Maicol León

Maicol Andrés León Muñoz (born 9 June 2003) is a Chilean professional footballer who plays as a defender or midfielder for Chilean Primera División side Palestino.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is León and the second or maternal family name is Muñoz.
Maicol León
Personal information
Full name Maicol Andrés León Muñoz
Date of birth (2003-06-09) 9 June 2003
Place of birth Santiago, Chile
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Defender
Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Palestino
Number 24
Youth career
2009–2021 Palestino
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021– Palestino 8 (1)
International career‡
2021–2023 Chile U20 16 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 24 March 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 24 March 2023

Club career

León came to Palestino youth system at the age of six and made his professional debut in 2021 at both national and international level. In February 2022, he signed his first professional contract.[1]

International career

He represented Chile U20 at the friendly tournament Copa Rául Coloma Rivas,[2] playing all the matches, and at three friendly matches against Paraguay U20[3][4] and Peru U20 in 2022.[5] In the 2022 South American Games, he made 3 appearances.[6] In 2023, he made four appearances in the South American U20 Championship, as the team captain.[7]

Personal life

He is the cousin of Jairo León,[8] an Argentine footballer.[9]

References
  1. "Maicol León firmó su primer contrato como profesional". palestino.cl (in Spanish). Club Deportivo Palestino. 8 February 2022. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
  2. González, Christian (3 December 2021). "Nómina de la Selección Chilena Masculina Sub 20 para el torneo Raúl Coloma Rivas". laroja.cl (in Spanish). FFCh. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
  3. "La Roja Sub 20 cayó en su primer amistoso en Paraguay". laroja.cl (in Spanish). 6 April 2022. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
  4. González, Christián (8 April 2022). "La Roja Sub 20 no pudo en su segundo amistoso en Paraguay". laroja.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 March 2023.
  5. "La Roja Sub 20 supera a Perú en Lima". laroja.cl (in Spanish). FFCh. 12 July 2022. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
  6. "Maicol Andrés Leon Muñoz" (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 March 2023.
  7. (Palestino) PALESNIÑOS - CAPÍTULO 4 - MAICOL LEÓN on YouTube (in Spanish)
  8. "Jairo León :: Jairo Ezequiel León ::". www.playmakerstats.com. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
  9. @futchile_ (19 July 2021). "Jairo Leon volante categoría 2000, juega en All Boys" (Tweet) (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 March 2023 – via Twitter.


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