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Léo (footballer, born 1988)

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Léo
Léo in 2010.
Personal information
Full name Leonardo Renan Simões de Lacerda
Date of birth (1988-01-30) 30 January 1988 (age 36)
Place of birth Belo Horizonte, Brazil
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Centre back
Team information
Current team
Cruzeiro
Number 3
Youth career
Grêmio
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2009 Grêmio 71 (6)
2010 Palmeiras 8 (0)
2010– Cruzeiro 188 (6)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 December 2018

Leonardo Renan Simões de Lacerda (born 30 January 1988), commonly known as Léo, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a central defender for Cruzeiro.

Career

Born in Contagem, Minas Gerais, Léo made professional debut for Grêmio in a 2–0 away win over Náutico in the Campeonato Brasileiro on July 26, 2007. Léo came on as a 33rd-minute substitute for Itaqui.[1]

Léo scored his first professional goal for Grêmio in a 1–0 home win over Internacional in the Campeonato Brasileiro on September 16, 2007.[2] He left his club Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense on 18 December 2009 to sign for League rival Palmeiras.

With Palmeiras, Léo made good appearances for the State League, making 13 caps and scoring 2 goals. In the Brazilian Cup he played 6 times and scored 1 goal. Although these good season start, Léo played badly during the beginning of the Série A, receiving 2 red cards in 6 league matches. And becoming a substitute in Palmeiras squad.

On August 13, 2010, Cruzeiro announced that they had come to an agreement with Palmeiras, and signed the player from the São Paulo club.

Club Statistics

As of 7 December 2018
Club Season League State League National Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Grêmio 2007 Série A 20 1 20 1
2008 25 3 1 0 2 0 28 4
2009 26 2 9 0 11 2 20 1
Total 71 6 10 0 13 2 94 8
Palmeiras 2010 Série A 8 0 11 2 6 1 25 3
Total 8 0 11 2 6 1 25 3
Cruzeiro 2010 Série A 16 1 16 1
2011 27 0 3 0 30 0
2012 26 1 10 0 4 1 40 2
2013 13 1 8 3 4 1 25 4
2014 29 2 5 2 7 1 2 0 43 5
2015 5 0 11 0 7 0 23 1
2016 15 0 3 0 7 0 25 0
2017 26 1 13 1 13 0 2 0 1 0 55 2
2018 31 0 9 0 8 0 9 1 57 1
Total 188 6 62 6 43 3 20 1 1 0 314 16
Career total 267 12 83 8 49 4 33 3 1 0 433 27

Honours

Grêmio
Cruzeiro

References

  1. ^ "Náutico 0–2 Grêmio" (in Portuguese). zerozero.pt. Retrieved February 17, 2009.
  2. ^ "Leonardo 'Léo' Renan de Lacerda". Guardian. September 16, 2007. Retrieved February 17, 2009.