Léo Pelé

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Léo
Serie A - SAO PAULO 0 X 0 JUVENTUDE - Leo Pele com a bola.jpg
Personal information
Full name Leonardo Pinheiro Conceição
Date of birth (1996-03-06) 6 March 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Left-back / Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Vasco da Gama
Number 3
Youth career
2012–2015 Fluminense
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2015–2018 Fluminense 48 (3)
2016 → Londrina (loan) 28 (0)
2018 → Bahia (loan) 52 (0)
2019–2022 São Paulo 123 (0)
2023– Vasco da Gama 50 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 February 2024

Leonardo Pinheiro da Conceição (born 6 March 1996), known as Léo Pelé or simply Léo, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a left-back or centre-back for Vasco da Gama.

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Career

Léo began his career at Fluminense FC. He was first integrated into the first team towards the end of the 2013 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, remaining an unused substitute in three matches starting with a 1–1 draw against AA Ponte Preta at the Maracanã Stadium on 19 October.

He made his professional debut in the same tournament two years later, playing the full 90 minutes as the team lost 1–0 at Sport Club do Recife on 13 September 2015; after the game, he and Marcos Júnior were castigated by fans who said "You need to bleed for the team...this isn’t Vasco". [1] In total he made six appearances for Flu, all but one as a starter.

On 31 January 2016, he made his debut in the Campeonato Carioca, starting in a 3–1 loss at Volta Redonda Futebol Clube in the first game of the season. On 17 February, he was awarded a new contract until the end of 2019. [2]

On 5 December 2018, Léo Pelé moved to São Paulo FC on a four-year deal for a fee of $3 million. [3]

On 21 December 2022, Léo Pelé was transferred to Vasco from São Paulo FC, in a R$16 million deal for a 3-year contract. [4]

Career statistics

As of 26 June 2017
ClubSeasonLeagueState LeagueNational CupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Fluminense 2015 Série A 600020—0080
2016 00200000—20
2017 10014210020—362
Total1601621202000462
→ Londrina (loan) 2016 Série B 2800000—00280
Career total4401621202000642

    Honours

    São Paulo

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    References

    1. ↑ "Após serem cobrados por organizada do Fluminense, Leo Pelé e Marcos Júnior posam para foto com torcedor" [After being criticised by a Fluminense organisation, Léo Pelé and Marcos Júnior pose for a photo with a fan] (in Portuguese). Globo. 17 September 2015. Retrieved 3 March 2016.
    2. ↑ "Fluminense prorroga contrato e altera salário de Léo Pelé" [Fluminense prolong the contract and raise the salary of Léo Pelé]. Lance!. 17 February 2016. Retrieved 3 March 2016.
    3. ↑ "São Paulo anuncia a contratação do lateral-esquerdo Léo Pelé" [São Paulo announces the signing of left-back Léo Pelé] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 5 December 2018. Retrieved 24 December 2018.
    4. ↑ "Vasco anuncia contratação do zagueiro Léo, ex-São Paulo". Lance! (in Brazilian Portuguese). 21 December 2022. Retrieved 17 January 2023.
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