Léo Kanu

Léo Kanu
Personal information
Full name	Leonardo Medeiros da Silva
Date of birth	14 January 1988 (age 36)
Place of birth	Porto Alegre, Brazil
Height	1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
Position(s)	Centre back
Team information
Current team	Avenida
Youth career
2001	Vasco da Gama
2002–2004	Internacional
2005–2006	Pedrabranca
Senior career*
Years	Team
2006	Ponte Preta
2007	São José
2008–2011	Cruzeiro-RS
2009	→ Esporte Clube Taubaté(loan)
2011–2013	Benfica
2011–2012	→ Belenenses (loan)
2012	→ Ponte Preta (loan)
2013	→ Grêmio Osasco (loan)
2014	Náutico
2015	São José-PA
2015	Passo Fundo
2016–	Avenida
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 July 2016

Leonardo Medeiros da Silva (born 14 January 1988), known as Léo Kanu, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays for Avenida, as a central defender.

Career

After a series of good performances at the Campeonato Gaúcho, he was bought by Benfica for 996 thousand euros.^[1]

He was immediately loaned to Belenenses for one season, and he managed to gain his space at the starting eleven, playing the fifth round of the Taça de Portugal against Sporting CP. However with the arrival of new manager, Marco Paulo, he lost his place. Later in the season, he criticized the club on Twitter and was suspended.^[2]

On 24 July 2012, he returned to Brazil, to play at Ponte Preta on loan from Benfica,^[3] but couldn't break into the first team so on 17 December 2012, he moved to Grêmio Esportivo Osasco in Campeonato Paulista Série A3.^[4] In 2014 he signed with Náutico in permanent basis, but only managed one appearance before being released.^[5] In February 2015, he signed with São José-PA in the Campeonato Gaúcho.^[6] After eight months with them, he moved to another team in the Campeonato Gáucho, Passo Fundo.^[7] Kanu changed teams again in April 2016, when he signed with Avenida.^[8]

Honours

Best central defender from the 2011 Campeonato Gaúcho by Federação Gaúcha de Futebol

References

^ "Leo Kanu no Benfica". Futebol Portugal (in Portuguese). 13 April 2011. Retrieved 5 August 2012. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
^ "Léo Kanú suspenso e sob alçada disciplinar". SAPO Desporto (in Portuguese). 9 May 2012. Retrieved 20 July 2016. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
^ "Leo Kanu emprestado ao Ponte Preta". Record (in Portuguese). 24 July 2012. Retrieved 20 July 2016. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
^ "Paulista A2: Grêmio Osasco apresenta ex-Ponte Preta Léo Kanu". futebolinterior.com.br (in Portuguese). Retrieved 20 July 2016. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
^ "Diretoria do Náutico oficializa dispensa do zagueiro Léo Kanu". globoesporte (in Portuguese). 13 March 2014. Retrieved 20 July 2016. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
^ "Inter recebe São José-RS, em jogo que pode promover estreia de Vitinho". O Globo (in Portuguese). 4 February 2015. Retrieved 20 July 2016. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
^ "Zagueiro assinou para disputar o Gauchão 2016". O Nacional (in Portuguese). 24 September 2015. Retrieved 20 July 2016. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
^ "Zagueiro Léo Kanu é apresentado pelo Avenida nos Eucaliptos". Gaz.com (in Portuguese). 12 April 2016. Retrieved 20 July 2016. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)

External links

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Léo Kanu at ForaDeJogo (archived)
Léo Kanu at Soccerway

[1] "Leo Kanu no Benfica". Futebol Portugal (in Portuguese). 13 April 2011. Retrieved 5 August 2012. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)

[2] "Léo Kanú suspenso e sob alçada disciplinar". SAPO Desporto (in Portuguese). 9 May 2012. Retrieved 20 July 2016. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)

[3] "Leo Kanu emprestado ao Ponte Preta". Record (in Portuguese). 24 July 2012. Retrieved 20 July 2016. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)

[4] "Paulista A2: Grêmio Osasco apresenta ex-Ponte Preta Léo Kanu". futebolinterior.com.br (in Portuguese). Retrieved 20 July 2016. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)

[5] "Diretoria do Náutico oficializa dispensa do zagueiro Léo Kanu". globoesporte (in Portuguese). 13 March 2014. Retrieved 20 July 2016. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)

[6] "Inter recebe São José-RS, em jogo que pode promover estreia de Vitinho". O Globo (in Portuguese). 4 February 2015. Retrieved 20 July 2016. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)

[7] "Zagueiro assinou para disputar o Gauchão 2016". O Nacional (in Portuguese). 24 September 2015. Retrieved 20 July 2016. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)

[8] "Zagueiro Léo Kanu é apresentado pelo Avenida nos Eucaliptos". Gaz.com (in Portuguese). 12 April 2016. Retrieved 20 July 2016. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)

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