Ricardo Laborde

Ricardo Alexis Laborde León (Spanish pronunciation: [riˈkaɾðo laˈβoɾðe]; born 16 February 1988) is a Colombian former footballer who played as a winger.

Ricardo Laborde

With Krasnodar in 2015
Personal information
Full name	Ricardo Alexis Laborde León
Date of birth	(1988-02-16) 16 February 1988 (age 37)
Place of birth	Cartagena, Colombia
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s)	Winger
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2006–2007	Academia	0	(0)
2007–2008	Náutico-PE	1	(0)
2008–2009	Lugano	14	(1)
2009–2012	Atlético Huila	8	(2)
2010–2012	→ Anorthosis Famagusta (loan)	34	(8)
2012–2013	Anorthosis Famagusta	25	(6)
2013–2018	FC Krasnodar	73	(11)
2018–2019	Anorthosis Famagusta	13	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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

Club career

Laborde began his career as at Academia, where he played for a year, before moving to Náutico. In 2008, he moves to Europe to join the Swiss club FC Lugano. He played in 14 matches and scored his maiden goal against FC Schaffhausen. After a year Laborde moves back to Colombia for Atlético Huila.

Anorthosis Famagusta

In July 2010, Anorthosis Famagusta announced an agreement with Ricardo Laborde for a year loan.^[1] Laborde debuted on 24 August 2010 against CSKA Moscow in Arena Khimki for UEFA Europa League. He entered the game as a substitution in the 51st minute.^[2] In the rematch Laborde starts basic, at 19-minute he left the pitch due to injury^[3] On 1 December 2010, he scored a hat-trick against Akritas Chlorakas for an Anorthosis victory of 5–0.^[4] His first league goal for Anorthosis was scored in the derby against APOEL, securing the victory for his team with a 2–0 win.^[5] After 15 matches with Anorthosis Laborde had scored a total of 5 goals. He helped Anorthosis to place in the next UEFA Europa League Competition and to take 3rd place in the Local Division.

Before the 2011–12 season, the club extended his loan deal for a further two years. On 12 February 2012, Laborde won the Carlsberg award for Player of the Month for January.^[6] On 18 May, Laborde was named to the ANT1 Team of the Season.^[7] On 1 June, Laborde joined Anorthosis on a permanent deal, signing a five-year contract.^[8]

Krasnodar

Laborde with Krasnodar.

On 18 May 2013, Krasnodar announced an agreement with Ricardo Laborde on a two-year contract,^[9] extending it till June 2017 in December 2014.^[10] On 1 May 2018, Laborde confirmed he would leave FC Krasnodar at the end of the 2017–18 season.^[11]

Return to Anorthosis

On 23 July 2018, he returned to Anorthosis Famagusta.^[12]

Career statistics

Club

As of 11 March 2019

Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Náutico	2008	Série A	1	0	0	0	–		–		1	0
Lugano	2008–09	Swiss Challenge League	14	1	0	0	–		2[a]	0	16	1
Atlético Huila	2010	Categoría Primera A	8	2	0	0	–		–		8	2
Anorthosis Famagusta	2010–11	Cypriot First Division	12	2	1	3	2	0	–		15	5
	2011–12		22	6	5	1	4	0	–		31	7
	2012–13		25	6	3	0	4	2	–		32	8
	2018–19		13	1	2	0	0	0	–		15	1
	Total		72	15	11	4	10	2	0	0	93	21
Krasnodar	2013–14	Russian Premier League	8	1	4	2	–		–		12	3
	2014–15		25	4	0	0	12	3	–		37	7
	2015–16		19	3	3	0	9	0	–		31	3
	2016–17		13	0	3	1	11	2	–		27	3
	2017–18		8	3	1	0	0	0	–		9	3
	Total		73	11	11	3	32	5	0	0	116	19
Career total			168	29	20	7	42	7	2	0	234	43

Notes

1. Two appearances in promotion play-offs

Honours

Individual

• Carlsberg Player of the Month: January 2012
• ANT1 Team of the Season: 2011–12
• PASP best goal of the week: 2011(16th Match day)^[13]