Eliécer Espinosa Calvo (born 12 March 1996) is a Colombian footballer who currently plays as a forward.

Eliécer Espinosa
Personal information
Full name Eliécer Espinosa Calvo
Date of birth (1996-03-12) 12 March 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth Bojayá, Colombia
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
0000–2017 Envigado
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2017 Envigado 2 (0)
2017–2018 Leones 12 (1)
2018–2019 Klubi 04 4 (2)
2019–2021 TPS 26 (18)
2021 FC Lahti 0 (0)
2021–2022 TPS 16 (0)
2022 Carabobo 13 (2)
2022 Deportivo Lara 13 (1)
2022–2023 Mixco 15 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 November 2022

Career

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Having begun his career in his native Colombia with Envigado and Leones, Espinosa moved to Finland in 2018 to join Ykkönen club Klubi 04, scoring two goals in the final four matches of the 2018 season. This form earned him a move to TPS.[1] On 4 February 2022 he moved to FC Lahti,[2] departing the club just eighteen days later having only made one appearance,[3] returning to TPS.[4]

At the start of 2022, Espinosa departed Finland, moving to Venezuela to join Carabobo on a contract until the end of 2023.[5] He moved to Venezuelan Primera División rivals Deportivo Lara in June 2022.[6] In November 2022, Espinosa signed for Liga Nacional club Deportivo Mixco.[7]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of 26 January 2019.[8]
Club Season League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Envigado 2015 Categoría Primera A 2 0 3[a] 0 0 0 5 0
Leones 2017 Categoría Primera B 6 1 0 0 0 0 6 1
2018 Categoría Primera A 6 0 3[a] 0 0 0 9 0
Total 12 1 0 0 0 0 12 1
Klubi 04 2018 Kakkonen 4 2 0 0 0 0 4 2
TPS 2018 Veikkausliiga 0 0 1[b] 0 0 0 1 0
Career total 16 3 7 0 0 0 23 3
Notes
  1. ^ a b Appearances in the Copa Colombia
  2. ^ Appearances in the Finnish Cup

References

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  1. ^ "KOLUMBIALAISKÄRKI ELIÉCER ESPINOSA VAHVISTAA TPS:N HYÖKKÄYSPÄÄTÄ" [COLOMBIAN STRIKER ELIÉCER ESPINOSA STRENGTHENS THE ATTACKING END OF TPS] (in Finnish). 20 December 2018. Retrieved 26 November 2022.
  2. ^ "Espinosa siirtyy FC Lahden paitaan Turusta" [Espinosa moves to FC Lahti from Turku]. fclahti.fi (in Finnish). 4 February 2022. Retrieved 26 November 2022.
  3. ^ "Eliécer Espinosa jättää Lahden". fclahti.fi. 22 February 2022. Retrieved 26 November 2022.
  4. ^ "Espinosa palasi Turkuun ja TPS:aan lyhyen FC Lahti -visiitin jälkeen" [Espinosa returned to Turku and TPS after a short visit to FC Lahti]. 25 March 2021. Retrieved 26 November 2022.
  5. ^ @Carabobo_FC (22 January 2022). "¡Un "killer" llega al granate! Eliécer Espinosa se une a Carabobo Fútbol Club con contrato hasta final de 2023. El delantero centro de 25 años, viene de un extenso paso por el fútbol finlandés Trayectoria: Envigado, Leones FC, Klubi-04 y TPS Turku" [A "killer" reaches the garnet! Eliécer Espinosa joins Carabobo Fútbol Club with a contract until the end of 2023. The 25-year-old center forward comes from an extensive stint in Finnish football Career: Envigado, Leones FC, Klubi-04 and TPS Turku.] (Tweet). Retrieved 26 November 2022 – via Twitter.
  6. ^ "El Dvo Lara cierra sus fichajes con el colombiano Eliecer Espinosa quien viene de jugar con Carabobo" [The Dvo Lara closes its signings with the Colombian Eliecer Espinosa who comes from playing with Carabobo]. www.balonazos.com (in Spanish). 30 June 2022. Retrieved 26 November 2022.
  7. ^ "Deportivo Mixco no pierde tiempo y confirma nuevos extranjeros" [Deportivo Mixco wastes no time and announces new foreigners] (in Spanish). Guate Futbol. 24 November 2022. Retrieved 26 November 2022.
  8. ^ Eliécer Espinosa at Soccerway. Retrieved 26 January 2019.