Leonardo Realpe

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Realpe and the second or maternal family name is Montaño.

Leonardo Javier Realpe Montaño (born 26 February 2001) is an Ecuadorian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Primeira Liga club Famalicão and the Ecuador national team.

Leonardo Realpe

Personal information
Full name	Leonardo Javier Realpe Montaño
Date of birth	(2001-02-26) 26 February 2001 (age 24)
Place of birth	Quinindé, Ecuador
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position	Centre-back
Team information
Current team	Famalicão
Number	3
Youth career
2017–2019	Independiente del Valle
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2019	Independiente del Valle	7	(0)
2020–2025	Red Bull Bragantino	67	(1)
2024–2025	→ Famalicão (loan)	5	(0)
2025–	Famalicão	10	(1)
International career‡
2023–	Ecuador	3	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 16:10, 12 November 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 21 March 2024 (UTC)

Career

Independiente Del Valle

Born in Quinindé, Realpe started his career at Independiente del Valle. He made his first team debut on 14 July 2019, in a 1–1 away draw against Técnico Universitario.

Red Bull Bragantino

On 10 December 2019, Realpe signed a five-year contract with Red Bull Bragantino.^[1]

On September 2, 2024 it was confirmed that Realpe joined Primeira Liga side Famalicão on a one-year loan deal.^[2] On 25 March 2025, he joined the club on a permanent basis, signing a contract until 2029.^[3]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 9 November 2025^[4]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			State league		National cup[a]		Continental		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Independiente del Valle	2019	LigaPro	7	0	—		0	0	1[b]	0	8	0
Red Bull Bragantino	2020	Série A	6	0	2[c]	0	0	0	—		8	0
	2021	Série A	8	0	5[c]	0	0	0	0	0	13	0
	2022	Série A	8	0	4[c]	1	0	0	1[d]	0	13	1
	2023	Série A	21	0	5[c]	0	1	0	3[b]	0	30	0
	2024	Série A	1	0	7[c]	0	0	0	0	0	8	0
	Total		44	0	23	1	1	0	4	0	72	1
Famalicão (loan)	2024–25	Primeira Liga	5	0	—		0	0	—		5	0
Famalicão	2025–26	Primeira Liga	10	1	—		1	0	—		11	1
Career total			66	1	23	1	2	0	5	0	96	2

1. Includes Copa do Brasil, Taça de Portugal
2. Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana
3. Appearances in Campeonato Paulista
4. Appearance in Copa Libertadores

International

As of 21 March 2024^[5]

Ecuador
Year	Apps	Goals
2023	2	0
2024	1	0
Total	3	0

Honours

Club

Independiente Del Valle

• Copa Sudamericana: 2019