Édison Realpe

Ecuadorian footballer (1996-2019)

Édison Gabriel Realpe Solís (13 April 1996 – 22 December 2019) was an Ecuadorian footballer who played for L.D.U. Quito.

Édison Realpe
Realpe in 2016
Personal information
Full name Édison Gabriel Realpe Solís
Date of birth (1996-04-13)13 April 1996[1]
Place of birth Esmeraldas, Ecuador
Date of death 22 December 2019(2019-12-22) (aged 23)
Place of death Esmeraldas, Ecuador
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
2012 Barcelona SC
2013 Clan Juvenil
2013 Guayaquil City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2018 Guayaquil City 92 (0)
2018L.D.U. Quito (loan) 15 (0)
2019 L.D.U. Quito 7 (0)
National team
2013 Ecuador U17 3 (0)
2015 Ecuador U20 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of July 26, 2019

Realpe began his career with Guayaquil City in 2014.[2]

On 31 January 2018, Realpe was loaned out to L.D.U. Quito for the 2018 season.[3] After the loan spell ended, he signed permanently for the club.[4]

Realpe was killed in a car accident near Esmeraldas at the age of 23.[5]

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