Leonardo Exequiel Sequeira (born 26 April 1995) is an Argentine professional
footballer
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who plays as a
winger for Uruguayan club
Peñarol on loan from Chilean club
Everton.
Career
Sequeira started his career in
Santiago del Estero
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with
Central Córdoba, after youth spells with Agua y Energía and Vélez de San Ramón.
He made his senior debut on 26 March 2014 versus
Gimnasia y Esgrima, playing the final twenty-five minutes in a 1–0
Torneo Federal A win.
In the following November, Sequeira scored his first goal in a win against
Unión Aconquija which secured promotion to the
2015 Primera B Nacional
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.
He went on to score eight goals in sixty-nine matches in the
second tier.
On 16 August 2017, Sequeira joined
Argentine Primera División
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side
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* Joaquín Belgrano (1773–1848), an Argentine patriot
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on loan.
His top-flight debut came vs.
Tigre on 22 September.
He made his 100th career appearance during a draw away to
Defensa y Justicia
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Belgrano purchased Sequeira permanently at the conclusion of the
2017–18 campaign.
On 10 December 2021, Sequeira signed a new deal with Belgrano until the end of 2023 and was simultaneously loaned out to
Liga MX
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The league is considered the strongest in North America, and among the strongest in a ...
club
Querétaro
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for the 2022 season, with a purchase option.
In 2023, Sequeira moved to Chile and joined
Everton de Viña del Mar. In November of the same year, he renewed his contract until December 2025. The next year, he moved on loan to Uruguayan club
Peñarol.
Career statistics
References
External links
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1995 births
Living people
People from La Banda
Sportspeople from Santiago del Estero Province
Argentine men's footballers
Argentine expatriate men's footballers
Men's association football forwards
Torneo Argentino A players
Torneo Federal A players
Primera Nacional players
Argentine Primera División players
Liga MX players
Segunda División players
Chilean Primera División players
Uruguayan Primera División players
Central Córdoba de Santiago del Estero footballers
Club Atlético Belgrano footballers
Querétaro F.C. footballers
Real Oviedo players
Everton de Viña del Mar footballers
Peñarol players
Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Mexico
Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Spain
Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Chile
Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Uruguay
Expatriate men's footballers in Mexico
Expatriate men's footballers in Spain
Expatriate men's footballers in Chile
Expatriate men's footballers in Uruguay