Luis Fragozo

Luis Fragozo
Personal information
Full name Luis Jorge Fragozo Castrillón
Date of birth (2010-04-08) 8 April 2010 (age 16)
Place of birth Riohacha, Colombia
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Positions
Team information
Current team
 Emelec
Number 15
Youth career
2020–2025 Emelec
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2025– Emelec 38 (1)
International career‡
2025 Ecuador U15 5 (1)
2026– Ecuador U17 6 (1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 21:14, 13 September 2026 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 20:18, 19 April 2026 (UTC)

Luis Jorge Fragozo Castrillón (born 8 April 2010) is a footballer who currently plays as a right-winger for Emelec. Born in Colombia, he represents Ecuador at youth level.

Club career

Born in Riohacha in the La Guajira Department of Colombia, Fragozo's family moved to Ecuador when he was ten years old. Shortly after his arrival, he joined the academy of Emelec. He was promoted to the Emelec first team in mid-2024, at the age of fourteen, alongside youth teammates Leonel Cevallos and Emanuel Gonzáles. His unofficial debut would come in a pre-season friendly match against Peruvian club Alianza Lima on 12 January 2025, before he notched a goal and an assist in another friendly against local Ecuadorian club Jipijapa.

On 28 April 2025, aged fifteen years and twenty days old, Fragozo made his professional debut, coming on as a second-half substitute for Elkin Muñoz in Emelec's 1–0 loss to Técnico Universitario. In doing so, he became the youngest player in LigaPro history since its creation in 2019, breaking the record held by Paulo Uruchima. He established himself as a first-team player over the next few months, and drew interest from other Ecuadorian LigaPro clubs, as well as Brazilian club Cruzeiro, following Emelec's underwhelming mid-table finish in 2025. Despite these links, Fragozo confirmed at the end of the 2025 season that he would remain with Emelec in 2026.

Fragozo scored his first goal for Emelec in their 1–0 win against LDU Quito on 25 April 2026; having received the ball from teammate Luca Klimowicz, he drove forward into the penalty area before chipping the ball over LDU goalkeeper Gonzalo Valle. In scoring at sixteen years and seventeen days old, Fragozo became the youngest goal-scorer in Emelec history, surpassing the record held by legendary midfielder Jorge Bolaños. When asked about a potential transfer away from the club, Emelec vice-president, Christian Noboa, responded cautiously, stating "we don't want to make the mistake of selling him so quickly", and that Fragozo "needs a year as a starter, a year playing with us" before moving to another club.

International career

Fragozo is eligible to represent both Colombia and Ecuador at international level; having been born in Colombia, he was granted naturalisation in Ecuador in March 2025. Despite calls for Fragozo to represent Colombia from Colombian journalists, he was called up to an Ecuadorian under-15 squad for training in April of the same year. In June 2025 he represented the nation at an under-15 international cup in Quito.

In May 2025, he was called up to act as a "sparring partner" for the Ecuador national football team; a term used for young or fringe players used to play in friendly matches against the Ecuador team for practice. He was called up again to fulfil this role in March 2026.

Career statistics

As of 10 October 2026.
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Emelec 2025 LigaPro Serie A 1102000—130
2026 LigaPro Serie A 2711000—281
Career total 381300000411
  1. ↑ Includes Copa Ecuador

References

  1. 1 2 3 Luis Fragozo at WorldFootball.net
  2. 1 2 Nan Boada, Sergio (16 May 2025). "Joven promesa del fútbol: ¿Quién es Luis Fragozo y por qué es el presente y futuro de los "Millonarios"?" [Young football prospect: Who is Luis Fragozo and why is he the present and future of the "Millionaires"?]. AG Deportes (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 April 2026.
  3. ↑ "Emelec promovió al plantel de Primera a tres joyas de las Formativas Sub 15" [Emelec promoted three gems from the Under-15 youth teams to the first team squad]. Olé (in Spanish). 16 May 2024. Retrieved 13 April 2026.
  4. ↑ Núñez, Juan (13 January 2025). "¿Quién es Luis Fragozo, el jugador de Emelec que debutó con 14 años ante Alianza Lima?" [Who is Luis Fragozo, the Emelec player who debuted at 14 years old against Alianza Lima?]. Primicias (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 April 2026.
  5. ↑ Cedeño Mendoza, Jose (24 April 2025). "Es la joya de Emelec, ya marca goles, y Ecuador se lo ganó a Colombia" [He's Emelec's prized asset, he's already scoring goals, and Ecuador beat Colombia to his signature]. Bolavip (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 April 2026.
  6. ↑ "Luis Fragozo, la joya de Emelec, es el futbolista más joven en debutar en Ecuador" [Luis Fragozo, the jewel of Emelec, is the youngest footballer to debut in Ecuador]. Olé (in Spanish). 27 April 2025. Retrieved 13 April 2026.
  7. ↑ Herrera, Matias (28 April 2025). "Luis Fragozo rompe récord como el debutante más joven en la LigaPro" [Luis Fragozo breaks record as the youngest debutant in LigaPro]. AG Deportes (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 April 2026.
  8. ↑ "Luis Fragozo de Emelec se convirtió en el debutante más joven en Liga Pro" [Luis Fragozo of Emelec became the youngest debutant in Liga Pro]. El Comercio (in Spanish). 28 April 2025. Retrieved 13 April 2026.
  9. ↑ "Luis Fragozo despierta interés de varios clubes de la LigaPro" [Luis Fragozo sparks interest from several LigaPro clubs]. Machala Móvil (in Spanish). 29 September 2025. Retrieved 13 April 2026.
  10. ↑ Dávila, Gustavo (17 March 2026). "Luis Fragozo destaca en Emelec y ya hay varios clubes que lo quieren" [Luis Fragozo is a standout player for Emelec and several clubs are already interested in signing him]. Bolavip (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 April 2026.
  11. ↑ Ulloa, Ramiro (31 December 2025). "Luis Fragozo se queda en Emelec para 2026, tras su polémico mensaje" [Luis Fragozo will stay at Emelec until 2026, after his controversial message]. Ecuavisa (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 April 2026.
  12. ↑ "Fragozo encendió el Bombillo: Emelec ganó en el Capwell y hundió a Liga de Quito" [Fragozo lit the lightbulb: Emelec won at the Capwell and sank Liga de Quito]. Olé (in Spanish). 25 April 2026. Retrieved 22 June 2026.
  13. 1 2 "El master plan de Emelec con Luis Fragozo: ¿venta inminente a Europa?" [Emelec's master plan with Luis Fragozo: imminent sale to Europe?]. Olé (in Spanish). 27 April 2026. Retrieved 22 June 2026.
  14. ↑ "Luis Fragozo, la joya de Emelec, ya es ecuatoriano" [Luis Fragozo, the jewel of Emelec, is now Ecuadorian]. Olé (in Spanish). 10 March 2025. Retrieved 13 April 2026.
  15. ↑ Zambrano, Ginno (9 May 2025). "En Colombia piden que Luis Fragozo, juvenil de Emelec, no juegue para Ecuador" [In Colombia, there are calls for Luis Fragozo, a youth player for Emelec, not to play for Ecuador]. Extra (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 April 2026.
  16. ↑ Villavicencio, Roberto (12 June 2025). "Luis Fragozo, joya de Emelec, brilla con Ecuador sub-15 y gana torneo internacional" [Luis Fragozo, Emelec's star player, shines with Ecuador's U-15 team and wins an international tournament]. Expreso (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 April 2026.
  17. ↑ "Luis Fragozo, promesa de Emelec, será sparring de La Tri en las Eliminatorias" [Luis Fragozo, a promising player for Emelec, will be a sparring partner for La Tri in the World Cup Qualifiers]. El Crack (in Spanish). 19 May 2025. Retrieved 13 April 2026.
  18. ↑ "¿Qué dijo Luis Fragozo tras ser convocado como sparring a la Selección de Ecuador?" [What did Luis Fragozo say after being called up as a sparring partner for the Ecuadorian National Team?]. Olé (in Spanish). 20 March 2026. Retrieved 13 April 2026.