Updated February 1, 2025
LEONARDO CAMPANA AT A GLANCE:
MLS CAREER: Over three MLS seasons, owns 80 appearances, with 52 starts, tallying 28 goals and eight assists in regular season play…Owns two appearances in the MLS Cup Playoffs…Appeared in 11 Leagues Cup matches, notching one goal and one assist…Made six additional appearances in the U.S. Open Cup, scoring three goals…Made one appearance in Concacaf Champions Cup play…In 2024, started 14 of his 28 league appearances, tallying eight goals and three assists…Added two substitute appearances in the 2024 MLS Cup Playoffs…Scored one goal in four Leagues Cup 2024 appearances…Logged one substitute appearance in 2024 Concacaf Champions Cup action…Made 26 appearances, starting 17 times, during the 2023 campaign and tallied nine goals and three assists…Appeared in all seven Leagues Cup 2023 matches, recording one assist…Scored two goals in four 2023 U.S. Open Cup appearances…Started 21 of 26 league appearances in 2022, scoring 11 goals and adding two assists…Notched one goal in two 2022 U.S. Open Cup appearances.
2024 (with Inter Miami CF): In 2024, started 14 of his 28 league appearances, tallying eight goals and three assists…Scored one goal in four Leagues Cup 2024 appearances…Logged one substitute appearance in 2024 Concacaf Champions Cup action…(2/21) vs. RSL: Made season debut with late substitute appearance…(3/10) vs. MTL: Scored first goal of the season in first start of 2024…(3/13) vs. NSH: Made Concacaf Champions Cup debut with late substitute appearance…(3/16) at DC: Registered goal-and-assist performance in a 75-minute starting effort...Matched MLS career high with six shots…(5/18) vs. DC: Tallied game-winning goal off the bench…(5/25) at VAN: Scored for second game in a row, a game-winner…(6/19) vs. CLB: Tallied game-winning goal in a 76-minute starting performance, his 25th league goal…(7/17) vs. TOR: Earned 50th start of his MLS career…(8/3) vs. UANL: Scored first Leagues Cup goal, starting and playing 90 minutes…(8/31) at CHI: Made 75th MLS appearance, marking the occasion with his second assist of the season…(9/18) at ATL: Started and played 80 minutes, tallying sixth goal of the season…(9/21) at NYC: Scored in consecutive matches for second time this season…(10/5) at TOR: Scored late game-winning goal, donning captain’s armband…(10/19) vs. NE: Tallied third assist in regular season finale…Postseason: Added two substitute appearances in the 2024 MLS Cup Playoffs…(11/2) at ATL: Made postseason debut with late substitute appearance.
2023 (with Inter Miami CF): Made 26 appearances, starting 17 times, during the 2023 campaign and tallied nine goals and three assists…Appeared in all seven Leagues Cup 2023 matches, recording one assist…Scored two goals in four 2023 U.S. Open Cup appearances…(4/8) vs. DAL: Made season debut after missing first six matches with a calf injury…(4/29) at CLB: Scored both goals in a 2-1 road victory…(5/6) vs. ATL: Started for the 25th time in his MLS career…(5/13) vs. NE: Tallied first assist of the season…(5/20) vs. ORL: Scored third goal of the season…(6/10) at NE: Found the scoresheet with an assist…(7/4) vs. CLB: Donned captain’s armband for the first time, marking the occasion with a goal-and-assist performance…(7/21 vs. CAZ: Logged 55 minutes in Leagues Cup 2023 inaugural match…(8/11) vs. CLT: Tallied first Leagues Cup assist…(8/19) at NSH: Started and played 52 minutes in Leagues Cup 2023 Final…(8/22) at CIN: Scored two goals in U.S. Open Cup semifinal thriller, both assisted by Lionel Messi…(9/3) at LAFC: Tallied goal in 16-minute substitute appearance…(9/9) vs. SKC: Logged 90 minutes, tallying second-multigoal game…(9/16) at ATL: Scored for third straight match, bagging a brace in 83 minutes…(9/27) vs. HOU: Started and played 90 minutes in U.S. Open Cup Final…(9/30) vs. NYC: Recorded 50th MLS appearance…(10/18) vs. CLT: Set new MLS career high with six shots.
2022 (with Inter Miami CF): Started 21 of 26 league appearances in 2022, scoring 11 goals and adding two assists…Notched one goal in two 2022 U.S. Open Cup appearances…(2/26) vs. CHI: Made club debut, starting and playing 66 minutes…(3/6) at ATX: Tallied first goal in MLS…(4/9) vs. NE: Registered first professional hat trick in 90-minute effort…(4/16) at SEA: Notched first MLS assist, a game-winner…(4/19) at MIA: Made U.S. Open Cup debut, scoring winning goal in a 90-minute performance…(4/24) vs. ATL: Recorded first goal-and-assist performance as a professional, contributing to both goals in a 2-1 victory…(5/14) vs. DC: Scored sixth goal of the season…(5/28) vs. POR: Scored seventh regular season goal…(7/4) at DAL: Scored equalizing goal in a 29-minute substitute appearance…(9/18) at DC: Bagged a brace in an 86-minute shift…(9/30) at TOR: Made 25th MLS appearance…(10/5) vs. ORL: Scored 11th goal of the season in final regular season appearance.
CLUB CAREER OUTSIDE MLS: Signed first professional contract with Barcelona SC in 2018 after developing with the club’s academy for two years…Made debut in 2019, appearing in 21 matches across all competitions with four goals and three assists…Moved to Wolverhampton Wanderers in January 2020…Did not make an appearance…Loaned to Portuguese side Familcao for the 2020-21 season…Tallied two goals and one assist in 10 games during lone season with the club…Loaned to Swiss side Grasshopper Club Zurich for 2021-22 season…In 15 games across all competitions, scored three goals.
Grasshopper Club Zurich (SUI): Loaned to Swiss side Grasshopper Club Zurich for 2021-22 season…In 15 games across all competitions, scored three goals…Started and played 90 minutes in club debut vs. FC Basel…First multi-goal game on August 7, 2021 vs. Lausanne-Sport.
Famalicao FC (POR): Loaned to Portuguese side Familcao for the 2020-21 season…Missed extended time with a hamstring injury…Tallied two goals and one assist in lone season with the club…Made club debut on September 28, 2020 as a substitute against Belenenses…Notched first assist for the club on October 25, 2020 vs. Boavista…Scored in final two appearances for the club.
Wolverhampton Wanderers FC (ENG): Moved to Wolverhampton Wanderers in January 2020…Did not make an appearance…Made matchday roster for the first time on February 20, 2020 in UEFA Europa League action vs. Espanyol…Named to the bench on two occasions in EPL play.
Barcelona SC (ECU): Signed first professional contract with Barcelona SC in 2018 after developing with the club’s academy for two years…Made debut in 2019, appearing in 21 matches across all competitions with four goals and three assists…Made professional debut on March 3, 2019 at Independiente del Valle…Registered first assist on March 17, 2019 at Fuerza Amarilla…Scored first professional goal on April 21, 2019 against DelfÃn SC…In first start on May 5, 2019, tallied game-winning goal…Tallied game-winning goal on July 10, 2019 vs. CD Santa Rita in Copa Ecuador play…Made substitute appearance in LigaPro Serie A Playoffs on November 27, 2019 vs. SD Aucas.
NATIONAL TEAM: (Ecuador): Capped 16 times by the Ecuador National Team…Made senior international debut on March 22, 2019, logging 45 minutes as a halftime substitute in a friendly at the United States…Earned first start on March 27, 2019 at Honduras…Named to the Copa America 2021 roster…Made four appearances, including two starts, in tournament play…Featured in 2026 CONMEBOL World Cup Qualifying matches, most recently featuring on October 10, 2024 against Paraguay…Earned six caps for the Ecuador U-23 National Team, tallying one goal…Scored six goals in 17 appearances for the Ecuador U-20 side.
Personal: Full name is Leonardo Campana Romero…Father, Pablo, was a professional tennis player who represented Ecuador at the 1996 Olympic Games…Also played tennis as a child…Grandfather, Isidro, served as president of Barcelona SC in his native Ecuador for 15 years…Attended Torremar College in Duale, Ecuador…Scored 20 goals in 19 games with Barcelona SC U-18 Team.
