Leonardo Campana

Leonardo Campana Romero (born 24 July 2000) is an Ecuadorian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Portuguese club Famalicão, on loan from Wolverhampton Wanderers, and the Ecuador national team.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Campana and the second or maternal family name is Romero.
Leonardo Campana
Personal information
Full name Leonardo Campana Romero[1]
Date of birth (2000-07-24) 24 July 2000
Place of birth Guayaquil, Ecuador
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Famalicão
(on loan from Wolverhampton Wanderers)
Number 13
Youth career
2016–2019 Barcelona SC
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2020 Barcelona SC 16 (3)
2020– Wolverhampton Wanderers 0 (0)
2020– → Famalicão (loan) 6 (0)
National team‡
2019– Ecuador U20 9 (6)
2019– Ecuador 4 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of January 26, 2021
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of September 10, 2019

Club career

He began his career with Barcelona SC in 2016.[2] He scored his first professional goal on 21 April 2019 against Delfín de Manta.

On 21 January 2020 he moved to English Premier League club Wolverhampton Wanderers in a three-and-a-half-year deal.[3]

On 19 September, he joined Primeira Liga side, Famalicão, on a season long loan.[4]

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.[5]

Personal life

Campana is the son of former professional tennis player turned politician Pablo Campana, who after representing Ecuador at the 1996 Olympics is now Minister for commerce in the Ecuadorean government. 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. [6]

Leonardo Campana holds a Spanish passport due to his heritage.

Career statistics
As of 23 February 2020[2]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Domestic Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Barcelona SC 2019 Ecuadorian Serie A 16300——163
Wolverhampton Wanderers 2019–20 Premier League 0000000000
Total 163000000163

    Honours

    Ecuador U20

    References
    1. "Premier League clubs publish 2019/20 retained lists". Premier League. 26 June 2020. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
    2. Leonardo Campana at Soccerway
    3. "Wolves secure Campana signing". Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
    4. "Loan move for Campana". Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
    5. Alarcón, Fabián (27 February 2019). "El día en que Leonardo Campana hizo expulsar a un jugador de Liga ante BSC". Redacción Bendito Fútbol (D). Retrieved 21 March 2019.
    6. https://www.fifa.com/u20worldcup/news/amp/ecuadors-campana-boosted-by-family-backing
    7. "Mina sparks historic finish for Ecuador". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 14 June 2019.
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