Gabriel Leyes
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Hober Gabriel Leyes Viera | ||
| Date of birth | 29 May 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | Paysandú, Uruguay | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Academia Cantolao | ||
| Number | 33 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Independencia | |||
| Litoral | |||
| Juventud Unida | |||
| 2006–2007 | Liverpool | ||
| 2007 | Juventud Unida | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007 | Juventud Unida | ||
| 2007–20?? | Juventud | ||
| 2011–2013 | River Plate | 45 | (13) |
| 2013–2017 | Peñarol | 18 | (2) |
| 2016 | → Juventud (loan) | 10 | (2) |
| 2016 | → Plaza Colonia (loan) | 11 | (5) |
| 2017 | → Liverpool (loan) | 10 | (1) |
| 2017–2018 | Alianza Lima | 21 | (3) |
| 2018–2019 | River Plate | 20 | (1) |
| 2020 | Cerro Largo | 11 | (1) |
| 2021– | Academia Cantolao | 22 | (11) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:16, 13 November 2021 (UTC) | |||
Hober Gabriel Leyes Viera (born 29 May 1990) is a Uruguayan footballer who plays as a forward for Academia Cantolao in the Primera División Peruana.[1]
Club career
Leyes started playing football at the age of 4 in Paysandú. He played until he was 12, starting in Independencia and later Litoral. Leyes then quit football at the age of 12, because he wasn’t playing, which he wasn’t used to. So he decided to quit.[2]
He returned to play at the age of 14, joining Juventud Unida. In 2006, he went to Liverpool Montevideo, where he played for the clubs U16s and in the following year, he made the preseason with the clubs first team, but was released shortly after.[2]
After being released, Leyes again wanted to quit playing. However, he returned to Juventud Unida where he soon after, got his debut for the clubs senior team at the age of 17.[2]
In 2007, Leyes returned to Montevideo, joining Juventud who at the time, was playing in the First Division of Uruguayan football. The club later got into financial difficulties and Leyes decided to terminate his contract, as the club hadn't paid him his salary.[2]
Leyes then returned to Paysandú and was training by him self for six months, before he suddenly got a trial invitation from River Plate, where he played a friendly game for the club against Defensor Sporting and scored.[2] He then signed a four-year deal with the club.[3]
Personal life
Leyes' first name, Hober, was given to him by his parents in honor of Peñarol legend Juan Hohberg.
References
- ^ "Uruguay – G. Leyes – Profile with news, career statistics and history – Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 24 February 2019.
- ^ a b c d e Manya de pura cepa, elobservador.com.uy, 14 July 2013
- ^ Manya de pura cepa, aurinegromundo.blogspot.com, 15 July 2013
External links
- 1990 births
- Living people
- Uruguayan expatriate footballers
- Uruguayan footballers
- Association football forwards
- Sportspeople from Paysandú
- Club Atlético River Plate (Montevideo) players
- Peñarol players
- Juventud de Las Piedras players
- Plaza Colonia players
- Liverpool F.C. (Montevideo) players
- Alianza Lima footballers
- Cerro Largo F.C. players
- Academia Deportiva Cantolao players
- Uruguayan Primera División players
- Peruvian Primera División players
- Expatriate footballers in Peru
- Uruguayan expatriate sportspeople in Peru