Wagner Leonardo
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Wagner Leonardo Calvelo de Souza | ||
| Date of birth | 23 July 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Praia Grande, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Santos | ||
| Number | 42 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2009–2019 | Santos | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019– | Santos | 11 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 02:38, 28 January 2021 (UTC) | |||
Wagner Leonardo Calvelo de Souza (born 23 July 1999), known as Wagner Leonardo, Wagner Palha or simply Wagner, is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Santos. Mainly a central defender, he can also play as a defensive midfielder.
Club career
Born in Praia Grande, São Paulo, Wagner joined Santos' youth setup in 2009 at the age of nine.[1] In February 2019, after appearing in the year's Copa São Paulo de Futebol Júnior, he was promoted to the first team by manager Jorge Sampaoli.[2]
Wagner made his first team debut on 7 March 2019, coming on as a second-half substitute for fellow youth graduate Gustavo Henrique in a 4–0 home routing of América-RN, for the year's Copa do Brasil.[3] He made his Série A debut on 9 September of the following year, replacing Alex in a 3–1 home win against Atlético Mineiro.[4]
Wagner made his Copa Libertadores debut on 20 October 2020, replacing Felipe Jonatan in a 2–1 home win against Defensa y Justicia.[5] On 8 January 2021, he and teammate John tested positive for COVID-19.[6]
Career statistics
- As of 27 January 2021[7]
| Club | Season | League | State League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Santos | 2019 | Série A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2020 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4[a] | 0 | — | 15 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | ||
- ^ Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores
References
- ^ "Marcação firme, comunicação e inspiração no profissional: a sólida zaga do Peixe na Copinha" [Steady marking, communication and inspiration in the first team: the solid defensive setup of Peixe in the Copinha] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Santos FC. 16 January 2018. Retrieved 7 March 2019.
- ^ "Wagner Leonardo, o novo Menino da Vila de Jorge Sampaoli" [Wagner Leonardo, Jorge Sampaoli's new Menino da Vila] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Diário do Peixe. 21 February 2019. Retrieved 7 March 2019.
- ^ "Santos se impõe, goleia América-RN e avança na Copa do Brasil" [Santos impose themselves, thrash América-RN and advance in the Copa do Brasil] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 7 March 2019. Retrieved 8 March 2019.
- ^ "Santos aproveita expulsão e vence Atlético-MG em volta de Sampaoli à Vila" [Santos take advantage of sending off and defeat Atlético-MG in Sampaoli's return to Vila] (in Brazilian Portuguese). UOL Esporte. 9 September 2020. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
- ^ "Santos vence Defensa y Justicia e avança em 1º no grupo" [Santos defeat Defensa y Justicia and go through as 1st of the group] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Terra. 20 October 2020. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
- ^ "Santos: com covid-19, John e Wagner Leonardo ficam na Argentina" [Santos: with covid-19, John and Wagner Leonardo stay in Argentina] (in Brazilian Portuguese). UOL Esporte. 8 January 2021. Retrieved 13 January 2021.
- ^ Wagner Leonardo at Soccerway. Retrieved 7 March 2019.
External links
- Santos FC profile (in Brazilian Portuguese)