Leonardo Lelo

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Leonardo Lelo
Personal information
Full name Leonardo Filipe Cruz Lelo
Date of birth (2000-03-30) 30 March 2000 (age 25)
Place of birth Olhão, Portugal
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) left-back
Team information
Current team
Braga
Number 5
Youth career
2011–2016 Olhanense
2016–2017 Vitória Setúbal
2017 Louletano
2017–2018 Olhanense
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2018–2021 Olhanense 56 (0)
2020–2021Portimonense (loan) 0 (0)
2021–2025 Casa Pia 126 (8)
2025– Braga 3 (0)
International career
2019 Portugal U20 2 (0)
2022–2023 Portugal U21 5 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 24 August 2025
‡ National team caps and goals as of 7 July 2023

Leonardo Filipe Cruz Lelo (born 30 March 2000) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Braga.

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Career

Lelo is a product of the youth academy of Olhanense, with stints at the academies of Vitória Setúbal and Louletano in 2016–17. He joined Portimonense on loan for the 2020–21 season, where he played for their U23 side. [1] He moved to the senior team of Olhanense in 2018. [2] On 16 June 2021, he transferred to Casa Pia in the Liga Portugal 2. [3] He made his professional debut with Casa Pia in a 4–1 Taça da Liga win over Académico de Viseu on 24 July 2021, scoring a goal in the 19th minute. [4]

International career

Lelo is a youth international for Portugal, having represented the Portugal U20s in 2019. [5]

Career Statistics

Club

As of match played 24 August 2025 [6]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cupLeague cupContinentalTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Olhanense 2018–19 Campeonato de Portugal 32010330
2019–20 24020260
Total56030590
Portimonense (loan) 2020–21 Primeira Liga 00000000
Casa Pia 2021–22 Liga Portugal 2 3454121407
2022–23 Primeira Liga2712020311
2023–24 3311040381
2024–25 3211000331
Total1268818114210
Braga 2025–26 Primeira Liga3000003 [a] 060
Career Total1858111813020710
  1. Appearances in UEFA Europa League

Honours

Individual

References

  1. "Leonardo Lelo: "Adaptação a Lisboa tem sido muito boa"". www.record.pt.
  2. Mateus, Rita (15 May 2020). "#14 Leonardo Lelo - A paixão algarvia do promissor esquerdino".
  3. "Casa Pia oficializou Leonardo Lelo, que chega do Portimonense". www.ojogo.pt.
  4. "Academico Viseu vs. Casa Pia - 24 July 2021 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
  5. A, Edgar Pires, CPJ: 4660 (7 November 2019). "Futebol: Jogador do Olhanense chamado à seleção nacional de sub-20". Jornal diariOnline Região Sul. O seu portal de notícias Algarve e Alentejo Portugal.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  6. Leonardo Lelo at Soccerway
  7. "Leonardo Lelo named Left-Back of the Year of Liga Portugal SABSEG". Liga Portugal. 22 June 2022. Retrieved 18 October 2023.