Sergio León
 León playing for Elche in 2016 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Sergio León Limones | ||
| Date of birth | 6 January 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Palma del Río, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Elche | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2004–2008 | Betis | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2008–2010 | Betis C | 31 | (15) |
| 2008–2009 | → Mairena (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2009–2011 | Betis B | 15 | (1) |
| 2010 | Betis | 1 | (0) |
| 2011–2013 | Reus | 72 | (29) |
| 2013–2015 | Elche B | 26 | (12) |
| 2013 | → Murcia (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | → Llagostera (loan) | 35 | (9) |
| 2015– | Elche | 34 | (20) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23 April 2016. | |||
Sergio León Limones (born 6 January 1989 in Palma del Río, Córdoba) is a Spanish footballer who plays for Elche CF as a forward.
Formed at Betis where he was mainly a reserve, he played more frequently at Reus before being signed by Elche in 2013.
Football career
Betis / Reus
After joining Real Betis' youth ranks at the age of 15, León made his debut for the first team on 27 March 2010, playing 26 minutes in place of Juanma in a 0–1 loss against Girona FC at the Manuel Ruiz de Lopera.[1] It would be his only appearance of the campaign, as the Verdiblancos failed to regain their La Liga status.
In the 2011 January transfer window, after featuring rarely also for the reserves over the course of 1½ seasons,[2] León left Betis and signed for CF Reus Deportiu in the fourth division.[3] He scored five goals in 14 games until the end of the season, helping the Catalans return to the third level after a five-year absence.[4][5]
León netted 18 times during 2012–13's division three, including a hat-trick on 17 February 2013 in a 3–2 home win over Ontinyent CF.[6]
Elche
In the summer of 2013, León joined Elche CF on a four-year deal, being assigned to their reserves and then loaned to Real Murcia.[7] After only three competitive appearances for the latter, he was recalled by his parent club, continuing to appear and score regularly for the B's.
On 12 July 2014, León was again loaned to a second tier club, UE Llagostera, for the upcoming season.[8] In the second matchday, he scored his first professional goal to open a 2–0 win over CD Leganés at home for the team's first professional win;[9] he eventually finished as team top scorer for the Province of Girona side, who finished ninth.
León subsequently returned to Elche, and was promoted to the first team which had suffered top flight relegation for financial reasons. He made his competitive debut for the Valencians on 23 August 2015 by playing the full 90 minutes as they opened their campaign with a 0–2 loss at SD Ponferradina, and a week later scored his first goal to win a match 2–1 against Bilbao Athletic at the Estadio Manuel Martínez Valero;[10] he was the Segunda División Player of the Month in September 2015, having contributed three goals and an assist.[11]
Honours
- Segunda División Player of the Month: September 2015[11]
References
- ↑ "El Girona frena en seco la escalada del Betis" [Girona stops Betis climb in its tracks] (in Spanish). Marca. 27 March 2010. Retrieved 13 March 2014.
- ↑ Vicente Ortiz (April 2011). "El extraño caso de Sergio León (ex-Betis B)" [The strange case of Sergio León (ex-Betis B)] (in Spanish). Fútbolmega. Retrieved 13 March 2014.
- ↑ "Reus: se incorpora Sergio León." [Reus: Sergio León added.] (in Spanish). esFutbol. 19 January 2011. Retrieved 13 March 2014.
- ↑ "El palmeño Sergio León "Trepa" sube a Segunda B con el Reus C.F." [Palma's own Sergio León "Trepa" promotes to Segunda B with Reus C.F.] (in Spanish). Minuto 90. 29 June 2011. Retrieved 13 March 2014.
- ↑ "Sergio León disfruta de su mejor momento" [Sergio León enjoys best moment] (in Spanish). Estadio Deportivo. 24 February 2013. Retrieved 13 March 2014.
- ↑ "León sentencia el matx contra l'Ontinyent" [León decides the match against Ontinyent] (in Catalan). L'Esportiu de Catalunya. 18 February 2013. Retrieved 14 March 2016.
- ↑ "El Elche cede al delantero Sergio León al Murcia" [Elche loan forward Sergio León to Murcia] (in Spanish). Diario Información. 21 August 2013. Retrieved 14 March 2016.
- ↑ "Sergio León se marcha cedido al Llagostera" [Sergio León goes on loan to Llagostera] (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 14 July 2014. Retrieved 14 March 2016.
- ↑ "Histórico primer triunfo del Llagostera" [Llagostera's historic first triumph] (in Spanish). Marca. 31 August 2014. Retrieved 14 March 2016.
- ↑ "El Bilbao Athletic sucumbe tras una remontada del Elche" [Bilbao Athletic succumb after Elche's comeback] (in Spanish). El Correo. 31 August 2015. Retrieved 14 March 2016.
- 1 2 "Sergio León, mejor jugador de la Liga Adelante en septiembre" [Sergio León, best player in the Liga Adelante in September] (in Spanish). Liga de Fútbol Profesional. 1 October 2015. Retrieved 15 March 2016.
External links
- Sergio León profile at BDFutbol
- Sergio León profile at Futbolme (Spanish)
- Sergio León profile at Soccerway
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