Eliécer Espinosa Calvo (born 12 March 1996) is a Colombian

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who currently plays as a

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for Liga Nacional club

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Career

Having begun his career in his native Colombia with

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and Leones, Espinosa moved to Finland in 2018 to join

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club

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, scoring two goals in the final four matches of the 2018 season. This form earned him a move to TPS. On 4 February 2022 he moved to

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, departing the club just eighteen days later having only made one appearance, returning to TPS. At the start of 2022, Espinosa departed Finland, moving to Venezuela to join

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on a contract until the end of 2023. He moved to

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rivals

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in June 2022. In November 2022, Espinosa signed for Liga Nacional club

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Career statistics

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References

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