Leonardo Realpe

Leonardo Realpe
Personal information
Full name Leonardo Javier Realpe Montaño
Date of birth (2001-02-26) 26 February 2001 (age 25)
Place of birth Quinindé, Ecuador
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Famalicão
Number 3
Youth career
2017–2019 Independiente del Valle
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019 Independiente del Valle 7 (0)
2020–2025 Red Bull Bragantino 67 (1)
2024–2025 → Famalicão (loan) 5 (0)
2025– Famalicão 29 (1)
International career‡
2023– Ecuador 4 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 5 September 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 5 October 2026 (UTC)

Leonardo Javier Realpe Montaño (born 26 February 2001) is an Ecuadorian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Primeira Liga club Famalicão and the Ecuador national team.

Career

Independiente Del Valle

Born in Quinindé, Realpe started his career at Independiente del Valle. He made his first team debut on 14 July 2019, in a 1–1 away draw against Técnico Universitario.

Red Bull Bragantino

On 10 December 2019, Realpe signed a five-year contract with Red Bull Bragantino.

On 2 September 2024 it was confirmed that Realpe joined Primeira Liga side Famalicão on a one-year loan deal. On 25 March 2025, he joined the club on a permanent basis, signing a contract until 2029.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 5 September 2026
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League State league National cup Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Independiente del Valle 2019 LigaPro Serie A 70—001080
Red Bull Bragantino 2020 Série A 602000—80
2021 Série A 80500000130
2022 Série A 8 0 4 1 0 0 1 0 13 1
2023 Série A 21 0 5 0 1 0 3 0 30 0
2024 Série A 1 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 8 0
Total 4402311040721
Famalicão (loan) 2024–25 Primeira Liga 5 0 — 0 0 — 5 0
Famalicão 2025–26 Primeira Liga 241—20—261
2026–27 Primeira Liga 50—00—50
Total 291—20—311
Career total 85123130501162
  1. ↑ Includes Copa do Brasil, Taça de Portugal
  2. 1 2 Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 Appearances in Campeonato Paulista
  4. ↑ Appearance in Copa Libertadores

International

As of 5 October 2026
Ecuador
YearAppsGoals
202320
202410
202610
Total40

Honours

Club

Independiente Del Valle

References

  1. ↑ "Bragantino contrata zagueiro Léo Realpe, do Equador, por cinco anos" [Bragantino sign stopper Léo Realpe, from Ecuador, for five years] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 10 December 2019. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
  2. ↑ Léo Realpe reforça Famalicão por empréstimo do RB Bragantino, record.pt, 2 September 2024
  3. ↑ "Léo Realpe assina até 2029" [Léo Realpe signs until 2029] (in European Portuguese). F.C. Famalicão. 25 March 2025. Retrieved 12 November 2025.
  4. ↑ Leonardo Realpe at Soccerway. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
  5. ↑ Leonardo Realpe at National-Football-Teams.com