Richard Leyton

Chilean footballer (born 1987)

Richard Leyton

Leyton with Deportes Copiapó in 2023

Personal information
Full name|  Richard Andrés Leyton Abrigo
Date of birth|  (1987-01-25) January 25, 1987 (age 38)
Place of birth|  Santiago, Chile
Height|  1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s)|  Goalkeeper
Team information

Current team

|  Deportes Copiapó
Number|  1
Youth career
2003–2005|  Colo-Colo
Senior career*
Years|  Team|  Apps|  (Gls)
2006–2007|  Colo-Colo|  9|  (0)
2008–2009|  Deportes Puerto Montt|  16|  (0)
2010|  Santiago Morning|  1|  (0)
2010|  Ñublense|  0|  (0)
2011|  San Luis|  11|  (0)
2012–2014|  Coquimbo Unido|  61|  (0)
2014–2015|  Curicó Unido|  27|  (0)
2015–2016|  Malleco Unido|  31|  (0)
2016–2018|  Deportes Valdivia|  43|  (0)
2019|  Rangers|  9|  (0)
2020–2021|  Universidad de Concepción|  2|  (0)
2021–|  Deportes Copiapó|  12|  (0)
International career‡
2007|  Chile U20|  2|  (0)
2008|  Chile U23|  0|  (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 November 2021
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:43, 5 February 2010 (UTC)

Richard Andrés Leyton Abrigo (born January 25, 1987) is a Chilean footballer, who plays goalkeeper for Deportes Copiapó.

## Club career

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He made his professional debut in 2006 in a game versus Deportes Puerto Montt.

In 2010, he joined Santiago Morning.[1]

## International career

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In the 2007 South American Youth Championship in Paraguay, Leyton started the first two games for Chile. Chile lost those two games by a combined scored of 5–2. Leyton was regulated to the bench and Cristopher Toselli took over in goal for the rest of the tournament and subsequently the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Canada. Leyton did not make the trip to Canada.

Later, he represented Chile U23 at the 2008 Inter Continental Cup in Malaysia.[2]

## Personal life

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At the same time Leyton has developed his football career, he has worked as a real estate agent and started a playground in Copiapó named Atacama Jump.[3]

## Honours

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Colo-Colo

* Primera División de Chile (4): 2006 Apertura, 2006 Clausura, 2007 Apertura, 2007 Clausura

## References

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1. ^ Santiago Morning sigue sumando piezas para la temporada 2010 at cooperativa.cl (in Spanish)
2. ^ "Cortés, Gazale y Cereceda liderarán a Chile en torneo sub 23 de Malasia" (in Spanish). ADN. 8 May 2008. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
3. ^ Ortega, Pablo (28 December 2024). ""Es un proyecto personal... Surgió de la inquietud por pensar más allá del fútbol"". Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 December 2024.

## External links

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* (in Spanish) BDFA profile

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Deportes Copiapó – current squad

* 1 Leyton
* 5 Manzano
* 6 Calisto
* 7 Pais
* 8 Vargas
* 9 Figueroa
* 10 Luna
* 11 Reynero
* 12 Arce
* 13 Ramírez
* 14 Hernández
* 15 García
* 16 Aravena
* 17 Nieto
* 19 Espinoza
* 18 Gaete
* 20 González
* 21 Medel
* 22 Espinoza
* 23 Jaime
* 24 Orellana
* 25 Zamora
* 26 Torres
* 27 Kepec
* 28 Oyanedel
* 29 Quinteros
* 30 Carrasco
* 31 Díaz
* 32 Soto
* 35 León
* Andía
* Calderón
* Araya
* Manager: Basay

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