Ángelo Preciado

Ángelo Smit Preciado Quiñónez (born 18 February 1998) is an Ecuadorian professional footballer who plays as a right-back or winger for Czech First League club Sparta Prague 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, Alianza Cotopaxi, 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 on a long-term contract (the specific duration was undisclosed), for a reported fee of €2.5 million, which could increase to €3 million with add-ons.

On 15 February 2024, Preciado scored his first goal in the UEFA Europa League against Galatasaray.

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.

Honours
Independiente del Valle
 * Copa Sudamericana: 2019

Genk
 * Belgian Cup: 2020–21

Sparta Prague
 * Czech First League: 2023–24
 * Czech Cup: 2023–24