Leonardo Sepúlveda

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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)
2023–2024	→ Tapatío (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

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.

Club career

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

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

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

References

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