Ángelo Smit Preciado Quiñónez (born 18 February 1998) is an Ecuadorian professional footballer who plays as a right-back or winger for Czech First League club Sparta Prague and the Ecuador national team.[2]
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 on a long-term contract (the specific duration was undisclosed),[9] for a reported fee of €2.5 million, which could increase to €3 million with add-ons.[10]
On 15 February 2024, Preciado scored his first goal in the UEFA Europa League against Galatasaray.[11]
On 4 May 2017, Preciado was called up to Ecuador under-20s for the year's FIFA U-20 World Cup,[12] 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.[13]
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.[14]
Preciado was selected in the 28 player Ecuador squad for the 2021 Copa América.[15]
Preciado was named in the Ecuadorian squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup.[16]
Preciado was called up to the final 26-man Ecuador squad for the 2024 Copa América.[17]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Alianza Cotopaxi | 2018[18] | Segunda Categoría | 0 | 0 | — | — | 11[a] | 2 | 11 | 2 | ||
| Independiente del Valle | 2018 | Ecuadorian Serie A | 24 | 2 | — | — | — | 24 | 2 | |||
| 2019 | Ecuadorian Serie A | 20 | 1 | — | 8[b] | 0 | — | 28 | 1 | |||
| 2020 | Ecuadorian Serie A | 21 | 3 | — | 7[c] | 1 | 2[d] | 0 | 30 | 4 | ||
| Total | 65 | 6 | — | 15 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 82 | 7 | |||
| Genk | 2020–21 | Belgian Pro League | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22 | Belgian Pro League | 23 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5[e] | 0 | 1[f] | 0 | 31 | 0 | |
| 2022–23 | Belgian Pro League | 24 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 27 | 0 | |||
| 2023–24 | Belgian Pro League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| Total | 59 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 70 | 0 | ||
| Sparta Prague | 2023–24 | Czech First League | 13 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 10[e] | 2 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 3 |
| 2024–25 | Czech First League | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7[g] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 | |
| 2025–26 | Czech First League | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5[h] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | |
| Total | 32 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 3 | ||
| Career total | 156 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 42 | 3 | 14 | 2 | 221 | 12 | ||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ecuador | 2018 | 2 | 0 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2020 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 10 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 10 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 8 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 9 | 0 | |
| 2025 | 3 | 0 | |
| Total | 47 | 0 | |
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Genk
Sparta Prague
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