Leonardo Bittencourt

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Leonardo Bittencourt
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Bittencourt with Werder Bremen in 2019
Personal information
Full name Leonardo Jesus Loureiro Bittencourt
Date of birth (1993-12-19) 19 December 1993 (age 30)
Place of birth Leipzig, Germany
Height 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) [1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Werder Bremen
Number 10
Youth career
2005–2010 Energie Cottbus
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2010–2012 Energie Cottbus II 4 (2)
2010–2012 Energie Cottbus 29 (2)
2012–2013 Borussia Dortmund II 12 (1)
2012–2013 Borussia Dortmund 5 (1)
2013–2015 Hannover 96 57 (5)
2015–2018 1. FC Köln 67 (11)
2018–2020 1899 Hoffenheim 22 (1)
2019–2020 → Werder Bremen (loan) 28 (4)
2020– Werder Bremen 103 (10)
International career
2011 Germany U19 2 (0)
2013–2015 Germany U21 20 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 May 2024 (UTC)

Leonardo Jesus Loureiro Bittencourt (born 19 December 1993) is a German professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Bundesliga club Werder Bremen.

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Personal life

Bittencourt was born in Leipzig, Germany. He is the son of Franklin Bittencourt, a Brazilian former professional player who played in Germany, and is now active as a coach. [2]

Club career

Bittencourt began his career with Energie Cottbus. [3] [1] On 1 December 2011, it was announced that Bittencourt had signed a four-year contract with Borussia Dortmund, effective from 1 July 2012. [2] He moved to Hannover 96 at the end of the 2012–13 season. [4]

On 13 July 2015, Bittencourt joined 1. FC Köln on a four-year deal keeping him at the club until 2019. [5]

On 28 April 2018, he played as Köln lost 3–2 to SC Freiburg which confirmed Köln's relegation from the Bundesliga. [6] After the team's relegation, Bittencourt was transferred to TSG 1899 Hoffenheim for a fee of €6 million. [7] [8]

On 2 September 2019, Werder Bremen announced the signing of Bittencourt on a season-long loan deal. [9] It was reported the transfer included an obligation for Werder Bremen to sign him permanently for an estimated transfer fee of €7 million. [10] The obligation took effect in July 2020. [11]

International career

Bittencourt has represented Germany's youth teams, under 19 and under 21.

Career statistics

As of 19 August 2024 [12] [13]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Energie Cottbus II 2010–11 Regionalliga Nord 42–––42
Energie Cottbus 2010–11 2. Bundesliga 3000––30
2011–12 26210––272
Total292100000302
Borussia Dortmund II 2012–13 3. Liga 12100––121
Borussia Dortmund 2012–13 Bundesliga 511010–71
Hannover 96 2013–14 2. Bundesliga31420––334
2014–15 26120––281
Total575400000615
1. FC Köln 2015–16 Bundesliga29310––303
2016–17 16320––183
2017–18 2252140–286
Total67115140007612
1899 Hoffenheim 2018–19 Bundesliga2112030–261
2019–20 1000––10
Total221203000271
Werder Bremen (loan) 2019–20 Bundesliga28432–1 [lower-alpha 1] 0326
Werder Bremen 2020–21 Bundesliga27421––295
2021–22 2. Bundesliga22200–00222
2022–23 Bundesliga25321––274
2023–24 Bundesliga29110––301
2024–25 Bundesliga0010——10
Total1031062000010912
Career total32737225801035842
  1. ↑ Appearance in Bundesliga relegation playoffs

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References

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  2. 1 2 Fligge, Sascha (1 December 2011). "Bittencourt wechselt zum BVB" (in German). RuhrNachrichten.de. Retrieved 1 December 2011.
  3. ↑ Leonardo Bittencourt at fussballdaten.de (in German)
  4. ↑ "Hannover 96 verpflichtet Bittencourt" (in German). Hannover 96. 18 June 2013. Archived from the original on 21 June 2013. Retrieved 24 July 2013.
  5. ↑ "LEONARDO BITTENCOURT SIGNS FOR 1. FC KÖLN". 1. FC Köln. 14 July 2015. Archived from the original on 14 July 2015.
  6. ↑ "Cologne relegated after dramatic loss in Freiburg". Bundesliga. Retrieved 17 November 2019.
  7. ↑ "Bittencourt wechselt zur TSG Hoffenheim". TSG 1899 Hoffenheim (Press release) (in German). 14 May 2018. Archived from the original on 2 March 2021. Retrieved 23 February 2023.
  8. ↑ "Fix! Leonardo Bittencourt wechselt vom 1. FC Köln zur TSG Hoffenheim". SPORT1 (in German). 14 May 2018. Archived from the original on 23 February 2023. Retrieved 23 February 2023.
  9. ↑ "Leonardo Bittencourt joins on loan from Hoffenheim". SV Werder Bremen. 2 September 2019. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
  10. ↑ Philippsen, Petra (2 September 2019). "Werder zaubert im Transferendspurt Bittencourt aus dem Hut". Buten und Binnen (in German). Radio Bremen. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
  11. ↑ "Auslaufende Verträge, Kaufpflicht von Toprak, Bittencourt und Selke: So geht es mit dem Werder-Kader weiter". Sportbuzzer (in German). 7 July 2020. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
  12. ↑ "Leonardo Bittencourt » Club matches". worldfootball.net (in German). Retrieved 17 November 2019.
  13. ↑ "Leonardo Bittencourt". kicker Online. Retrieved 18 November 2019.


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