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[1]
Date of birth	(1990-02-07) 7 February 1990 (age 34)
Place of birth	Yoro, Honduras
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Defender / Midfielder
Team 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	63	(1)
International career‡
2007	Honduras U17	9	(4)
2008–2009	Honduras U20	12	(1)
2010	Honduras U21	2	(0)
2011–2012	Honduras U23	7	(1)
2010–	Honduras	45	(4)
Medal record  Honduras CONCACAF U-20 Championship 2009
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 May 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 28 March 2023

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.^[2] 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.^[3] In February 2013 he signed a contract to play in MLS for Vancouver Whitecaps FC.

In 2015 Levenón signed for Mexican Ascenso MX team, Correcaminos UAT. ^[4]

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.^[5]

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.^[6] He also played at the 2011 UNCAF Nations Cups^[7] as well as at the 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup.^[8]

Career statistics

International goals

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	18 December 2010	Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano, San Pedro Sula, Honduras	Panama	1–0	2–1	Friendly
2				2–1
3	21 January 2011	Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City, Panama	El Salvador	1–0	2–0	2011 Copa Centroamericana
4	13 July 2021	BBVA Stadium, Houston, United States	Grenada	3–0	4–0	2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup

Honours and awards

F.C. Motagua

• Liga Profesional de Honduras: 2010–11 C

C.D. Marathón

• Liga Profesional de Honduras: 2017–18 C

Honduras

• Copa Centroamericana: 2011

References

1. "FIFA U-20 World Cup Egypt 2009: List of Players: Honduras" (PDF). FIFA. 6 October 2009. p. 10. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 October 2009.
2. Leverón podría dejar Motagua para ir al extranjero Archived 17 December 2012 at the Wayback Machine – La Tribuna (in Spanish)
3. Pedemonte reconoce que está negociando a Leverón Archived 25 January 2013 at the Wayback Machine – La Tribuna (in Spanish)
4. Leverón a Correcaminos de México Archived 5 November 2015 at the Wayback Machine – La Prensa (in Spanish)
5. Johnny Leverón – FIFA competition record (archived)
6. "Johnny Leveron Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 2 March 2019.
7. UNCAF (Qualifying Tournament for Gold Cup) 2011 – Details^{[dead link]} – RSSSF
8. CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2011 – Full Details^{[dead link]} – RSSSF

External links

• Johnny Leverón at National-Football-Teams.com
• Johnny Leverón at Soccerway