Ángelo Smit Preciado Quiñónez (born 18 February 1998) is an Ecuadorian professional footballer who plays as a right-back or winger for Campeonato Brasileiro Série A club Atlético Mineiro and the Ecuador national team.[2]
 Preciado with Ecuador at the 2022 FIFA World Cup | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ángelo Smit Preciado Quiñónez[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 18 February 1998[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Shushufindi, Ecuador | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] | ||
| Positions | |||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Atlético Mineiro | ||
| Number | 23 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2014–2015 | América de Quito | ||
| 2015–2018 | Independiente del Valle | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018 | Alianza Cotopaxi | 0 | (0) |
| 2018–2020 | Independiente del Valle | 65 | (6) |
| 2021–2023 | Genk | 59 | (0) |
| 2023–2026 | Sparta Prague | 37 | (1) |
| 2026– | Atlético Mineiro | 13 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2017 | Ecuador U20 | 3 | (0) |
| 2018– | Ecuador | 54 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23:01, 19 April 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 30 May 2026 | |||
Club career
editBorn in Shushufindi, Sucumbíos, Preciado joined Independiente del Valle's youth setup in 2015, from América de Quito.[3] In February 2018, during the semifinals of the 2018 U-20 Copa Libertadores, he went viral after using the corner flag to defend himself from a fight with the River Plate Montevideo players.[4]
Promoted to the first team after playing a short period in the reserve team, Alianza Cotopaxi, Preciado made his senior – and Serie A – debut on 9 July 2018, starting in a 3–1 away loss against Aucas. He soon became a regular starter, and scored his first goals on 25 August by netting a brace in a 4–2 home defeat of El Nacional.[5]
On 28 December 2020, Belgian Pro League club Genk announced the signing of Preciado on a two-and-a-half-year contract, with an option for a further two years,[6] for a reported fee of €3 million.[7] He made his debut for the Belgian club on 16 January 2021, starting in a 2–0 away loss at Royal Excel Mouscron.[8]
On 4 September 2023, Czech First League club Sparta Prague announced the signing of Preciado for a reported fee of €2.5 million, which could increase to €3 million with add-ons.[9][10] On 15 February 2024, he scored his first goal in the UEFA Europa League in a 3–2 defeat to Galatasaray.[11]
On 16 January 2026, Preciado joined Campeonato Brasileiro Série A club Atlético Mineiro on a four-year contract.[12]
International career
editOn 4 May 2017, Preciado was called up to Ecuador under-20s for the year's FIFA U-20 World Cup,[13] On 30 August of the following year, he was called up to the full side by manager Hernán Darío Gómez, for two friendlies against Jamaica and Guatemala.[14]
Preciado made his full international debut on 12 October 2018, replacing Independiente teammate Stiven Plaza in a 4–3 loss against Qatar at the Jassim bin Hamad Stadium in Doha.[15]
Preciado was selected in the 28 player Ecuador squad for the 2021 Copa América.[16]
Preciado was named in the Ecuadorian squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup.[17]
Preciado was called up to the final 26-man Ecuador squad for the 2024 Copa América.[18]
Career statistics
editClub
edit- As of match played 19 April 2026[2]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Alianza Cotopaxi | 2018[19] | Segunda Categoría | 0 | 0 | — | — | 11[a] | 2 | 11 | 2 | ||
| Independiente del Valle | 2018 | Ecuadorian Serie A | 24 | 2 | — | — | — | 24 | 2 | |||
| 2019 | Ecuadorian Serie A | 20 | 1 | — | 8[b] | 0 | — | 28 | 1 | |||
| 2020 | Ecuadorian Serie A | 21 | 3 | — | 7[c] | 1 | 2[d] | 0 | 30 | 4 | ||
| Total | 65 | 6 | — | 15 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 82 | 7 | |||
| Genk | 2020–21 | Belgian Pro League | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22 | Belgian Pro League | 23 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5[e] | 0 | 1[f] | 0 | 31 | 0 | |
| 2022–23 | Belgian Pro League | 24 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 27 | 0 | |||
| 2023–24 | Belgian Pro League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| Total | 59 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 70 | 0 | ||
| Sparta Prague | 2023–24 | Czech First League | 13 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 10[e] | 2 | — | 26 | 3 | |
| 2024–25 | Czech First League | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7[g] | 0 | — | 18 | 0 | ||
| 2025–26 | Czech First League | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9[h] | 1 | — | 23 | 1 | ||
| Total | 37 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 26 | 3 | — | 67 | 4 | |||
| Atlético Mineiro | 2026 | Série A | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 6[i] | 0 | 13 | 0 | |
| Career total | 168 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 46 | 4 | 20 | 2 | 243 | 13 | ||
- ↑ Appearance(s) in Campeonato Provincial de Segunda Categoría de Cotopaxi
- ↑ Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana
- ↑ Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores
- ↑ Appearance(s) in Recopa Sudamericana
- 1 2 Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
- ↑ Appearance in Belgian Super Cup
- ↑ Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League
- ↑ Appearance(s) in UEFA Conference League
- ↑ Appearances in Campeonato Mineiro
International
editHonours
editIndependiente del Valle
Genk
Sparta Prague
References
edit- 1 2 3 "FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 – Squad list: Ecuador (ECU)" (PDF). FIFA. 15 November 2022. p. 10. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
- 1 2 Ángelo Preciado at Soccerway. Retrieved 23 February 2024.
- ↑ "Preciado le dedicará el mundial a su padre" [Preciado will dedicate the World Cup to his father] (in Spanish). El Telégrafo. 16 May 2017. Retrieved 4 December 2019.
- ↑ "¿Quién es el futbolista que se defendió con el banderín en la Libertadores Sub 20?" [Who is the footballer who defended himself with the corner flag in the U-20 Libertadores?] (in Spanish). Bendito Fútbol. 22 February 2018. Retrieved 4 December 2019.
- ↑ "Independiente remontó y ganó 4–2 a El Nacional en Sangolquí" [Independiente completed a comeback and defeated El Nacional by 4–2 in Sangolquí] (in Spanish). El Comercio. 25 August 2018. Retrieved 4 December 2019.
- ↑ "Ecuadoraanse international Angelo Preciado is op komst!" [Ecuadorian international Angelo Preciado is on his way!]. krcgenk.be (in Dutch). KRC Genk. 28 December 2020. Retrieved 4 September 2023.
- ↑ "Genk sign 18 year old Ecuadorian defender Alfred Caicedo". OneFootball. 4 January 2023. Retrieved 4 September 2023.
- ↑ "Met 2-0 onderuit op sneeuwtapijt" [Down 2-0 on snow carpet]. krcgenk.be (in Dutch). KRC Genk. 16 January 2021. Retrieved 4 September 2023.
- ↑ "Angelo Preciado troca o Genk pelo Sparta Praga" [Angelo Preciado trades Genk for Sparta Prague]. Bola na Rede (in Portuguese). 4 September 2023.
- ↑ "New Spartan: Angelo Preciado". AC Sparta Prague. 4 September 2023. Retrieved 4 September 2023.
- ↑ "2023-24 UEFA Europa League, Knockout Round Playoffs". ESPN. 15 February 2024. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
- ↑ "Preciado é do Galo!" [Preciado to Galo!] (in Portuguese). Clube Atlético Mineiro. 16 January 2026. Retrieved 17 January 2026.
- ↑ "Ecuador elige a los juveniles que participarán en el Mundial Sub 20 Corea del Sur 2017" [Ecuador choose the youngsters who will take part of U-20 World Cup South Korea 2017] (in Spanish). ANDES. 4 May 2017. Archived from the original on 5 May 2017. Retrieved 4 December 2019.
- ↑ "Los 22 convocados de Hernán Darío Gómez para los partidos amistosos ante Jamaica y Guatemala" [The 22 called up by Hernán Darío Gómez for the friendly matches against Jamaica and Guatemala] (in Spanish). El Universo. 30 August 2019. Retrieved 4 December 2019.
- ↑ "Goles y errores en la derrota 4–3 de Ecuador ante Catar en Doha" [Goals and errors in Ecuador's 4–3 defeat to Qatar in Doha] (in Spanish). El Comercio. 12 October 2018. Retrieved 4 December 2019.
- ↑ Ecuadorian Football Federation [@LaTri] (9 June 2021). "¡Y los convocados son! Estos son los elegidos por el DT #GustavoAlfaro para encarar un desafío continental: la @CopaAmerica" (Tweet) (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 June 2021 – via Twitter.
- ↑ Ecuador national football team [@LaTri] (14 November 2022). "Aquí están los 26 jugadores elegidos por el DT Gustavo Alfaro para jugar la Copa Mundial FIFA, estamos listos para hacer historia" [Here are the 26 players chosen by head coach Gustavo Alfaro to play the FIFA World Cup, we are ready to make history.] (Tweet) (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 November 2022 – via Twitter.
- ↑ "Ecuador presenta lista oficial para la Copa América: Gonzalo Plata y Robert Arboleda quedaron relegados" [Ecuador presents official roster for Copa America: Gonzalo Plata and Robert Arboleda left off the list] (in Spanish). El Universo. 29 May 2024.
- ↑ "Preciado Quiñonez Angelo Smit" (in Spanish). Ecuadorian Football Federation. Retrieved 4 December 2019.
- ↑ Ángelo Preciado at National-Football-Teams.com
- ↑ "Onuachu with an assist as Genk clinch Belgian Cup title after Standard Liege win". Goal. 26 April 2021. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
- ↑ "SESTŘIH: Boleslav – Sparta 0:5. Titul pro Letenské! Kuchta dal čtyři góly". Blesk (in Czech). Czech News Center. Czech News Agency. 18 May 2024. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
- ↑ Neumann, Robert (22 May 2024). "Sparta slaví double! Triumf v nervózním finále trefil Birmančevič". Sport.cz (in Czech). Borgis. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
External links
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- Ángelo Preciado profile at Federación Ecuatoriana de Fútbol (in Spanish)