Lautaro de León

Lautaro de Léon Billar (born 9 February 2001) is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a forward for Spanish club FC Cartagena, on loan from RC Celta de Vigo.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is de León and the second or maternal family name is Billar.
Lautaro de León
Personal information
Full name Lautaro de Léon Billar
Date of birth (2001-02-09) 9 February 2001
Place of birth Montevideo, Uruguay
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Cartagena
(on loan from Celta)
Number 29
Youth career
2005–2017 Portonovo
2017–2020 Celta
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2023 Celta B 92 (15)
2020– Celta 1 (0)
2023– → Cartagena (loan) 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 September 2023

Club career

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]

International career

Born in Uruguay, de León can also represent Spain after living for more than ten years in the country.[9]

Career statistics
As of match played 27 May 2023[10]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Celta B 2018–19 Segunda División B 10——10
2019–20 Segunda División B 151——151
2020–21 Segunda División B 153—70223
2021–22 Primera División RFEF 264——264
2022–23 Primera Federación 357—00357
Total 921500709915
Celta 2020–21 La Liga 1021—31
Career total 9315217010216

References
  1. "ENTREVISTA | Lautaro De León: "El Primer Equipo Nos Acoge Muy Bien"" [INTERVIEW | Lautaro De León: "The first team receive us very well"] (in Spanish). VIP Deportivo. 8 September 2020. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
  2. "El delantero Lautaro de León refuerza el ataque del Juvenil B" [Forward Lautaro de León bolsters the attack of Juvenil B] (in Spanish). Canteira Celeste. 3 July 2017. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
  3. "El delantero Lautaro de Léon debutó con el Celta B en Segunda División B" [Forward Lautaro de León debuted with Celta B in Segunda División B] (in Spanish). Canteira Celeste. 27 March 2019. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
  4. "El Celta B suma su primera victoria con una goleada al Melilla" [Celta B get their first win with a rout over Melilla] (in Spanish). Faro de Vigo. 18 September 2019. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
  5. "Aspas se divierte a costa del Cádiz" [Aspas has fun at the expense of Cádiz] (in Spanish). Marca. 14 December 2020. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
  6. "Lautaro, el primer debutante con Coudet" [Lautaro, the first debutant with Coudet] (in Spanish). La Voz de Galicia. 14 December 2020. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
  7. "Lautaro renueva con el Celta hasta el año 2027" [Lautaro renews with Celta until 2027] (in Spanish). Atlántico. 9 February 2023. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
  8. "Lautaro jugará cedido en el FC Cartagena la próxima temporada" [Lautaro will play on loan at FC Cartagena the following season] (in Spanish). Celta Vigo. 15 July 2023. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
  9. "Lautaro De León: "Es un sueño poder representar a Uruguay"" [Lautaro De León: "It is a dream to play for Uruguay"] (in Spanish). Migrantes del Balón. 12 November 2020. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
  10. Lautaro de León at Soccerway. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
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