Oswaldo León
Mexican footballer (born 1999)
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Oswaldo Jesús León Montoya (born 15 June 1999) is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Inter Toronto in the Canadian Premier League.
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León in 2024 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Oswaldo Jesús León Montoya[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 15 June 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Santa Cruz de Juventino Rosas, Mexico | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Inter Toronto | ||
| Number | 4 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Celaya | |||
| 2016–2018 | América | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2021 | América | 0 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | → Zacatepec (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | → Cancún (loan) | 21 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Tlaxcala | 23 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Venados | 22 | (0) |
| 2023 | Dorados de Sinaloa | 7 | (0) |
| 2024– | York United / Inter Toronto | 37 | (1) |
| International career | |||
| 2018–2019 | Mexico U20 | 7 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 27 October 2025 | |||
Early life
León was born in Santa Cruz de Juventino Rosas, Mexico.[2] He began playing youth football with Celaya.[3] In 2016, he joined the Club América U17 team.[4]
Club career
On 31 July 2018, León made his senior debut with Club América in a Copa MX match against Veracruz, as a substitute.[5] In June 2019, he was loaned to Atlético Zacatepec in the Ascenso MX.[6] On 21 September 2019, he made his debut for Zacatepec against Correcaminos UAT.[7] In April 2020, he returned to América after the Mexican federation cancelled the Ascenso MX division as part of a league system restructuring.[8] In July 2020, he went on loan with Cancún in the Liga de Expansión MX.[9]
In June 2021, he signed with Tlaxcala.[10]
In June 2022, he signed with Venados.[11]
In July 2023, he signed with Dorados de Sinaloa.[12]
In January 2024, he signed with Canadian Premier League club York United FC.[13][14] He scored his first goal for the club on 10 October against Pacific FC.[15] At the end of the 2024 season, he signed another one-year contract for 2025, with an option for 2026.[16]
International career
León played with the Mexico U20 at the 2018 CONCACAF U-20 Championship and then again at the 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup.[17]
Career statistics
- As of 27 October 2025[1]
| Club | Season | League | Playoffs | National Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| América | 2018–19 | Liga MX | 0 | 0 | – | 4 | 0 | – | 4 | 0 | ||
| Zacatepec (loan) | 2019–20 | Ascenso MX | 9 | 0 | – | 4 | 0 | – | 13 | 0 | ||
| Cancún (loan) | 2020–21 | Liga de Expansión MX | 21 | 0 | – | – | – | 21 | 0 | |||
| Tlaxcala | 2021–22 | Liga de Expansión MX | 23 | 0 | – | – | – | 23 | 0 | |||
| Venados | 2022–23 | Liga de Expansión MX | 22 | 0 | – | – | – | 22 | 0 | |||
| Dorados de Sinaloa | 2023–24 | Liga de Expansión MX | 7 | 0 | – | – | – | 7 | 0 | |||
| York United / Inter Toronto | 2024 | Canadian Premier League | 18 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | 20 | 2 | |
| 2024 | Canadian Premier League | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | 22 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 119 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 132 | 2 | ||