| Leonardo Acevedo | |
| Fullname: | Leonardo Acevedo Ruiz |
| Birth Date: | 18 April 1996 |
| Birth Place: | Medellín, Colombia |
| Height: | 1.85 m |
| Currentclub: | Seongnam FC |
| Clubnumber: | 9 |
| Position: | Forward |
| Youthyears1: | 2013–2015 |
| Youthclubs1: | Atlético Nacional |
| Youthyears2: | 2014–2015 |
| Youthclubs2: | → Porto (loan) |
| Years1: | 2013–2017 |
| Clubs1: | Atlético Nacional |
| Caps1: | 0 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2014–2016 |
| Clubs2: | → Porto B (loan) |
| Caps2: | 26 |
| Goals2: | 9 |
| Years3: | 2016–2017 |
| Clubs3: | → Sporting CP B (loan) |
| Caps3: | 35 |
| Goals3: | 12 |
| Years4: | 2017–2021 |
| Caps4: | 0 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years5: | 2017–2018 |
| Clubs5: | → Boavista (loan) |
| Caps5: | 19 |
| Goals5: | 1 |
| Years6: | 2018–2019 |
| Clubs6: | → Zorya Luhansk (loan) |
| Caps6: | 10 |
| Goals6: | 0 |
| Years7: | 2019–2020 |
| Clubs7: | → Varzim (loan) |
| Caps7: | 18 |
| Goals7: | 11 |
| Years8: | 2020–2021 |
| Clubs8: | → Logroñés (loan) |
| Caps8: | 30 |
| Goals8: | 5 |
| Years9: | 2021–2022 |
| Clubs9: | Estoril |
| Caps9: | 21 |
| Goals9: | 3 |
| Years10: | 2022–2024 |
| Clubs10: | Rio Ave |
| Caps10: | 39 |
| Goals10: | 6 |
| Years11: | 2024– |
| Caps11: | 21 |
| Goals11: | 8 |
| Club-Update: | 12 August 2024 |
Leonardo Acevedo Ruiz (born 18 April 1996) is a Colombian professional footballer who plays as a forward for K League 2 club Seongnam FC.
Formed at Atlético Nacional, he spent most of his career in Portugal, being on the books of Porto and Sporting CP without making a senior appearance for either. He represented Boavista, Estoril and Rio Ave in the Primeira Liga, and Porto B, Sporting CP B and Varzim S.C. in the second tier, winning a title with Porto B in 2015–16.
Born in Medellín, Acevedo began his career at hometown club Atlético Nacional. In August 2014, he was loaned to Portugal's FC Porto for a year.[1]
Acevedo played in the 2014–15 UEFA Youth League with Porto U19, scoring 5 goals in 5 matches, as well as 29 goals in 36 matches in the domestic season.[2] On 24 May 2015, the last game of the Segunda Liga season, he played the first 56 minutes on his professional debut before being substituted for Dim in a goalless draw at relegated C.S. Marítimo B.[3]
Again loaned to the same club in 2015–16, Acevedo scored nine goals in 25 games as Porto B became the first reserve team to win the second division. These included braces in home November wins over Gil Vicente F.C. (4–2) and C.D. Mafra (2–0).[4] [5]
In July 2016, Acevedo was loaned for a year to another Portuguese club, Sporting CP, and again assigned to the reserve team.[6] He scored 12 goals in his first season, joint ninth in the whole league.
Acevedo returned to the city of Porto in July 2017, being loaned for a year to Primeira Liga club Boavista F.C. after Sporting signed him permanently.[7] He scored only once in his debut top-flight season, opening a 1–1 draw with C.D. Tondela at the Estádio do Bessa the following 30 March.[8]
In August 2018, Acevedo was loaned to FC Zorya Luhansk of the Ukrainian Premier League.[9] He went goalless in 11 total matches in Eastern Europe.
On 2 September 2019, Acevedo went back to Portugal's second tier, joining Varzim S.C. on loan.[10] He scored on 17 December as they defeated Anadia F.C. 2–1 after extra time to reach the quarter-finals of the Taça de Portugal.[11]
Acevedo joined Spanish Segunda División newcomers UD Logroñés on a one-year deal on 11 September 2020.[12] He opened his account for the team from La Rioja on 28 October, with two goals at the start of the second half in a 3–2 win at Real Oviedo;[13] he played 31 total games, scoring five times as his team were relegated.[14]
On 21 July 2021, with his Sporting contract having expired, Acevedo signed a two-year deal with G.D. Estoril Praia, who were newly promoted to the same league.[14] A year later, he moved for the same length for free to Rio Ave F.C. who were also freshly returned to the top level; Estoril kept 50% of his economic rights.[15]
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