Leonel Enríque Quiñónez Padilla,ñó known as Leonel Quiñónez (born 3 July 1993) is an Ecuadorian footballer who plays as a defender for Ecuadorian club LDU Quito

His goal on 19 August 2019 from approximately 70 meters out against CD Universidad Católica went viral and was among the 11 nominees for the 2020 FIFA Puskás Award. He became the first Ecuadorian footballer to be nominated for this award.

Leonel Quiñónez

International career

In 2020 he was called up to the Ecuador national team by manager Gustavo Alfaro, but did not make an appearance. He made his debut on 29 March 2021 in a friendly against Bolivia.

Leonel Quiñónez

Honours

Club

Macará

Serie B: 2016

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Living people

1993 births

Ecuadorian men's footballers

Ecuador men's international footballers

Men's association football defenders

C.D. Quevedo footballers

C.S.D. Macará footballers

Barcelona S.C. footballers

L.D.U. Quito footballers

Copa Sudamericana-winning players

Ecuadorian Serie A players

Ecuadorian Serie B players

Footballers from Esmeraldas, Ecuador

Leonel Quiñónez