Leonardo (footballer, born September 1986)

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Leonardo
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Leonardo playing for Jeonbuk in 2015
Personal information
Full name Leonardo Rodrigues Perreira [1]
Date of birth (1986-09-22) September 22, 1986 (age 37) [1]
Place of birth Vila Velha, Brazil
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) [1]
Position(s) Attacking midfielder, winger
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2005 Desportiva Capixaba
2005–2007 Thrasyvoulos 49 (16)
2007–2009 Levadiakos 54 (16)
2009–2012 AEK Athens 87 (20)
2012–2016 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 161 (40)
2016–2019 Al Jazira 39 (18)
2017–2018Al-Nassr (loan) 24 (10)
2019 Tianjin Tianhai 11 (1)
2020 Shandong Luneng Taishan 6 (0)
2021–2022 Al Dhafra 6 (1)
International career
2004–2006 Brazil U17 5 (3)
2006 Brazil U20 13 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 December 2020

Leonardo Rodrigues Pereira or simply Leonardo (born September 22, 1986) is a Brazilian professional footballer. Leonardo usually plays as an attacking midfielder but can also play as a winger.

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Club career

Leonardo was born in Vila Velha, Brazil.

On July 30, 2009, Leonardo signed a five-year contract with AEK Athens. On August 20, Leonardo made his official debut for AEK, in the game versus Vaslui in the Europa League. [2] Leonardo made his league debut in the 1–0 away win over Atromitos on August 30. [3] He scored his first goal for AEK on December 6, against Panionios.

In the Greek playoffs home 4–2 win against Aris, Leonardo came in as a substitute in the 51st minute and scored twice. AEK's next fixture was facing Aris again, held in Kleanthis Vikelidis Stadium. The score was 1–0 against AEK, and Leonardo (who had also come in as a substitute that match) made the score 1–1 and equalized in injury time, giving AEK an invaluable point. In the 2011–12 season, he played in 26 matches scoring 9 goals, and was the club top scorer in the league.

Personal life

Leonardo is married to Kamilla Fiorese Da Silva, and the couple has two daughters. Leonardo, who moved to Greece at the age of 18, speaks fluent Greek.[ citation needed ]

Career statistics

Club

As of 31 December 2020. [4]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Thrasyvoulos 2005–06 Beta Ethniki 2310102410
2006–07 26621287
Total49163100005217
Levadiakos 2007–08 Superleague Greece 27610286
2008–09 2710102810
Total54162000005616
AEK Athens 2009–10 Superleague Greece2951070375
2010–11 2652170356
2011–12 321010734013
Total8720412130011224
Jeonbuk Hyundai 2012 K League Classic 1751000185
2013 3774270489
2014 3663082478
2015 3710201024912
2016 34123214102 [lower-alpha 1] 05324
Total1614013439142021558
Al Jazira 2016–17 UAE Pro League 1460000146
2018–19 2512002512
Total39180000003918
Al-Nassr (loan) 2017–18 Saudi Pro League 2410312711
Tianjin Tianhai 2019 Chinese Super League 11110121
Shandong Luneng 2020 Chinese Super League600060
Career total431121256601720519145
  1. Appearances in FIFA Club World Cup

Honours

AEK Athens

Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors

Al Jazira Club

Individual

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References

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