Leonel Montano
Leonel Caicedo Montano Dahl (born 2 October 1999) is a Danish footballer, who plays as a left-back for Danish 1st Division side Esbjerg fB.

Career
Club career
Montano started his career as a youngster in BK Skjold, before switching to B.93 at the age of 11.Leo er ugens profil i 93’eren, b93.dk, 19 November 2018 Here he played his way up through the club's youth academy and later became a regular member of the club's senior squad. Montano made his debut for B.93 as a 17-year-old on March 1, 2017, against F.C. Copenhagen in a Danish Cup match.14. Leonel Montano, b93prof.dk After his debut, Montano was firmly promoted to the first team and quickly became an important player for the Danish 2nd Division squad, where he proved to be a goal-scoring midfielder.

On July 4, 2019, Danish 1st Division club Vejle Boldklub confirmed that they had signed Montano on a deal until June 2023, effective from January 2020.19-årig stærk midtbanespiller skriver under med VB, vejle24.dk, 4 July 2019Vejle Boldklub har hentet den 19-årige Leonel Montano..., facebook.com, 4 July 2019 In his first six months he played 8 games, scoring 3 goals and 1 assist, contributing to Vejle's promotion to the 2020-21 Danish Superliga. After promotion to the Danish Superliga, playing time became more scarce for Montao: 6 appearances in the league and 3 matches in the cup tournament with 2 goals. In search of more playing time, Montano was loaned out to Danish 1st Division club FC Fredericia on February 1, 2021.Vejle Boldklub udlejer offensivspiller, tipsbladet.dk, 1 February 2021 Here Montano scored 3 goals in 13 games.Udlejet Vejle-angriber: Har manglet held, bold.dk, 8 April 2021

On September 1, 2021, Montao joined Esbjerg fB on a contract until June 2025.Offensivspiller Leonel Montano er ny mand i Esbjerg fB-trøjen på en aftale frem til sommeren 2025. Han kommer til fra Vejle BK., efb.dk, 1 September 2021 In the 2023–24 season, Montano was converted to left-back. Before then, Montano had always played in the offensive positions, from striker, to winger, to midfielder.Omskolet back elsker endelig at være en del af holdet: Montano måler glæde i spilletid, jv.dk, 26 August 2023

Personal life
Leonel Montano was born and raised in Denmark with a Danish mother and Colombian father.Ny VB'er: Jeg skal gribe chancen, når den kommer, vafo.dk, 11 January 2020

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Category:Living people
Category:1999 births
Category:Danish men's footballers
Category:Danish people of Colombian descent
Category:Men's association football defenders
Category:Danish Superliga players
Category:Danish 1st Division players
Category:Danish 2nd Division players
Category:Boldklubben Skjold players
Category:Boldklubben af 1893 players
Category:Vejle Boldklub players
Category:FC Fredericia players
Category:Esbjerg fB players