Leonardo Rodrigues Pereira or simply Leonardo (born September 22, 1986) is a Brazilian professional footballer. Leonardo usually plays as an attacking midfielder but can also play as a winger.
 Leonardo playing for Jeonbuk in 2015 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Leonardo Rodrigues Perreira[1] | ||
| Date of birth | September 22, 1986[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Vila Velha, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder, winger | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2005 | Desportiva Capixaba | ||
| 2005–2007 | Thrasyvoulos | 49 | (16) |
| 2007–2009 | Levadiakos | 54 | (16) |
| 2009–2012 | AEK Athens | 87 | (20) |
| 2012–2016 | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | 161 | (40) |
| 2016–2019 | Al Jazira | 39 | (18) |
| 2017–2018 | → Al-Nassr (loan) | 24 | (10) |
| 2019 | Tianjin Tianhai | 11 | (1) |
| 2020 | Shandong Luneng Taishan | 6 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Al Dhafra | 6 | (1) |
| International career | |||
| 2004–2006 | Brazil U17 | 5 | (3) |
| 2006 | Brazil U20 | 13 | (3) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 December 2020 | |||
Club career
Leonardo was born in Vila Velha, Brazil.
On July 30, 2009, Leonardo signed a five-year contract with AEK Athens. On August 20, Leonardo made his official debut for AEK, in the game versus Vaslui in the Europa League.[2] Leonardo made his league debut in the 1–0 away win over Atromitos on August 30.[3] He scored his first goal for AEK on December 6, against Panionios.
In the Greek playoffs home 4–2 win against Aris, Leonardo came in as a substitute in the 51st minute and scored twice. AEK's next fixture was facing Aris again, held in Kleanthis Vikelidis Stadium. The score was 1–0 against AEK, and Leonardo (who had also come in as a substitute that match) made the score 1–1 and equalized in injury time, giving AEK an invaluable point. In the 2011–12 season, he played in 26 matches scoring 9 goals, and was the club top scorer in the league.
Personal life
Leonardo is married to Kamilla Fiorese Da Silva, and the couple has two daughters. Leonardo, who moved to Greece at the age of 18, speaks fluent Greek.[citation needed]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 31 December 2020.[4]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Thrasyvoulos | 2005–06 | Beta Ethniki | 23 | 10 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 24 | 10 | ||
| 2006–07 | 26 | 6 | 2 | 1 | – | – | 28 | 7 | ||||
| Total | 49 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 17 | ||
| Levadiakos | 2007–08 | Superleague Greece | 27 | 6 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 28 | 6 | ||
| 2008–09 | 27 | 10 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 28 | 10 | ||||
| Total | 54 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 16 | ||
| AEK Athens | 2009–10 | Superleague Greece | 29 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | – | 37 | 5 | |
| 2010–11 | 26 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 0 | – | 35 | 6 | |||
| 2011–12 | 32 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | – | 40 | 13 | |||
| Total | 87 | 20 | 4 | 1 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 112 | 24 | ||
| Jeonbuk Hyundai | 2012 | K League Classic | 17 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 18 | 5 | |
| 2013 | 37 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 0 | – | 48 | 9 | |||
| 2014 | 36 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 2 | – | 47 | 8 | |||
| 2015 | 37 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 2 | – | 49 | 12 | |||
| 2016 | 34 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 2[a] | 0 | 53 | 24 | ||
| Total | 161 | 40 | 13 | 4 | 39 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 215 | 58 | ||
| Al Jazira | 2016–17 | UAE Pro League | 14 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 14 | 6 | |
| 2018–19 | 25 | 12 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 25 | 12 | ||||
| Total | 39 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 18 | ||
| Al-Nassr (loan) | 2017–18 | Saudi Pro League | 24 | 10 | 3 | 1 | – | – | 27 | 11 | ||
| Tianjin Tianhai | 2019 | Chinese Super League | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 12 | 1 | ||
| Shandong Luneng | 2020 | Chinese Super League | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 6 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 431 | 121 | 25 | 6 | 60 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 519 | 145 | ||
Honours
AEK Athens
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Al Jazira Club
Individual
- K League Best XI: 2013, 2016
References
External links
- Leonardo at Soccerway
- Leonardo – K League stats at kleague.com (in Korean)
