Ángelo Smit Preciado Quiñónez (born 18 February 1998) is an Ecuadorian professional footballer who plays as a right-back or winger for Campeonato Brasileiro Série A club Atlético Mineiro and the Ecuador national team.
Club career Born in Shushufindi, Sucumbíos, Preciado joined Independiente del Valle's youth setup in 2015, from América de Quito. In February 2018, during the semifinals of the 2018 U-20 Copa Libertadores, he went viral after using the corner flag to defend himself from a fight with the River Plate Montevideo players.
Promoted to the first team after playing a short period in the reserve team, Independiente Juniors, Preciado made his senior – and Serie A – debut on 9 July 2018, starting in a 3–1 away loss against Aucas. He soon became a regular starter, and scored his first goals on 25 August by netting a brace in a 4–2 home defeat of El Nacional.
On 28 December 2020, Belgian Pro League club Genk announced the signing of Preciado on a two-and-a-half-year contract, with an option for a further two years, for a reported fee of €3 million. He made his debut for the Belgian club on 16 January 2021, starting in a 2–0 away loss at Royal Excel Mouscron.
On 4 September 2023, Czech First League club Sparta Prague announced the signing of Preciado for a reported fee of €2.5 million, which could increase to €3 million with add-ons. On 15 February 2024, he scored his first goal in the UEFA Europa League in a 3–2 defeat to Galatasaray.
On 16 January 2026, Preciado joined Campeonato Brasileiro Série A club Atlético Mineiro on a four-year contract.
International career
On 4 May 2017, Preciado was called up to Ecuador under-20s for the year's FIFA U-20 World Cup, On 30 August of the following year, he was called up to the full side by manager Hernán Darío Gómez, for two friendlies against Jamaica and Guatemala.
Preciado made his full international debut on 12 October 2018, replacing Independiente teammate Stiven Plaza in a 4–3 loss against Qatar at the Jassim bin Hamad Stadium in Doha.
Preciado was selected in the 28 player Ecuador squad for the 2021 Copa América.
Preciado was named in the Ecuadorian squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup.
Preciado was called up to the final 26-man Ecuador squad for the 2024 Copa América.
On 31 May 2026, Preciado was selected in the 26-man squad for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
Career statistics Club
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueState LeagueCupContinentalOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsIndependiente Juniors2018Segunda Categoría00———112112Independiente del Valle2018LigaPro Serie A242————2422019LigaPro Serie A201——80—2812020LigaPro Serie A213——7120304Total656—15120827Genk2020–21Belgian Pro League100—00——1002021–22Belgian Pro League230—2050103102022–23Belgian Pro League240—30——2702023–24Belgian Pro League20—0000—20Total590—505010700Sparta Prague2023–24Czech First League131—30102—2632024–25Czech First League100—1070—1802025–26Czech First League140—0091—231Total37140263—674Atlético Mineiro2026Série A110603030—230Career total17276012049414225313
International
+ Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsEcuador201820201910202040202110020221002023802024100202560202690Total600
Honours Independiente del Valle Copa Sudamericana: 2019
Genk Belgian Cup: 2020–21
Sparta Prague Czech First League: 2023–24 Czech Cup: 2023–24
References
External links
Ángelo Preciado profile at Federación Ecuatoriana de Fútbol