Yerko Leiva
 Leiva with Curicó Unido in 2023. | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Yerko Bastián Leiva Lazo | ||
| Date of birth | June 14, 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Santiago, Chile | ||
| Height | 1.62 m (5 ft 4 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Unión La Calera | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Universidad de Chile | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2019 | Universidad de Chile | 34 | (3) |
| 2019 | Unión La Calera | 7 | (0) |
| 2020–2022 | Necaxa | 12 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | → Curicó Unido (loan) | 54 | (7) |
| 2023–2025 | Curicó Unido | 50 | (3) |
| 2024 | → O'Higgins (loan) | 18 | (1) |
| 2026– | Unión La Calera | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2014–2015 | Chile U17 | 7 | (1) |
| 2017 | Chile U20 | 4 | (0) |
| 2017– | Chile | 1 | (0) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 31 December 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 2 June 2017 | |||
Yerko Bastián Leiva Lazo (born 14 June 1998) is a Chilean professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Unión La Calera.
Career
In 2024, Leiva joined O'Higgins on loan from Curicó Unido.[1]
On 30 December 2025, Leiva returned to Unión La Calera after his stint in 2019.[2]
International career
Leiva represented Chile U17 at the 2014 South American Games.[3]
Personal life
He is the older brother of the footballer Sergio Leiva.[4]
Career statistics
Club
| Club | Season | League | Continental | Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Universidad de Chile | 2015–16 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 |
| 2016–17 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | |
| 2017 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 1 | |
| 2018 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 3 | |
| Total | 32 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 52 | 6 | |
| Career total | 32 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 52 | 6 | |
References
- ↑ Vera, Pablo (20 February 2024). "O'Higgins anunció nuevo fichaje: fue promesa de la U". Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 February 2024.
- ↑ "Desde Curicó Unido a Primera División: Yerko Leiva vuelve". PrimeraBChile.cl (in Spanish). 30 December 2025. Retrieved 31 December 2025.
- ↑ "Nóminas de Chile para Juegos Suramericanos". Partidos de La Roja (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 November 2023.
- ↑ "¿Quién es Sergio Leiva? El juvenil de Universidad de Chile que sorprendió a los hinchas azules en amistoso ante Santiago Morning". Bolavip Chile (in Spanish). 30 March 2023. Retrieved 31 December 2025.
External links
- Profile at Universidad de Chile Archived 2019-04-26 at the Wayback Machine
- Yerko Leiva at Soccerway
- Yerko Leiva – FIFA competition record (archived)
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- 1998 births
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- Chile men's under-20 international footballers
- Competitors at the 2014 South American Games
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- Footballers from Santiago, Chile
- Club Universidad de Chile footballers
- Unión La Calera footballers
- Club Necaxa footballers
- Curicó Unido footballers
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- Liga MX players
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