Juan Leiva (footballer)
 Leiva with Unión La Calera in 2019 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Juan Andrés Leiva Nieves | ||
| Date of birth | November 11, 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Chillán, Chile | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | O'Higgins | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Deportes Concepción | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2016 | Deportes Concepción | 103 | (20) |
| 2016–2017 | Universidad de Chile | 14 | (1) |
| 2017–2018 | Audax Italiano | 27 | (1) |
| 2019–2020 | Unión La Calera | 56 | (7) |
| 2021–2024 | Universidad Católica | 45 | (2) |
| 2023 | → Ñublense (loan) | 29 | (0) |
| 2024 | → Cobreloa (loan) | 29 | (1) |
| 2024– | O'Higgins | 0 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 December 2024 | |||
Juan Andrés Leiva Nieves (born 11 November 1993) is a Chilean footballer who plays as a midfielder for Chilean Primera División side O'Higgins.
Club career
[edit]In 2023, he played for Ñublense in the Chilean top division on loan from Universidad Católica.[1] The next season, he joined Cobreloa.[2]
Leiva signed with O'Higgins in 11 December 2024 for the 2025 season.[3]
International career
[edit]After being called up to some training microcycles of the Chile senior team, he received his first call-up for the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Argentina and Bolivia on 3 and 8 June 2021 respectively,[4] but he didn't make his international debut.
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of 8 May 2022[5]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Deportes Concepción | 2011 | Primera B | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2012 | Primera B | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 | |||
| 2013 | Primera B | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 2013-14 | Primera B | 34 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | — | 41 | 0 | |||
| 2014-15 | Primera B | 37 | 9 | 4 | 3 | — | — | 41 | 12 | |||
| 2015-16 | Primera B | 28 | 11 | 5 | 0 | — | 1[a] | 0 | 34 | 11 | ||
| Total club | 103 | 20 | 23 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 127 | 23 | ||
| Universidad de Chile | 2016-17 | Primera División | 14 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 1 | ||
| Audax Italiano | 2017 | Primera División | 13 | 1 | 4 | 3 | — | — | 17 | 4 | ||
| 2018 | Primera División | 14 | 0 | 8 | 0 | — | — | 22 | 0 | |||
| Total club | 27 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 4 | ||
| Unión La Calera | 2019 | Primera División | 24 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 4[b] | 0 | — | 34 | 3 | |
| 2020 | Primera División | 32 | 5 | — | 5[b] | 1 | — | 37 | 6 | |||
| Total club | 56 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 71 | 9 | ||
| Universidad Católica | 2020 | Primera División | — | — | — | 1[a] | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2021 | Primera División | 26 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 8[c] | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 39 | 1 | |
| 2022 | Primera División | 12 | 1 | — | 4[c] | 0 | — | 16 | 1 | |||
| Total club | 38 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 2 | ||
| Total | 238 | 31 | 49 | 7 | 21 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 312 | 39 | ||
- ^ a b c Appearance(s) in the Supercopa de Chile
- ^ a b Appearance(s) in the Copa Sudamericana
- ^ a b Appearance(s) in the Copa Libertadores
Honours
[edit]- Universidad de Chile
- Universidad Católica
References
[edit]- ^ Vega, Diego (13 December 2023). "Ñublense anuncia salida masiva". Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 December 2023.
- ^ Arriaza, Bastián (7 January 2024). "Cobreloa celebra su aniversario con el anuncio de su décimo fichaje". Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 January 2024.
- ^ Vera, Pablo (11 December 2024). "O'Higgins confirma otro refuerzo: tuvo pasos por la U y la UC". Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 December 2024.
- ^ "Nómina de Chile para las Eliminatorias: Argentina y Bolivia" (in Spanish). AS Chile. 2021-05-24. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
- ^ Juan Leiva at Soccerway. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
External links
[edit]- Juan Leiva at Soccerway
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