Lautaro de León | |
Full Name: | Lautaro de Léon Billar |
Birth Date: | 9 February 2001 |
Birth Place: | Montevideo, Uruguay |
Height: | 1.85 m |
Position: | Forward |
Currentclub: | Andorra |
Youthyears1: | 2005–2017 |
Youthclubs1: | Portonovo |
Youthyears2: | 2017–2020 |
Youthclubs2: | Celta |
Years1: | 2019–2023 |
Clubs1: | Celta B |
Caps1: | 92 |
Goals1: | 15 |
Years2: | 2020–2024 |
Clubs2: | Celta |
Caps2: | 1 |
Goals2: | 0 |
Years3: | 2023–2024 |
Clubs3: | → Cartagena (loan) |
Caps3: | 11 |
Goals3: | 0 |
Years4: | 2024 |
Clubs4: | → Mirandés (loan) |
Caps4: | 13 |
Goals4: | 1 |
Years5: | 2024– |
Clubs5: | Andorra |
Caps5: | 0 |
Goals5: | 0 |
Club-Update: | 30 June 2024 |
Lautaro de Léon Billar (born 9 February 2001) is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a forward for FC Andorra.
Born in Montevideo, de León moved to Spain at early age and joined Portonovo SD's youth setup at the age of four.[1] On 3 July 2017, he moved to RC Celta de Vigo and was initially assigned to the Juvenil B squad.[2]
De León made his senior debut with the reserves on 24 March 2019, coming on as a late substitute for Víctor Pastrana in a 1–3 Segunda División B away loss against Cultural y Deportiva Leonesa.[3] He scored his first goal on 18 September, netting his team's fourth in a 4–2 home win against UD Melilla.[4]
On 14 December 2020, de León made his first team – and La Liga – debut, replacing Nolito late into a 4–0 home routing of Cádiz CF.[5] [6] On 9 February 2023, he renewed his contract until 2027.[7]
On 15 July 2023, de León was loaned to Segunda División side FC Cartagena for the season.[8] On 31 January 2024, he joined CD Mirandés on a loan deal until the end of the season.[9]
On 2 July 2024, de León moved to Primera Federación side FC Andorra on a free transfer.[10]
Born in Uruguay, de León can also represent Spain after living for more than ten years in the country.[11]
Club | Season | League | National Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
Celta B | 2018–19 | Segunda División B | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
2019–20 | Segunda División B | 15 | 1 | — | — | 15 | 1 | ||||
2020–21 | Segunda División B | 15 | 3 | — | 7 | 0 | 22 | 3 | |||
2021–22 | Primera División RFEF | 26 | 4 | — | — | 26 | 4 | ||||
2022–23 | Primera Federación | 35 | 7 | — | 0 | 0 | 35 | 7 | |||
Total | 92 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 99 | 15 | |||
Celta | 2020–21 | La Liga | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | ||
Career total | 93 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 102 | 16 |