Johnny Harold Leverón Uclés (born 7 February 1990) is a Honduran international
footballer
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who plays for
Olimpia in the
Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Honduras
Liga or LIGA may refer to:
People
* Līga (name), a Latvian female given name
* Luciano Ligabue, more commonly known as Ligabue or ''Liga'', Italian rock singer-songwriter
Sports
* Liga ACB, men's professional basketball league in Spain
* Liga ...
.
Career
Club
In December 2008, he signed for
F.C. Motagua
Club de Fútbol Motagua (), formerly Club Deportivo Motagua up to 2017, is an association football club, located in Tegucigalpa, capital of Honduras.
F.C. Motagua was founded as ''Club Deportivo Motagua'' on 29 August 1928. The club competes ...
, and played with the Honduran club until 2012. Leverón made his official debut in the Honduran league on 19 April 2009 with Motagua in the 3–6 defeat against
Marathón in
San Pedro Sula
San Pedro Sula () is the capital of Cortés Department, Honduras. It is located in the northwest corner of the country in the Sula Valley, about 50 kilometers (31 miles) south of Puerto Cortés on the Caribbean Sea. With a population of 671,460 ...
. While with Motagua he appeared in 83 league matches and scored nine goals.
In January 2013 it was revealed his agent was looking for a move abroad. In February 2013 he signed a contract to play in
MLS
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for
Vancouver Whitecaps FC
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.
In 2015 Levenón signed for Mexican
Ascenso MX
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team,
Correcaminos UAT
Club de Fútbol Correcaminos de la Universidad Autónoma de Tamaulipas, simply known as Correcaminos UAT, is a Mexican professional football club based in Ciudad Victoria, Tamaulipas.
It currently plays in the Liga de Expansión MX. The team wa ...
.
International
Leverón represented Honduras in the
2007 Pan American Games
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in
Rio Janeiro
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. He was captain of the under 17 team and scored three goals for his squad. He also played in the
2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup
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in Korea and at the
2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup
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in Egypt.
He made his senior debut for
Honduras
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in an April 2010
friendly match
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against
Venezuela
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and has, as of January 2013, earned a total of 22 caps, scoring 3 goals. He has represented his country in one
FIFA World Cup qualification
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Qualifying tournaments are hel ...
match and played at the
2012 Summer Olympics
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. He also played at the
2011 UNCAF Nations Cup
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s as well as at the
2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup
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The competition started on June ...
.
CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2011 – Full Details
– RSSSF
Career statistics
International goals
Honours and awards
F.C. Motagua
*Liga Profesional de Honduras
Liga or LIGA may refer to:
People
* Līga (name), a Latvian female given name
* Luciano Ligabue, more commonly known as Ligabue or ''Liga'', Italian rock singer-songwriter
Sports
* Liga ACB, men's professional basketball league in Spain
* Liga ...
: 2010–11 C
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C.D. Marathón
*Liga Profesional de Honduras
Liga or LIGA may refer to:
People
* Līga (name), a Latvian female given name
* Luciano Ligabue, more commonly known as Ligabue or ''Liga'', Italian rock singer-songwriter
Sports
* Liga ACB, men's professional basketball league in Spain
* Liga ...
: 2017–18 C
Honduras
*Copa Centroamericana
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: 2011
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References
External links
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1990 births
Living people
People from Yoro Department
Men's association football defenders
Honduran men's footballers
Honduran expatriate men's footballers
Honduras men's international footballers
Olympic footballers for Honduras
Footballers at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Footballers at the 2007 Pan American Games
2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup players
2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup players
2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup players
F.C. Motagua players
Vancouver Whitecaps FC players
C.D. Marathón players
Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional de Honduras players
Expatriate men's soccer players in Canada
Major League Soccer players
Pan American Games competitors for Honduras
C.D. Olimpia players