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]
 Preciado with Ecuador at the 2022 FIFA World Cup | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ángelo Smit Preciado Quiñónez[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 18 February 1998[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 | 9 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2017 | Ecuador U20 | 3 | (0) |
| 2018– | Ecuador | 36 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:13, 7 April 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 24 March 2024 | |||
Club career edit
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 edit
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 edit
Club edit
- As of match played 7 April 2024[2]
| 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 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 12[e] | 2 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 3 |
| Career total | 133 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 32 | 3 | 14 | 2 | 186 | 12 | ||
- ^ Appearance(s) in Campeonato Provincial de Segunda Categoría de Cotopaxi
- ^ Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana
- ^ Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores
- ^ Appearance(s) in Recopa Sudamericana
- ^ a b Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
- ^ Appearance in Belgian Super Cup
International edit
- As of 24 March 2024[16]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ecuador | 2018 | 2 | 0 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2020 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 10 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 10 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 8 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 36 | 0 | |
Honours edit
Independiente del Valle
Genk
References edit
- ^ a b c "FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 – Squad list: Ecuador (ECU)" (PDF). FIFA. 15 November 2022. p. 10. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
- ^ a b Ángelo Preciado at Soccerway. Retrieved 23 February 2024.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "¿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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Genk sign 18 year old Ecuadorian defender Alfred Caicedo". OneFootball. 4 January 2023. Retrieved 4 September 2023.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "New Spartan: Angelo Preciado". sparta.cz. AC Sparta Praha. 4 September 2023. Retrieved 4 September 2023.
- ^ "Angelo Preciado troca o Genk pelo Sparta Praga" [Angelo Preciado trades Genk for Sparta Prague]. Bola na Rede (in Portuguese). 4 September 2023.
- ^ "2023-24 UEFA Europa League, Knockout Round Playoffs". ESPN. 15 February 2024. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Preciado Quiñonez Angelo Smit" (in Spanish). Ecuadorian Football Federation. Retrieved 4 December 2019.
- ^ Ángelo Preciado at National-Football-Teams.com
- ^ "Onuachu with an assist as Genk clinch Belgian Cup title after Standard Liege win". Goal. 26 April 2021. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
External links edit
- Ángelo Preciado profile at Federación Ecuatoriana de Fútbol (in Spanish)
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