Leonardo Buta

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Leonardo Buta
Personal information
Full name Leonardo Daniel Ulineia Buta
Date of birth (2002-06-05) 5 June 2002 (age 23)
Place of birth Anadia, Portugal
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position Left-back
Team information
Current team
 Rio Ave
(on loan from Udinese)
Number 15
Youth career
–2014CB Estarreja
2014–2015 Benfica
2015–2017 Anadia
2017–2018Palmeiras FC
2018–2021 SC Braga
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2020–2022 Braga B 15 (0)
2021–2022 Braga 5 (0)
2022– Udinese 2 (0)
2023–2024 → Gil Vicente (loan) 29 (0)
2024–2025 → Moreirense (loan) 7 (0)
2025–2026 → Eibar (loan) 14 (0)
2026– → Rio Ave (loan) 0 (0)
International career
2018–2019 Portugal U17 5 (0)
2019–2020 Portugal U18 10 (0)
2022 Portugal U20 1 (1)
2023 Portugal U21 3 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 13 December 2025

Leonardo Daniel Ulineia Buta (born 5 June 2002) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a left-back or winger for Primeira Liga club Rio Ave, on loan from Udinese. [1]

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Club career

Having grown through the youth ranks and reserve team of SC Braga, Leonardo Buta made his professional debut for the club on the 12 February 2022, replacing Bruno Rodrigues at the 56th minute of a 2–1 home Primeira Liga win against Paços de Ferreira. [2] [3] [4]

On 5 June 2022, Buta signed a five-year contract with Udinese in Italy. [5]

On 18 July 2023, Udinese sent Buta on a season-long loan to Primeira Liga side Gil Vicente. [6]

On 2 September 2024, Buta moved to Moreirense, with Udinese announcing it as a permanent transfer. [7] However, that move was retroactively reported as a loan. [8]

On 24 July 2025, Buta was loaned to Eibar in Spain. [8] During the second half of that season, he returned to Portugal, joining Primeira Liga side Rio Ave on loan. [9]

International career

Buta is a youth international for Portugal, playing with the under-17 during the 2018–19 season. [10]

Personal life

Born in a family of Angolan descent, Leonardo is the younger brother of professional footballer Aurélio Buta. [2] [11]

References

  1. ↑ Leonardo Buta at Soccerway. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
  2. 1 2 Amorim, Rui (14 February 2022). "Buta é o último guerreiro lançado na alta roda". A Bola (in Portuguese). Retrieved 15 February 2022.
  3. ↑ Gonçalves, André (12 February 2022). "Buta é o 13.º jovem lançado por Carvalhal: conheça os números dos novos talentos do Sp. Braga". Record (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 15 February 2022.
  4. ↑ "Carlos Carvalhal: "Reviravolta é sintoma de vitalidade"". Sporting Clube de Braga (in European Portuguese). 12 February 2022. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
  5. ↑ "Leonardo Buta joins Udinese". Udinese. 5 June 2022. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
  6. ↑ "Leonardo Buta é reforço do Gil Vicente FC" [Leonardo Buta is a Gil Vicente reinforcement]. gilvicentefc.pt (in European Portuguese). 18 July 2023. Archived from the original on 12 July 2024. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
  7. ↑ "Buta alla Moreirense" [Buta to Moreirense] (in Italian). Udinese. 2 September 2024. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
  8. 1 2 "Leonardo Buta, velocidad y polivalencia para la banda izquierda de la SD Eibar" [Leonardo Buta, speed and versatility for SD Eibar's left wing] (in Spanish). SD Eibar. 24 July 2025. Retrieved 24 July 2025.
  9. ↑ "Leonardo Buta reforça o Rio Ave FC" [Leonardo Buta reinforces Rio Ave FC] (in Portuguese). Rio Ave F.C. 2 February 2026. Retrieved 2 February 2026.
  10. ↑ "Sp. Braga: Buta assina contrato e fica com cláusula milionária". Maisfutebol (in Portuguese). 13 May 2019. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
  11. ↑ "Conheça Aurélio Buta, o jovem defesa chamado por Rui Vitória" [Meet Aurélio Buta, the young defender called up by Rui Vitória]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 19 July 2017. Archived from the original on 3 January 2019. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
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