# Harold Preciado

Harold Fabián Preciado Villarreal (Latin American Spanish:; born 1 June 1994) is a Colombian professional footballer who plays as a forward. Currently under contract with Santos Laguna, Preciado is provisionally suspended for alleged doping.

## Club career
### Deportivo Cali

Harold Preciado would start his senior career with top tier club Deportivo Cali in the 2013 Categoría Primera A season. The following season he was loaned out to second tier club Jaguares de Córdoba where he immediately established himself as a vital member of their team, going on to win the division title and promotion with them. This saw Deportivo Cali incorporate Harold back into the team and he would immediately repay them by winning the 2015 Categoría Primera A: Apertura for them.

### Shenzhen

On 7 February 2017, Harold joined second tier Chinese football club Shenzhen for the start of the 2017 China League One campaign. In his debut appearance he would score a hat-trick on 12 March 2017 against Dalian Transcendence F.C. in a league game that ended in a 6-0 victory. At the end of the campaign he would personally be the top goalscorer in the division. The following season he was able to maintain his form and go on to gain promotion with Shenzhen to the top tier at the end of the 2018 China League One campaign.

### Santos Laguna

On 29 January 2022, Preciado joined Mexican club Santos Laguna. On 6 March 2024, Preciado was provisionally suspended for alleged doping.

## International career

Preciado was named in Colombia's provisional squad for Copa América Centenario but was cut from the final squad. Preciado played a vital role in Colombia's qualification to the Olympics and played every game in the Rio olympics.
Preciado made his debut for the senior national team on 16 January 2022 in a 2–1 home win over Honduras.

## Career statistics

    As of 30 July 2023
| Club | Season | League | League | League | Cup | Cup | Continental | Continental | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Deportivo Cali | 2013 | Categoría Primera A | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6 | 0 |
| Deportivo Cali | 2015 | Categoría Primera A | 46 | 28 | 6 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 52 | 28 |
| Deportivo Cali | 2016 | Categoría Primera A | 28 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 13 |
| Deportivo Cali | Total | Total | 80 | 41 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 89 | 41 |
| Jaguares de Córdoba (loan) | 2014 | Categoría Primera B | 40 | 22 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 40 | 22 |
| Shenzhen | 2017 | China League One | 29 | 23 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 29 | 23 |
| Shenzhen | 2018 | China League One | 30 | 24 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 30 | 24 |
| Shenzhen | 2019 | Chinese Super League | 25 | 5 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 25 | 5 |
| Shenzhen | 2020 | Chinese Super League | 20 | 5 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 21 | 5 |
| Shenzhen | Total | Total | 104 | 57 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 105 | 57 |
| Deportivo Cali | 2021 | Categoría Primera A | 23 | 13 | 4 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 27 | 13 |
| Santos Laguna | 2021–22 | Liga MX | 14 | 6 | – | – | 2 | 0 | – | – | 16 | 6 |
| Santos Laguna | 2022–23 | Liga MX | 39 | 15 | – | – | – | – | 2 | 3 | 41 | 18 |
| Santos Laguna | Total | Total | 53 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 57 | 24 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 300 | 154 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 318 | 157 |

## Honours

Deportivo Cali
* Categoría Primera A: 2015–I, 2021–II
Jaguares de Córdoba
* Categoría Primera B: 2014
Individual
* China League One Golden Boot: 2017
* Liga MX Golden Boot: Apertura 2023