Leandro Yepez
Leandro Yepez, a professional football player from Ecuador, was recently in the news due to his tragic death, becoming one of three footballers murdered in Ecuador in September amid escalating violence linked to drug trafficking.
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Leandro Yépez was one of the footballers who was murdered by his attackers.
‘El balón hoy rueda en una cancha minada’: asesinatos y casos de extorsión en el fútbol ecuatoriano alcanzan resonancia internacional | Campeonato Nacional | Deportes
Ecuador· 2026-01-20
Leandro Yépez died days after being injured in an armed attack.
Ataques armados contra futbolistas marcan el 2025: estos son los casos registrados en Ecuador | Noticias |Ecuador· 2025-12-22
Leandro Yépez was another victim who died shortly after Maicol Valencia in a violent incident.
Detenido por crimen de Mario Pineida habría hecho seguimiento al vehículo del futbolista, según investigaciones | Seguridad | NoticiasEcuador· 2025-12-19
Leandro Yépez murió días después por las heridas de un ataque armado.
Miguel Nazareno, jugador de Independiente del Valle, murió ‘víctima de la inseguridad’ en Guayaquil | Seguridad | NoticiasEcuador· 2025-11-05
Leandro Yepez was shot at a hotel and made it to the hospital but did not survive.
Hitmen plague Ecuador’s ‘beautiful game’
Taiwan· 2025-09-30
Leandro Yépez was another player who was killed in the violence surrounding football in Ecuador.
Apostas e futebol: o tráfico de drogas ameaça o esporte mais popular do Equador
Liechtenstein· 2025-09-27
Leandro Yépez was a football player who was injured in the same attack as Maicol Valencia and later died in the hospital.
lo que se sabe sobre el caso del tercer futbolista ecuatoriano asesinado en setiembre tras sufrir un ataque armado
Uruguay· 2025-09-23
Leandro Yepez was also shot in the city of Manta earlier in the month.
Þriðji knattspyrnumaðurinn myrtur í sama mánuði
Iceland· 2025-09-20