Ángelo Preciado

Ángelo Preciado
Preciado with Ecuador in 2026
Personal information
Full name Ángelo Smit Preciado Quiñónez[1]
Date of birth (1998-02-18) 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 59 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23:01, 19 April 2026 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 1 July 2026

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]

Club career

Born 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

Preciado playing against Qatar at the 2022 FIFA World Cup

On 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]

On 31 May 2026, Preciado was selected in the 26-man squad for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.[19]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 19 April 2026[2]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Alianza Cotopaxi 2018[20] Segunda Categoría 00——11[a]2112
Independiente del Valle 2018 Ecuadorian Serie A 242———242
2019 Ecuadorian Serie A 201—8[b]0—281
2020 Ecuadorian Serie A 213—7[c]1 2[d]0304
Total 656—15120827
Genk 2020–21 Belgian Pro League 10000——100
2021–22 Belgian Pro League 230205[e]01[f]0310
2022–23 Belgian Pro League 24030——270
2023–24 Belgian Pro League 200000—20
Total 590505010700
Sparta Prague 2023–24 Czech First League 1313010[e]2—263
2024–25 Czech First League 100107[g]0—180
2025–26 Czech First League 140009[h]1—231
Total 37140263—674
Atlético Mineiro 2026 Série A 7000—6[i]0130
Career total 16879046420224313
  1. ↑ Appearance(s) in Campeonato Provincial de Segunda Categoría de Cotopaxi
  2. ↑ Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana
  3. ↑ Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores
  4. ↑ Appearance(s) in Recopa Sudamericana
  5. 1 2 Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
  6. ↑ Appearance in Belgian Super Cup
  7. ↑ Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League
  8. ↑ Appearance(s) in UEFA Conference League
  9. ↑ Appearances in Campeonato Mineiro

International

As of match played 30 June 2026[21]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Ecuador 201820
201910
202040
2021100
2022100
202380
2024100
202560
202680
Total590

Honours

Independiente del Valle

Genk

Sparta Prague

References

  1. 1 2 3 "FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 – Squad list: Ecuador (ECU)" (PDF). FIFA. 15 November 2022. p. 10. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
  2. 1 2 Ángelo Preciado at Soccerway. Retrieved 23 February 2024.
  3. ↑ "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.
  4. ↑ "¿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.
  5. ↑ "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.
  6. ↑ "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.
  7. ↑ "Genk sign 18 year old Ecuadorian defender Alfred Caicedo". OneFootball. 4 January 2023. Retrieved 4 September 2023.
  8. ↑ "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.
  9. ↑ "Angelo Preciado troca o Genk pelo Sparta Praga" [Angelo Preciado trades Genk for Sparta Prague]. Bola na Rede (in Portuguese). 4 September 2023.
  10. ↑ "New Spartan: Angelo Preciado". AC Sparta Prague. 4 September 2023. Retrieved 4 September 2023.
  11. ↑ "2023-24 UEFA Europa League, Knockout Round Playoffs". ESPN. 15 February 2024. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
  12. ↑ "Preciado é do Galo!" [Preciado to Galo!] (in Portuguese). Clube Atlético Mineiro. 16 January 2026. Retrieved 17 January 2026.
  13. ↑ "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.
  14. ↑ "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.
  15. ↑ "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.
  16. ↑ 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.
  17. ↑ 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.
  18. ↑ "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.
  19. ↑ "Pacho and Caicedo headline Ecuador squad". 31 May 2026. Retrieved 14 June 2026.
  20. ↑ "Preciado Quiñonez Angelo Smit" (in Spanish). Ecuadorian Football Federation. Retrieved 4 December 2019.
  21. ↑ Ángelo Preciado at National-Football-Teams.com
  22. ↑ "Onuachu with an assist as Genk clinch Belgian Cup title after Standard Liege win". Goal. 26 April 2021. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
  23. ↑ "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.
  24. ↑ Neumann, Robert (22 May 2024). "Sparta slaví double! Triumf v nervózním finále trefil Birmančevič". Sport.cz (in Czech). Borgis. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
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