Johnny Leverón

Johnny Harold Leverón Uclés (born 7 February 1990) is a Honduran international footballer who plays for Olimpia in the Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Honduras.

Johnny Leverón
Personal information
Full name Johnny Harold Leverón Uclés
Date of birth (1990-02-07) 7 February 1990
Place of birth Yoro, Honduras
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Defender / Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Olimpia
Number 16
Youth career
2007–2009 Promesas
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2013 Motagua 83 (9)
2013–2014 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 34 (0)
2015 Marathón 18 (1)
2015–2017 Correcaminos UAT 48 (3)
2017–2018 Marathón 37 (4)
2018–2019 Real España 34 (4)
2019– Olimpia 46 (0)
National team‡
2007 Honduras U17 9 (4)
2008–2009 Honduras U20 12 (1)
2010 Honduras U21 2 (0)
2011–2012 Honduras U23 7 (1)
2010– Honduras 37 (3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20 January 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 17 November 2018
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Leverón and the second or maternal family name is Uclés.

Career

Club

In December 2008, he signed for F.C. Motagua, and played with the Honduran club until 2012.[1] Leverón made his official debut in the Honduran league on 19 April 2009 with Motagua in the 3–6 defeat against Marathón in San Pedro Sula. While with Motagua he appeared in 83 league matches and scored nine goals.

In January 2013 it was revealed his agent was looking for a move abroad.[2] In February 2013 he signed a contract to play in MLS for Vancouver Whitecaps FC.

On 2015 Levenón signed for Mexican Ascenso MX team, Correcaminos UAT. [3]

International

Leverón represented Honduras In the 2007 Pan American Games in Rio Janeiro. He was captain of the under 17 team and scored three goals for his squad. He also played in the 2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Korea and at the 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Egypt.[4]

He made his senior debut for Honduras in an April 2010 friendly match against Venezuela and has, as of January 2013, earned a total of 22 caps, scoring 3 goals. He has represented his country in one FIFA World Cup qualification match and played at the 2012 Summer Olympics.[5] He also played at the 2011 UNCAF Nations Cups[6] as well as at the 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup.[7]

Career statistics

International goals
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 18 December 2010 San Pedro Sula  Panama 1–0 2–1 Friendly
2 2–1
3 21 January 2011 Panama City  El Salvador 1–0 2–0 2011 Copa Centroamericana

Honours and awards

Club

F.C. Motagua

C.D. Marathón

Country

Honduras

References
  1. Leverón podría dejar Motagua para ir al extranjero Archived 17 December 2012 at the Wayback Machine - La Tribuna (in Spanish)
  2. Pedemonte reconoce que está negociando a Leverón Archived 25 January 2013 at the Wayback Machine - La Tribuna (in Spanish)
  3. Leverón a Correcaminos de México Archived 5 November 2015 at the Wayback Machine - La Prensa (in Spanish)
  4. Johnny Leverón – FIFA competition record
  5. "Johnny Leveron Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 2 March 2019.
  6. UNCAF (Qualifying Tournament for Gold Cup) 2011 - Details - RSSSF
  7. CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2011 - Full Details - RSSSF
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