Oswaldo Jesús León Montoya (born 15 June 1999) is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Inter Toronto in the Canadian Premier League.
 León in 2024 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Oswaldo Jesús León Montoya[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 15 June 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Santa Cruz de Juventino Rosas, Mexico | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Inter Toronto | ||
| Number | 4 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Celaya | |||
| 2016–2018 | América | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2021 | América | 0 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | → Zacatepec (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | → Cancún (loan) | 21 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Tlaxcala | 23 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Venados | 22 | (0) |
| 2023 | Dorados de Sinaloa | 7 | (0) |
| 2024– | York United / Inter Toronto | 37 | (1) |
| International career | |||
| 2018–2019 | Mexico U20 | 7 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 27 October 2025 | |||
Early life
editLeón was born in Santa Cruz de Juventino Rosas, Mexico.[2] He began playing youth football with Celaya.[3] In 2016, he joined the Club América U17 team.[4]
Club career
editOn 31 July 2018, León made his senior debut with Club América in a Copa MX match against Veracruz, as a substitute.[5] In June 2019, he was loaned to Atlético Zacatepec in the Ascenso MX.[6] On 21 September 2019, he made his debut for Zacatepec against Correcaminos UAT.[7] In April 2020, he returned to América after the Mexican federation cancelled the Ascenso MX division as part of a league system restructuring.[8] In July 2020, he went on loan with Cancún in the Liga de Expansión MX.[9]
In June 2021, he signed with Tlaxcala.[10]
In June 2022, he signed with Venados.[11]
In July 2023, he signed with Dorados de Sinaloa.[12]
In January 2024, he signed with Canadian Premier League club York United FC.[13][14] He scored his first goal for the club on 10 October against Pacific FC.[15] At the end of the 2024 season, he signed another one-year contract for 2025, with an option for 2026.[16]
International career
editLeón played with the Mexico U20 at the 2018 CONCACAF U-20 Championship and then again at the 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup.[17]
Career statistics
edit- As of 27 October 2025[1]
| Club | Season | League | Playoffs | National Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| América | 2018–19 | Liga MX | 0 | 0 | – | 4 | 0 | – | 4 | 0 | ||
| Zacatepec (loan) | 2019–20 | Ascenso MX | 9 | 0 | – | 4 | 0 | – | 13 | 0 | ||
| Cancún (loan) | 2020–21 | Liga de Expansión MX | 21 | 0 | – | – | – | 21 | 0 | |||
| Tlaxcala | 2021–22 | Liga de Expansión MX | 23 | 0 | – | – | – | 23 | 0 | |||
| Venados | 2022–23 | Liga de Expansión MX | 22 | 0 | – | – | – | 22 | 0 | |||
| Dorados de Sinaloa | 2023–24 | Liga de Expansión MX | 7 | 0 | – | – | – | 7 | 0 | |||
| York United / Inter Toronto | 2024 | Canadian Premier League | 18 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | 20 | 2 | |
| 2024 | Canadian Premier League | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | 22 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 119 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 132 | 2 | ||
References
edit- 1 2 Oswaldo León at Soccerway
- ↑ Martínez, Diego (31 July 2019). "Oswaldo Jesús León Montoya regresa a su segundo hogar" [Oswaldo Jesús León Montoya returns to his second home]. El Sol del Bajío (in Spanish).
- ↑ Hernandez, A (15 June 2019). "Oswaldo León, de la Selección Mexicana a Zacatepec" [Oswaldo León, from the Mexican National Team to Zacatepec]. Diario de Morelos (in Spanish).
- ↑ Saldaña, Salvador (27 April 2020). "Se despide Oswaldo León del Club Atlético" [Oswaldo León says goodbye to Club]. La Unión (in Spanish).
- ↑ Sánchez, Jorge Arturo (15 June 2019). "Oswaldo León llega como refuerzo a los Cañeros de Zacatepec" [Oswaldo León arrives as reinforcement to the Cañeros de Zacatepec]. El Gráfico (in Spanish).
- ↑ Pacheco, Enrique (14 June 2019). "El Club América presta a Oswaldo León al equipo de José Luis Higuera" [Club América lends Oswaldo León to José Luis Higuera's team]. Soy Futbol (in Spanish).
- ↑ Reyes, Francisco H. (2 October 2021). "Oswaldo León se consolida en Coyotes" [Oswaldo León consolidates his position in Coyotes]. El Sol de Tlaxcala (in Spanish).
- ↑ Ramírez, Diego Jara (24 April 2020). "Oswaldo León se despidió del Club Atlético Zacatepec en las redes sociales y deberá regresar al América" [Oswaldo León said goodbye to Club Atlético Zacatepec on social networks and must return to América]. América Monumental (in Spanish).
- ↑ Fernández, Matías (16 July 2020). "Oficial: Oswaldo León pasa de América a Cancún FC. para el torneo Guard1anes 2020" [Official: Oswaldo León moves from América to Cancún FC. for the Guard1anes 2020 tournament]. América Monumental (in Spanish).
- ↑ @Coyotes_Oficial (26 June 2021). "De la ola futbolera a la jauría" [From the football wave to the pack] (Tweet) (in Spanish) – via Twitter.
- ↑ "Llegan 2 nuevos fichajes a reforzar a Venados FC" [2 new signings arrive to reinforce Venados FC]. Quadratín Yucatan (in Spanish). 3 June 2022.
- ↑ Angeles, Alexis (12 July 2023). "Oswaldo León se integra a los Dorados de Sinaloa" [Oswaldo León joins the Dorados de Sinaloa]. El Sol de Sinaloa (in Spanish).
- ↑ "York United FC announce signing of Mexican defender Oswaldo León". York United FC. 23 January 2024.
- ↑ "York United add Mexican youth international Oswaldo Léon". Canadian Premier League. 23 January 2024.
- ↑ Tierney, Mitchell (10 October 2024). "Highlights: York United 1-2 Pacific FC — CPL Match #105". Canadian Premier League.
- ↑ "Oswaldo León extends stay with The Nine Stripes". York United FC. 13 December 2024.
- ↑ Jacques, John (19 January 2024). "Exclusive: York United Land Mexican Centre-Back Oswaldo Leon". Northern Tribune.