Luis Segovia Explained

Luis Segovia
Fullname:Luis Geovanny Segovia Vega
Birth Date:26 October 1997
Birth Place:Quito, Ecuador
Height:1.82 m
Position:Centre-back
Currentclub:Botafogo
Youthyears1:2009–2015
Youthclubs1:El Nacional
Years1:2015–2019
Clubs1:El Nacional
Caps1:105
Goals1:5
Years2:2019–2022
Clubs2:Independiente del Valle
Caps2:98
Goals2:6
Years3:2023–
Clubs3:Botafogo
Caps3:7
Goals3:0
Years4:2023
Clubs4:RWD Molenbeek (loan)
Caps4:13
Goals4:1
Nationalyears1:2017
Nationalteam1:Ecuador U20
Nationalcaps1:10
Nationalgoals1:0
Nationalyears2:2020
Nationalteam2:Ecuador U23
Nationalcaps2:3
Nationalgoals2:0
Nationalyears3:2021–
Nationalteam3:Ecuador
Nationalcaps3:1
Nationalgoals3:0
Club-Update:13 October 2023
Nationalteam-Update:27 October 2021

Luis Geovanny Segovia Vega, known as Luis Segovia (born 26 October 1997), is an Ecuadorian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Campeonato Brasileiro Série A club Botafogo and the Ecuador national team.

Club career

Segovia made his debut for El Nacional in 2015 and went in to make 105 appearances at centre back before being signed by Independiente del Valle on 24 January 2019 for a net value of $600,000.[1] It was to be a successful season for Segovia and the club.

Alongside midfielder Alan Franco, Segovia was the only ever present starter in Independiente del Valle's unexpected 2019 Copa Sudamericana triumph.[2] Segovia commented that whilst in lockdown during the COVID-19 pandemic he would rewatch the final on YouTube for motivation.[3]

In February 2020, Segovia played in the Recopa Sudamericana, the annual continental Super Cup that pits the previous year's champions of the Copa Libertadores and the Copa Sudamericana, South America's premier club competitions, against each other. On this occasion Flamengo of Brazil triumphed on 26 February 2020 at the Maracanã in Rio de Janeiro, 5–2 on aggregate, to claim their first Recopa Sudamericana title. One Segovia back header inadvertently leading to a goal from striker Gabriel Barbosa.[4]

International

Segovia represented Ecuador at the 2017 South American U-20 Championship and the 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup.

He was part of the Ecuador U-23 squad that participated in the 2020 CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament, where it lost all the games and failed to qualify for the Tokyo Olympics.

He made his debut for the Ecuador national team on 27 October 2021 in a friendly against Mexico.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 7 March 2019. CONOCIENDO A: LUIS SEGOVIA. 16 June 2020. Somos Cantera. es.
  2. Web site: Quem é Alan Franco, nova contratação do Atlético Mineiro para 2020? | Goal.com . 16 June 2020 . 26 June 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200626192219/https://www.goal.com/br/amp/not%C3%ADcias/quem-e-alan-franco-nova-contratacao-do-atletico-mineiro-para/9qstko2f1h4azcd91zp43cu5 . dead .
  3. Web site: Luis Segovia: "Ahora Independiente del Valle ya no es un equipo chico". 16 June 2020. El Comercio.
  4. Web site: Pisani. Sacha. Flamengo claims first Recopa Sudamericana title. 16 June 2020. Sportstar. en.
  5. Web site: ESPN. Mexico v Ecuador game report. 27 October 2021. 15 November 2021.