Bruno Leonardo

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is dos Santosand the second or paternal family name is Covas.

Bruno Leonardo

Personal information
Full name	Bruno Leonardo dos Santos Covas
Date of birth	(1996-06-02) 2 June 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth	Ribeirão Preto, Brazil
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 1+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Centre back
Team information
Current team	Chapecoense
Number	13
Youth career
	Comercial-SP
2011	Olé Brasil
2012	Velo Clube
2012	Bahia
2013–2016	Santos
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2017	Santos	0	(0)
2018–2019	Portuguesa Santista	4	(0)
2019	→ VOCEM (loan)	12	(0)
2020	Patrocinense	0	(0)
2020–2021	São Bento	29	(0)
2021–2022	Ferroviária	28	(3)
2022	Paysandu	14	(0)
2022–2023	Portuguesa	11	(2)
2023	→ Chapecoense (loan)	24	(0)
2024–	Chapecoense	0	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:45, 5 December 2023 (UTC)

Bruno Leonardo dos Santos Covas (born 2 June 1996), known as Bruno Leonardo, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a central defender for Chapecoense.

Club career

Born in Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Bruno Leonardo started his career at Comercial-SP's youth categories. He subsequently represented Olé Brasil, Velo Clube and Bahia before joining Santos in 2013. ^{[1] [2]}

On 12 February 2016, Bruno Leonardo renewed his contract with Peixe until the end of the year. ^[3] He left the club in March 2018, and signed for Portuguesa Santista. ^[4]

Bruno Leonardo also spent a period on loan at VOCEM in the 2019 season before being named in the squad of Patrocinense for the 2020 Campeonato Mineiro in December of that year. ^[5] On 4 March 2020, however, after being only an unused substitute, he returned to his native state after signing for São Bento. ^[6]

On 1 June 2021, Bruno Leonardo was announced as the new addition of Ferroviária. ^[7] He moved to Paysandu on 8 April 2022, ^[8] and despite featuring regularly, he terminated his contract on a mutual agreement on 10 August. ^[9]

On 12 August 2022, Bruno Leonardo signed for Portuguesa. ^[10] On 28 March 2023, he was announced at Chapecoense on loan for the year's Série B. ^[11]

On 20 December 2023, Chape announced Bruno Leonardo's contract renewal, with the player signing a one-year deal. ^[12]

Career statistics

As of 5 December 2023 ^[13]

Club	Season	League			State League		Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Santos	2017	Série A	0	0	—		0	0	—		4 [lower-alpha 1]	0	4	0
Portuguesa Santista	2018	Paulista A3	—		0	0	—		—		—		0	0
	2019	Paulista A2	—		4	0	—		—		—		4	0
	Total		—		4	0	—		—		—		4	0
VOCEM	2019	Paulista 2ª Divisão	—		12	0	—		—		—		12	0
Patrocinense	2020	Mineiro	—		0	0	—		—		—		0	0
São Bento	2020	Série C	9	0	9	0	—		—		—		18	0
	2021	Série D	0	0	11	0	—		—		—		11	0
	Total		9	0	20	0	—		—		—		29	0
Ferroviária	2021	Série D	19	2	—		—		—		—		19	2
	2022		0	0	9	1	1	0	—		—		10	1
	Total		19	2	9	1	1	0	—		—		29	3
Paysandu	2022	Série C	14	0	—		—		—		—		14	0
Portuguesa	2022	Paulista A2	—		—		—		—		5 [lower-alpha 1]	0	5	0
	2023	Paulista	—		11	2	—		—		—		11	2
	Total		—		11	2	—		—		5	0	16	2
Chapecoense (loan)	2023	Série B	24	0	—		—		—		—		24	0
Total			66	2	56	3	1	0	0	0	9	0	132	5

1. Appearance(s) in Copa Paulista

References

1. "Xerife do Santos na Copinha supera morte do pai e sonha com o mundo" [Santos' sheriff in the Copinha overcomes death of his father and dreams with the world] (in Portuguese). ESPN Brasil. 5 January 2016. Retrieved 12 May 2016.
2. "Santos corre para não perder promessa da base para Portugal" [Santos rush to not lose youth prospect to Portugal] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 29 January 2016. Retrieved 12 May 2016.
3. "Santos renova contrato de zagueiro Bruno Leonardo, da base, por um ano" [Santos renew contract of stopper Bruno Leonardo, from the youth setup, for one year] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 12 February 2016. Retrieved 12 May 2016.
4. "Zagueiro deixa o Santos B e acerta com a Portuguesa Santista" [Stopper leaves Santos B and signs with Portuguesa Santista] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Diário do Peixe. 1 April 2018. Retrieved 9 November 2022.
5. "Patrocinense apresenta elenco para o Campeonato Mineiro 2020" [Patrocinense present squad for the 2020 Campeonato Mineiro] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 10 December 2019. Retrieved 9 November 2022.
6. "Os dois últimos reforços para a Série A2 são anunciados pelo São Bento" [The two latest additions for the Série A2 are announced by São Bento] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Cruzeiro do Sul. 4 March 2020. Retrieved 9 November 2022.
7. "Bruno Leonardo é o novo zagueiro da Ferroviária" [Bruno Leonardo is the new stopper of Ferroviária] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Associação Ferroviária de Esportes. 1 June 2021. Retrieved 9 November 2022.
8. "Zagueiros acertam com o Papão" [Stoppers sign with Papão] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Paysandu SC. 8 April 2022. Retrieved 9 November 2022.
9. "Paysandu anuncia rescisão contratual do zagueiro Bruno Leonardo" [Paysandu announce contractual rescision of stopper Bruno Leonardo] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 10 August 2022. Retrieved 9 November 2022.
10. "Ex-Santos, zagueiro reforça a Portuguesa para sequência da Copa Paulista" [Formerly of Santos, stopper bolsters Portuguesa for the remainder of the Copa Paulista] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Escanteio SP. 12 August 2022. Retrieved 9 November 2022.
11. "Chapecoense anuncia oficialmente Bruno Leonardo e Dudu Vieira" [Chapecoense officially announce Bruno Leonardo and Dudu Vieira] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 28 March 2023. Retrieved 5 December 2023.
12. "Chapecoense renova contrato com o zagueiro Bruno Leonardo" [Chapecoense renew contract with stopper Bruno Leonardo] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 20 December 2023. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
13. Bruno Leonardo at Soccerway. Retrieved 26 September 2020.

External links

• Bruno Leonardo at Sambafoot (archived)