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

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who currently plays as a

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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

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. 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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1996 births Living people Footballers from Chocó Department Colombian men's footballers Colombian expatriate men's footballers Men's association football forwards Envigado F.C. players Leones F.C. footballers Klubi 04 players Turun Palloseura footballers FC Lahti players Carabobo F.C. players Asociación Civil Deportivo Lara players Categoría Primera A players Categoría Primera B players Veikkausliiga players Ykkönen players Venezuelan Primera División players Colombian expatriate sportspeople in Finland Expatriate men's footballers in Finland Colombian expatriate sportspeople in Venezuela Expatriate men's footballers in Venezuela Colombian expatriate sportspeople in Guatemala Expatriate men's footballers in Guatemala 21st-century Colombian sportsmen {{Colombia-footy-forward-stub