Ángelo Preciado

	Preciado with Ecuador at the 2022 FIFA World Cup
Personal information
Full name	Ángelo Smit Preciado Quiñónez
Date of birth	18 February 1998 (age 27)
Place of birth	Shushufindi, Ecuador
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Right-back, winger
Team information
Current team	Sparta Prague
Number	17
Youth career
2014–2015	América de Quito
2015–2018	Independiente del Valle
Senior career*
Years	Team
2018	Alianza Cotopaxi
2018–2020	Independiente del Valle
2021–2023	Genk
2023–	Sparta Prague
International career‡
2017	Ecuador U20
2018–	Ecuador
	* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22:25, 31 August 2025 (UTC); ‡ National team caps and goals as of 4 September 2025
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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]

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 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]

International career

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]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 31 August 2025^[2]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Other		Total
Club	Season	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

^ Appearance(s) in Campeonato Provincial de Segunda Categoría de Cotopaxi
^ Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana
^ Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores
^ Appearance(s) in Recopa Sudamericana
^ ^a ^b Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
^ Appearance in Belgian Super Cup
^ Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League
^ Appearance(s) in UEFA Conference League

International

As of match played 4 September 2025^[19]

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team	Year	Apps
Ecuador	2018	2
	2019	1
	2020	4
	2021	10
	2022	10
	2023	8
	2024	9
	2025	3
Total		47

Honours

Independiente del Valle

Copa Sudamericana: 2019

Genk

Belgian Cup: 2020–21^[20]

Sparta Prague

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 – Squad list: Ecuador (ECU)" (PDF). FIFA. 15 November 2022. p. 10. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
^ ^a ^b Ángelo Preciado at Soccerway. Retrieved 23 February 2024.
^ "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.
^ "¿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.
^ "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.
^ "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.
^ "Genk sign 18 year old Ecuadorian defender Alfred Caicedo". OneFootball. 4 January 2023. Retrieved 4 September 2023.
^ "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.
^ "New Spartan: Angelo Preciado". AC Sparta Prague. 4 September 2023. Retrieved 4 September 2023.
^ "Angelo Preciado troca o Genk pelo Sparta Praga" [Angelo Preciado trades Genk for Sparta Prague]. Bola na Rede (in Portuguese). 4 September 2023.
^ "2023-24 UEFA Europa League, Knockout Round Playoffs". ESPN. 15 February 2024. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
^ "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.
^ "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.
^ "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.
^ 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.
^ 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.
^ "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.
^ "Preciado Quiñonez Angelo Smit" (in Spanish). Ecuadorian Football Federation. Retrieved 4 December 2019.
^ Ángelo Preciado at National-Football-Teams.com
^ "Onuachu with an assist as Genk clinch Belgian Cup title after Standard Liege win". Goal. 26 April 2021. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
^ "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.
^ Neumann, Robert (22 May 2024). "Sparta slaví double! Triumf v nervózním finále trefil Birmančevič". Sport.cz (in Czech). Borgis. Retrieved 23 May 2024.

External links

Ángelo Preciado profile at Federación Ecuatoriana de Fútbol (in Spanish)

[CPG-19] Appearance(s) in Campeonato Provincial de Segunda Categoría de Cotopaxi

[COS-20] Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana

[COL-21] Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores

[RCS-22] Appearance(s) in Recopa Sudamericana

[UEL-23] Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League

[BSC-24] Appearance in Belgian Super Cup

[UCL-25] Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League

[UECL-26] Appearance(s) in UEFA Conference League

[FIFA_2022-1] "FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 – Squad list: Ecuador (ECU)" (PDF). FIFA. 15 November 2022. p. 10. Retrieved 15 November 2022.

[SW-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] "New Spartan: Angelo Preciado". AC Sparta Prague. 4 September 2023. Retrieved 4 September 2023.

[10] "Angelo Preciado troca o Genk pelo Sparta Praga" [Angelo Preciado trades Genk for Sparta Prague]. Bola na Rede (in Portuguese). 4 September 2023.

[11] "2023-24 UEFA Europa League, Knockout Round Playoffs". ESPN. 15 February 2024. Retrieved 7 March 2024.

[12] "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.

[13] "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.

[14] "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.

[15] 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.

[16] 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.

[17] "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.

[ECU-18] "Preciado Quiñonez Angelo Smit" (in Spanish). Ecuadorian Football Federation. Retrieved 4 December 2019.

[27] Ángelo Preciado at National-Football-Teams.com

[28] "Onuachu with an assist as Genk clinch Belgian Cup title after Standard Liege win". Goal. 26 April 2021. Retrieved 29 April 2021.

[blesk.cz_2024-29] "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.

[sport.cz_2024-30] 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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Preciado with Ecuador at the 2022 FIFA World Cup
Full name	Ángelo Smit Preciado Quiñónez^[1]
Date of birth	(1998-02-18) 18 February 1998 (age 27)^[1]
Place of birth	Shushufindi, Ecuador
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)^[1]
Position(s)	Right-back, winger
Team information
Current team	Sparta Prague
Number	17
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–	Sparta Prague	32	(1)
International career^‡
2017	Ecuador U20	3	(0)
2018–	Ecuador	47	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22:25, 31 August 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 4 September 2025