Jason León

Jason León
Personal information
Full name Jason Matías León Alvear
Date of birth (2000-05-11) 11 May 2000
Place of birth Quilpué, Chile
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Position Left-back
Team information
Current team
Palestino
Number 23
Youth career
El Sauce
2011–2020 Santiago Wanderers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2024 Santiago Wanderers 68 (1)
2025– Palestino 21 (0)
International career
2015 Chile U15
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 21 September 2025

Jason Matías León Alvear (born 11 May 2000) is a Chilean footballer who plays as a left-back for Chilean Primera División side Palestino.

Club career

Born in Quilpué, Chile, León was with club El Sauce from El Belloto town before joining the Santiago Wanderers youth ranks. He made his senior debut in the 2–3 away win against Colo-Colo for the Chilean Primera División on 29 August 2020[2][3] and signed his first professional contract on 2 September of the same year.[4][5] He left them after fourteen years at the end of the 2024 season.[6]

In December 2024, León signed with Palestino for the 2025 Chilean Primera División[7][8] and took part in the 2025 Copa Sudamericana.[9][10]

International career

León represented Chile at under-15 level, winning the 2015 Aspire Tri-Series International Tournament in Doha, Qatar.[2][11][12]

References

  1. ^ "Jason León". livefutbol.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 September 2025.
  2. ^ a b "Jason LEÓN". Memoria Wanderers (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 September 2025.
  3. ^ "Así se forjó la gran victoria de Wanderers ante Colo Colo en el Monumental". Emol (in Spanish). 29 August 2020. Retrieved 22 September 2025.
  4. ^ "«Canterano» Jason León firma su primer contrato como profesional en Santiago Wanderers". G5noticias (in Spanish). 3 September 2020. Retrieved 22 September 2025.
  5. ^ "G5TV. Jason León, joven promesa de SW: «Confío mucho en mis compañeros y en el cuerpo técnico, tenemos un gran equipo»". G5noticias (in Spanish). 19 December 2020. Retrieved 22 September 2025.
  6. ^ @eseaene.cl; (5 November 2024). "El canterano Jason León ha utilizado sus redes sociales para despedirse de Santiago Wanderers de Valparaíso luego de estar 14 años vinculado con el club" (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 September 2025 – via Instagram.
  7. ^ "JASON LEÓN ES NUEVO JUGADOR DE PALESTINO". Palestino (in Spanish). 13 November 2024. Retrieved 22 September 2025.
  8. ^ Lizama, Bastián (14 November 2024). "Se formó en Wanderers, fichó por Palestino y ahora causa polémica por esta frase: "Siempre quise jugar en un club grande"". ADN Radio (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 September 2025.
  9. ^ Rubio, Jorge (13 November 2024). "Zurdo de Wanderers da el salto en el mercado de pases: ¡jugará copa internacional!". RedGol (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 September 2025.
  10. ^ "León :: Jason Leon Palestino Copa Sudamericana 2025". football-lineups.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 September 2025.
  11. ^ "Chile Sub-15 tiene nómina para torneo en Qatar". CONMEBOL (in Spanish). 10 February 2015. Retrieved 22 September 2025.
  12. ^ "Chile Sub 15 ganó un triangular en Qatar". ESPN (in Spanish). 19 February 2015. Retrieved 22 September 2025.