Leonardo Campana

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Leonardo Campana
Inter Miami vs. Real Salt Lake 17 (cropped).jpg
Campana warming up for Inter Miami in 2024
Personal information
Full name Leonardo Campana Romero [1]
Date of birth (2000-07-24) 24 July 2000 (age 24) [2]
Place of birth Guayaquil, Ecuador
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) [2]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Inter Miami
Number 8
Youth career
2016–2019 Barcelona SC
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2016–2020 Barcelona SC 16 (3)
2020–2023 Wolverhampton Wanderers 0 (0)
2020–2021 → Famalicão (loan) 9 (2)
2021 → Grasshoppers (loan) 14 (3)
2022 → Inter Miami (loan) 26 (11)
2023– Inter Miami 53 (17)
International career‡
2019 Ecuador U20 16 (6)
2019–2020 Ecuador U23 6 (1)
2019– Ecuador 14 (0)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing Flag of Ecuador.svg  Ecuador
FIFA U-20 World Cup
Bronze medal icon.svg 2019 Poland
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 October 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21 November 2023

Leonardo Campana Romero (born 24 July 2000) is an Ecuadorian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Major League Soccer club Inter Miami and the Ecuador national team.

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Club career

Barcelona SC

Campana began his career with Barcelona SC in 2016. [3] He scored his first professional goal on 21 April 2019 against Delfín de Manta.

Wolverhampton

On 21 January 2020, Campana moved to English Premier League club Wolverhampton Wanderers in a three-and-a-half-year deal. [4]

Famalicão

On 19 September, Campana joined Primeira Liga side, Famalicão, on a season long loan. [5] He made his debut for Famalicão on 28 September 2020, being substituted for Rubén del Campo in a 2–1 victory over Belenenses SAD. [6] He scored his first goal for Famalicão on 22 April 2021, during a 3–0 victory versus Gil Vicente. [7]

Grasshoppers

Leo Campana with Grasshopper in 2021 Leonardo Campana 2021.jpg
Leo Campana with Grasshopper in 2021

On 16 July 2021, Campana joined Swiss Super League side Grasshoppers on a season-long loan deal. [8] His first appearance for the Swiss side came in a 2–0 defeat against Basel, where he conceded an own goal.

Inter Miami

On 20 January 2022, it was announced that Campana would join Major League Soccer club Inter Miami on a season-long loan. [9] He made his debut for Inter Miami on 26 February 2022, starting in a 0–0 draw versus Chicago Fire FC. [10] Campana scored his first goal for Inter Miami on 6 March 2022, their only goal in a 5–1 loss to Austin FC. [11] Campana was named MLS Player of the Week for Week 6 of the 2022 season on 11 April 2022, for his hat trick against the New England Revolution. [12] Campana signed with Miami on a permanent basis on 20 January 2023. He occupies a Young Designated Player roster slot and is signed through the end of the 2025 season, with a club option to extend through 2026. [13]

On 19 August 2023, Inter Miami won the 2023 Leagues Cup in penalties, with Campana scoring the third penalty after getting subbed on for Josef Martínez.

Campana in the 2023 U.S. Open Cup MIA-NSH After Goal Celebration (Leo Campana cropped).jpg
Campana in the 2023 U.S. Open Cup

Campana scored two goals assisted by Lionel Messi in the 2023 U.S Open Cup semifinal on 24 August as Inter Miami advanced to their second final of the season, [14] which they lost against the Houston Dynamo 2–1.

International career

Campana started to gather attention at the 2019 South American U-20 Championship where he scored six goals in nine games as Ecuador were crowned champions. [15]

Personal life

Campana is the son of former professional tennis player turned politician Pablo Campana, who much after representing Ecuador at the 1996 Olympics became Minister of Commerce in the Ecuadorean government of Lenin Moreno. His great-grandfather, Gabriel, won six Ecuadorian league winners' medals in the 1920s, and his grandfather, Isidro Romero, was the president of Barcelona Sporting Club for 15 years and the team's stadium in Guayaquil, where Campana used to play, is named after him. [16] He is a relative of President of Ecuador, Daniel Noboa Azin, through his grandmother, Isabel Noboa. [17] He is also a citizen of the United States. [18]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 5 October 2024 [3]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cup [lower-alpha 1] ContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Barcelona SC 2019 Ecuadorian Serie A 16351——214
Wolverhampton Wanderers 2019–20 Premier League 00———00
Famalicão (loan) 2020–21 Primeira Liga 9210——102
Grasshoppers (loan) 2021–22 Swiss Super League 14310——153
Inter Miami (loan) 2022 MLS 261121——2812
Inter Miami 2023 MLS26942—7 [lower-alpha 2] 03711
2024 MLS278—1 [lower-alpha 3] 04 [lower-alpha 2] 1329
Total792863101119732
Career total118361341011114341

International

As of match played 21 November 2023 [19]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Ecuador 201940
202010
202150
202220
202320
Total140

Honours

Inter Miami

Ecuador

Individual

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  3. 1 2 Leonardo Campana at Soccerway
  4. ↑ "Wolves secure Campana signing". Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
  5. ↑ "Loan move for Campana". Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  6. ↑ "BELENENSES VS. FAMALICÃO 1 – 2". Soccerway. Retrieved 13 April 2022.
  7. ↑ "GIL VICENTE VS. FAMALICÃO 0 – 3". Soccerway. Retrieved 13 April 2022.
  8. ↑ "Campana makes loan move to Grasshoppers". Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. 16 July 2021. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
  9. ↑ Inter Miami CF Signs Ecuadorian International Forward Leonardo Campana on Loan | Inter Miami CF, Inter Miami CF Communications Department, 20 January 2022, archived from the original on 13 May 2022
  10. ↑ "INTER MIAMI VS. CHICAGO FIRE 0 – 0". Soccerway. Retrieved 12 April 2022.
  11. ↑ "AUSTIN VS. INTER MIAMI 5 – 1". Soccerway. Retrieved 12 April 2022.
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