| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Leonardo Acevedo Ruiz | ||
| Date of birth | (1996-04-18)18 April 1996 (age 29) | ||
| Place of birth | Medellín, Colombia | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Seongnam FC | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2013–2015 | Atlético Nacional | ||
| 2014–2015 | →Porto (loan) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2017 | Atlético Nacional | 0 | (0) |
| 2014–2016 | →Porto B (loan) | 26 | (9) |
| 2016–2017 | →Sporting CP B (loan) | 35 | (12) |
| 2017–2021 | Sporting CP | 0 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | →Boavista (loan) | 19 | (1) |
| 2018–2019 | →Zorya Luhansk (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | →Varzim (loan) | 18 | (11) |
| 2020–2021 | →Logroñés (loan) | 30 | (5) |
| 2021–2022 | Estoril | 21 | (3) |
| 2022–2024 | Rio Ave | 39 | (6) |
| 2024– | Seongnam FC | 62 | (27) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 28 September 2025 | |||
Leonardo Acevedo Ruiz (born 18 April 1996) is a Colombian professionalfootballer who plays as aforward forK League 2 clubSeongnam FC.
Formed atAtlético Nacional, he spent most of his career in Portugal, being on the books ofPorto andSporting CP without making a senior appearance for either. He representedBoavista,Estoril andRio Ave in thePrimeira Liga, andPorto B,Sporting CP B andVarzim S.C. in thesecond tier, winning a title with Porto B in2015–16.
Born inMedellín, Acevedo began his career at hometown clubAtlético Nacional. In August 2014, he was loaned to Portugal'sFC Porto for a year.[1]
Acevedo played in the2014–15 UEFA Youth League withPorto U19, scoring 5 goals in 5 matches, as well as 29 goals in 36 matches in the domestic season.[citation needed] On 24 May 2015, the last game of theSegunda Liga season, he played the first 56 minutes on his professional debut before being substituted for Dim in a goalless draw at relegatedC.S. Marítimo B.[2]
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 overGil Vicente F.C. (4–2) andC.D. Mafra (2–0).[3][4]
In July 2016, Acevedo was loaned for a year to another Portuguese club,Sporting CP, and again assigned to thereserve team.[5] He scored 12 goals in his first season, joint ninth in the whole league.[6]
Acevedo returned to the city ofPorto in July 2017, being loaned for a year toPrimeira Liga clubBoavista F.C. after Sporting signed him permanently.[6] He scored only once in his debut top-flight season, opening a 1–1 draw withC.D. Tondela at theEstádio do Bessa the following 30 March.[7]
In August 2018, Acevedo was loaned toFC Zorya Luhansk of theUkrainian Premier League.[8] He went goalless in 11 total matches in Eastern Europe.
On 2 September 2019, Acevedo went back to Portugal's second tier, joiningVarzim S.C. on loan.[9] He scored on 17 December as they defeatedAnadia F.C. 2–1 after extra time to reach the quarter-finals of theTaça de Portugal.[10]
Acevedo joined SpanishSegunda División newcomersUD Logroñés on a one-year deal on 11 September 2020.[11] He opened his account for the team fromLa Rioja on 28 October, with two goals at the start of the second half in a 3–2 win atReal Oviedo;[12] he played 31 total games, scoring five times as histeam were relegated.[13]
On 21 July 2021, with his Sporting contract having expired, Acevedo signed a two-year deal withG.D. Estoril Praia, who were newly promoted to the same league.[13] A year later, he moved for the same length for free toRio Ave F.C. who were also freshly returned to the top level; Estoril kept 50% of his economic rights.[14]
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