieved 4 December 2019.
  16. ^ Ángelo Preciado at National-Football-Teams.com Edit this at Wikidata
  17. ^ "Onuachu with an assist as Genk clinch Belgian Cup title after Standard Liege win". Goal. 26 April 2021. Retrieved 29 April 2021.

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