Richard Leyton
 Leyton with Deportes Copiapó in 2023 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Richard Andrés Leyton Abrigo | ||
| Date of birth | January 25, 1987 | ||
| Place of birth | Santiago, Chile | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Deportes Copiapó | ||
| Number | 1 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2003–2005 | Colo-Colo | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2006–2007 | Colo-Colo | 9 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | Deportes Puerto Montt | 16 | (0) |
| 2010 | Santiago Morning | 1 | (0) |
| 2010 | Ñublense | 0 | (0) |
| 2011 | San Luis | 11 | (0) |
| 2012–2014 | Coquimbo Unido | 61 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | Curicó Unido | 27 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | Malleco Unido | 31 | (0) |
| 2016–2018 | Deportes Valdivia | 43 | (0) |
| 2019 | Rangers | 9 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | Universidad de Concepción | 2 | (0) |
| 2021– | Deportes Copiapó | 12 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2007 | Chile U20 | 2 | (0) |
| 2008 | Chile U23 | 0 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 November 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:43, 5 February 2010 (UTC) | |||
Richard Andrés Leyton Abrigo (born January 25, 1987) is a Chilean footballer, who plays goalkeeper for Deportes Copiapó.
Club career
[edit]He made his professional debut in 2006 in a game versus Deportes Puerto Montt.
In 2010, he joined Santiago Morning.[1]
International career
[edit]In the 2007 South American Youth Championship in Paraguay, Leyton started the first two games for Chile. Chile lost those two games by a combined scored of 5–2. Leyton was regulated to the bench and Cristopher Toselli took over in goal for the rest of the tournament and subsequently the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Canada. Leyton did not make the trip to Canada.
Later, he represented Chile U23 at the 2008 Inter Continental Cup in Malaysia.[2]
Personal life
[edit]At the same time Leyton has developed his football career, he has worked as a real estate agent and started a playground in Copiapó named Atacama Jump.[3]
Honours
[edit]- Colo-Colo
References
[edit]- ^ Santiago Morning sigue sumando piezas para la temporada 2010 at cooperativa.cl (in Spanish)
- ^ "Cortés, Gazale y Cereceda liderarán a Chile en torneo sub 23 de Malasia" (in Spanish). ADN. 8 May 2008. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
- ^ Ortega, Pablo (28 December 2024). ""Es un proyecto personal... Surgió de la inquietud por pensar más allá del fútbol"". Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 December 2024.
External links
[edit]- (in Spanish) BDFA profile
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- 1987 births
- Living people
- Chilean men's footballers
- 21st-century Chilean sportsmen
- Chile men's under-20 international footballers
- Chilean people of English descent
- Colo-Colo footballers
- Deportes Puerto Montt footballers
- Santiago Morning footballers
- Ñublense footballers
- San Luis de Quillota footballers
- Coquimbo Unido footballers
- Curicó Unido footballers
- Malleco Unido footballers
- Deportes Valdivia footballers
- Rangers de Talca footballers
- C.D. Universidad de Concepción footballers
- Deportes Copiapó footballers
- Chilean Primera División players
- Primera B de Chile players
- Segunda División Profesional de Chile players
- Footballers from Santiago, Chile
- Men's association football goalkeepers
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