Elías Legendre
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Elías Alexander Legendre Quiñónez [1] | ||
| Date of birth | 22 April 2008 | ||
| Place of birth | La Concordia, Ecuador | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Stade Rennais | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2015–2018 | CPB Bréquigny | ||
| 2018–2021 | CO.Pacé | ||
| 2021– | Stade Rennais | ||
| International career‡ | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2024 | France U16 | 2 | (0) |
| 2025 | France U17 | 2 | (2) |
| 2025– | Ecuador U17 | 5 | (1) |
| ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16:53, 21 May 2025 (UTC) | |||
Elías Alexander Legendre Quiñónez (born 22 April 2008) is an Ecuadorian footballer who currently plays as a winger for French Ligue 1 club Stade Rennais.
Early life
Legendre was born in La Concordia, Ecuador to a French father and Ecuadorian mother, and moved to France as a child in 2015.[2]
Club career
On his arrival in France, Legendre joined local side Cercle Paul Bert Bréquigny, where he spent three years before a move to CO.Pacé.[3] In 2021 he joined the academy of Stade Rennais, and the following year he signed a youth contract with the club in June 2022.[3][4] In the 2023–24 season, he scored fifty goals at youth level,[2] and at under-16 level he finished as top scorer at the 2024 edition of the Montaigu Tournament.[5][6]
International career
Having represented France at under-16 level already, Legendre stated in an interview with Kily Fútbol that he was happy to represent both France and Ecuador at international level, and that Ecuador had not previously contacted him about the possibility.[2] In the same interview, he revealed that he had been invited to an Ecuadorian under-17 microcycle in August 2024.[2] In December 2024, he told journalist César Mosquera that he wished to represent Ecuador at the 2025 South American U-17 Championship, and that the Ecuadorian Football Federation had sent documentation to his club, Stade Rennais, for this to happen.[7]
He played twice for France's under-17 side in February 2025, scoring twice, before receiving a call up to the Ecuador under-17 for the South American U-17 Championship. In Ecuador's opening game against Uruguay, Legendre scored after just thirty-one seconds as Ecuador went on to win 4–0.[8][9] In Ecuador's determining match against Paraguay, Legendre scored his penalty as Ecuador lost 5–4 in the shoot-out.[10]
Style of play
Legendre has been described as a "versatile forward", capable of playing as a centre-forward and a winger, by online newspaper elDiario.es journalist Jaime Ugalde, who also noted his speed, strength and technical ability.[11] Having praised his goalscoring ability, Ugalde tipped him to be a successor to Enner Valencia, Ecuador's all-time leading scorer.[11]
References
- ^ "E. Legendre - Profile with news, career statistics and history". Soccerway. Retrieved 1 June 2025.
- ^ a b c d Vaca, Javier (24 July 2024). "Pudo ser compañero de Mbappé en Francia, ahora Ecuador puede convertirlo en el nuevo 9 de La Tri" [He could have been Mbappé's teammate in France, but now Ecuador can make him La Tri's new No. 9]. elfutbolero.com.ec (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 May 2025.
- ^ a b Elías Legendre at the French Football Federation (in French)
- ^ "Académie : contrat aspirant pour Legendre Quiñonez" [Academy: Aspirant contract for Legendre Quiñonez]. stade-rennais-online.com (in French). 13 June 2022. Retrieved 22 May 2025.
- ^ Pau, Emilien (3 April 2024). "Stade Rennais : Une belle surprise bientôt incontournable chez les Rouge et Noir ?" [Stade Rennais: A nice surprise soon to be unavoidable for the Red and Black?]. score.fr (in French). Retrieved 22 May 2025.
- ^ "Stade Rennais. " Au cœur des Rouge et Noir ", le week-end de l'académie" [Stade Rennais. “At the heart of the Red and Blacks,” the academy weekend]. rennes.maville.com (in French). 8 April 2024. Retrieved 22 May 2025.
- ^ "¡Un goleador que ilusiona! Elías Legendre Quiñónez quiere representar a Ecuador en el Sudamericano Sub 17" [A goal scorer who inspires! Elías Legendre Quiñónez wants to represent Ecuador at the U-17 South American Championship]. orbitadeportiva.net (in Spanish). 3 December 2024. Retrieved 22 May 2025.
- ^ "Sudamericano Sub 17: goleada de Ecuador a Uruguay, ¡4-0 en un solo tiempo!" [South American Under-17 Championship: Ecuador thrashes Uruguay 4-0 in a single half!]. ole.com.ar (in Spanish). 30 March 2025. Retrieved 22 May 2025.
- ^ "Elias Legendre Quinonez buteur" [Elias Legendre Quinonez scores]. staderennais.com (in French). 31 March 2025. Retrieved 22 May 2025.
- ^ "L'Equateur d'Elias Legendre Quinonez privé de Mondial" [Ecuador's Elias Legendre Quinonez deprived of the World Cup]. staderennais.com (in French). 9 April 2025. Retrieved 22 May 2025.
- ^ a b Ugalde, Jaime (31 March 2025). "¿El sucesor de Enner Valencia? Elías Legendre Quiñónez marca un gol en solo 31 segundos con Ecuador Sub 17" [Enner Valencia's successor? Elías Legendre Quiñónez scores a goal in just 31 seconds for Ecuador's U17 team]. eldiario.ec (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 May 2025.