Leandro (footballer, born 1982)

Leandro
Personal information
Full name	Leandro Marcolini Pedroso de Almeida
Date of birth	19 March 1982 (age 42)
Place of birth	Cornélio Procópio, Paraná, Brazil
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder; Left Back
Team information
Current team	Ferencváros
Number	16
Youth career
0000–1998	Corinthians
1998–1999	Londrina
Senior career*
Years	Team
1999–2000	MTK Budapest
2000	Büki TK Bükfürdő
2001–2002	Szombathely
2002–2006	Ferencváros
2005	→ Atlético Paranaense (loan)
2006–2009	Debrecen
2010–2015	Omonia
2015–	Ferencváros
International career‡
2003	Hungary U-21
2004–2015	Hungary
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 May 2020; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18 November 2009

Leandro Marcolini Pedroso de Almeida (born 19 March 1982), generally known as Leandro, is a Brazilian-born Hungarian footballer. He plays as a midfielder.

Club career

He has also played for Brazilian clubs Londrina, Corinthians, Atlético Paranaense, and Hungarian clubs Debreceni VSC, Ferencváros, MTK, Haladás and Bük.

AC Omonia

In January 2010 he signed a contract with Cypriot side AC Omonia. He broke into the first team very quickly and he soon became a key player. He also won the Championship with Omonoia. He scored at the Super Cup match to send the match to penalties and win another title with Omonia. At the end of the season Omonia won the Cup too with Leandro the hero for Omonia scoring at the extra time at semi-finals. For the 2011-2012 season he is named 3rd captain of Omonia for what he offered to the club, behind Constantinos Makrides and Christos Karipidis. During the 2011-2012 season, the Brazilian faced many injury problems and played poorly, resulting the raise of the issue of disengagement because of his injuries. Eventually, he stayed and participated in the preparation with no problems, and not only he won a position in the starting lineup but became captain of the team. Leandro became the leader of Omonia, and an example of consistency and professionalism.

International career

After residing in Hungary for 5 years since the age of 17, he became a naturalized citizen of Hungary. He has since played for Hungary. Leandro's début came on 1 June 2004, in a match against China.

National team	Season	Apps
Hungary	2004	3
	2005	2
	2006	1
	2007	4
	2008	0
	2009	0
	2010	0
	2011	0
	2012	0
	2013	0
	2014	1
	2015	5
Total		16

Statistics

International appearances
#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Result	Competition
1	1 June 2004	Tianjin	China	1–2	Friendly
2	6 June 2004	Kaiserslautern	Germany	2–0	Friendly
3	18 August 2004	Glasgow	Scotland	3–0	Friendly
4	2 February 2005	Istanbul	Saudi Arabia	0–0	Friendly
5	9 February 2005	Cardiff	Wales	0–2	Friendly
6	10 October 2006	Valletta	Malta	1–2	UEFA Euro 2008 Qual.
7	22 August 2007	Budapest	Italy	3–1	Friendly
8	13 October 2007	Budapest	Malta	2–0	UEFA Euro 2008 Qual.
9	17 October 2007	Łódź	Poland	1–0	Friendly
10	21 November 2007	Budapest	Greece	1–2	UEFA Euro 2008 Qual.
11	5 March 2014	Győr	Finland	1–2	Friendly
12	29 March 2015	Budapest	Greece	0–0	UEFA Euro 2016 Qual.
13	5 June 2015	Debrecen	Lithuania	4–0	Friendly
14	4 September 2015	Budapest	Romania	0–0	UEFA Euro 2016 Qual.
15	7 September 2015	Belfast	Northern Ireland	1–1	UEFA Euro 2016 Qual.
16	11 October 2015	Athens	Greece	3–4	UEFA Euro 2016 Qual.