Tiago Leonço

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Tiago Leonço
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Leonço with R&F in 2018
Personal information
Full name Tiago de Leonço [1]
Date of birth (1992-11-11) 11 November 1992 (age 30) [1]
Place of birth Novo Hamburgo, Brazil [1]
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) [2]
Position(s) Centre forward
Team information
Current team
Khor Fakkan
Number 12
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2012 Lajeadense 0 (0)
2013 Novo Hamburgo 2 (0)
2013–2014 Santa Clara 34 (5)
2015 Leixões 17 (4)
2015–2016 Farense 21 (3)
2016–2017 Vendsyssel 45 (14)
2017–2018 AEL Limassol 11 (4)
2018–2020 R&F 35 (20)
2020 Beijing Renhe (loan) 17 (8)
2021 Guangzhou City 19 (7)
2022–2023 JEF United Chiba 27 (4)
2023 Al Dhafra 14 (5)
2023– Khor Fakkan 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 October 2022

Tiago de Leonço (born 11 November 1992) is a Brazilian professional footballer who currently plays for UAE Pro League club Khor Fakkan.

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Club career

Born in Novo Hamburgo, Leonço represented lower league clubs in his country. He moved abroad on 20 August 2013, and signed for Portuguese second tier club Santa Clara. [3] On 2 February 2015, he switched to Leixões after being a free agent since the end of the previous season. [4] In the following season, he moved to Farense. [5] However, his contract was soon terminated on 19 January 2016. [6]

On 31 July 2017, Leonço signed with Cypriot First Division club AEL Limassol after a stint with Danish second tier club Vendsyssel. [7]

On 21 January 2018, Leonço signed with Hong Kong Premier League club R&F.

In September 2020, Leonço joined China League One club Beijing Renhe on loan. Despite scoring 8 goals in 17 league appearances, his performance was not enough to prevent Renhe's relegation from the second division.

On 8 March 2021, Leonço joined China Super League club Guangzhou City on a two-year deal. [8]

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References

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  2. "Tiago Leonço". UAE Pro League. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
  3. "Tiago Leôncio apresentado no Santa Clara [Tiago Leôncio presented in Santa Clara]" (in Portuguese). Ojogo. 20 August 2013. Retrieved 10 November 2017.
  4. "Brasileiro Tiago Leonço reforça a equipa do Leixões [Brazilian Tiago Leonço reinforces the team of Leixões]". DN. 2 February 2015. Retrieved 10 November 2017.
  5. "Tiago de Leonco reforca ataque do Farense [Tiago de Leonco reinforces Farense's attack]" (in Portuguese). Sapodesporto. 16 August 2015. Retrieved 10 November 2017.
  6. "Tiago Leonço com novo Projecto [Tiago Leonço with new project]". S.C. Farense. 19 January 2016. Retrieved 10 November 2017.
  7. "Tidligere Vendsyssel-angriber drager til Cypern [Former Vendsyssel attacker go to Cyprus]". Tipsbladet. 31 July 2017. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
  8. "重回大学城 加盟广州城 前港超富力外援蒂亚戈"回归"". Sohu. Retrieved 9 March 2021.(in Mandarin Chinese)