Maicol León
Chilean footballer (born 2003)
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Maicol Andrés León Muñoz (born 9 June 2003) is a Chilean professional footballer who plays as a defender or midfielder for Chilean Primera División side Huachipato.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Maicol Andrés León Muñoz | ||
| Date of birth | 9 June 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | Santiago, Chile | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | |||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Huachipato | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2009–2021 | Palestino | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021–2024 | Palestino | 14 | (1) |
| 2024– | Huachipato | 1 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2021–2023 | Chile U20 | 16 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 11 February 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 24 March 2023 | |||
Club career
León came to Palestino youth system at the age of six and made his professional debut in 2021 at both national and international level. In February 2022, he signed his first professional contract.[1]
In 2024, he switched to Huachipato after ending his contract with Palestino.[2][3]
International career
He represented Chile U20 at the friendly tournament Copa Rául Coloma Rivas,[4] playing all the matches, and at three friendly matches against Paraguay U20[5][6] and Peru U20 in 2022.[7] In the 2022 South American Games, he made 3 appearances.[8] In 2023, he made four appearances in the South American U20 Championship, as the team captain.[9]
Personal life
He is the cousin of Jairo León, an Argentine footballer.[10]
Honours
Huachipato
