Léo Pereira (footballer, born 1996)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Leonardo Pereira[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 31 January 1996[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Curitiba, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Centre back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Flamengo | ||
| Number | 4 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2010–2014 | Atlético Paranaense | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2019 | Atlético Paranaense | 58 | (5) |
| 2015 | → Guaratinguetá (loan) | 8 | (2) |
| 2016 | → Náutico (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2017 | → Orlando City B (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2017 | → Orlando City (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| 2020– | Flamengo | 90 | (4) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2013 | Brazil U17 | 4 | (0) |
| 2015 | Brazil U20 | 8 | (2) |
|
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 July 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21 October 2015 | |||
Leonardo "Léo" Pereira (born 31 January 1996) is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a central defender for Campeonato Brasileiro Série A club Flamengo.
Club career
[edit]Atlético Paranaense
[edit]Born in Curitiba, Paraná, Léo Pereira finished his formation with Atlético Paranaense. He made his Série A debut on 3 May 2014, replacing Marcos Guilherme in a 2–3 home loss against Cruzeiro.[2] He went on to make a further thirteen league appearances in 2014.
Guaratinguetá (loan)
[edit]Pereira joined Guaratinguetá of Série C on loan in August 2015 where he made eight appearances before returning to Atlético in October 2015.[3]
Orlando City (loan)
[edit]On March 14, 2017 Pereira joined Orlando City B, the USL affiliate of Orlando City, on a season long loan. He was the first player to move between the two clubs since they became official partners the previous November.[4] After beginning the season with Orlando City B, he was called up to the first team in mid-April and made his MLS debut against San Jose Earthquakes on 17 May 2017.[5]
Flamengo
[edit]On 28 January 2020 Flamengo signed Pereira from Athletico Paranaense in a €6.1m transfer.[6]
On 27 January 2023 Pereira extended his contract with Flamengo until 31 December 2027.[7]
International career
[edit]Pereira has made twelve appearances across two age levels for the Brazil national team. He received his first call up to the U17s when he was selected for the 2013 South American Under-17 Football Championship in April. He made two appearances in Argentina against Peru and Venezuela. His final U17 caps came in October and November when he was called up for the 2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup in the United Arab Emirates. The first coming in the Group Stage against Honduras and the second in a quarter-final penalty shoot-out defeat to Mexico in which Pereira scored a spot-kick in the shoot-out.[3]
Two years later Pereira appeared in five of Brazil's 2015 South American Youth Football Championship matches, with two caps coming against Colombia and the other three coming against Uruguay, Paraguay and Peru who he also scored against. Later that year he played in three of Brazil's 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup matches. The first two came in the Group Stage against Hungary and North Korea, he scored a goal against the latter, and his last U20 World Cup cap was versus Senegal in a 5–0 semi-final win. Brazil subsequently made it to the final which they lost to Serbia, Pereira was an unused substitute.[3]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of 31 July 2024.[8]
| Club | Season | League | State League[a] | Cup[b] | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Athletico Paranaense | 2014 | Série A | 14 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 22 | 0 | ||
| 2015 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||||
| 2018 | 18 | 3 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10[c] | 1 | — | 41 | 6 | |||
| 2019 | 26 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 8[d] | 0 | 3[e] | 0 | 44 | 3 | ||
| Total | 58 | 5 | 22 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 110 | 9 | ||
| Guaratinguetá (loan) | 2015 | Série C | 8 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 8 | 2 | ||||
| Náutico (loan) | 2016 | Série B | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 0 | ||||
| Orlando City B (loan) | 2017 | USL | 8 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 8 | 0 | ||||
| Orlando City (loan) | 2017 | MLS | 10 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 10 | 0 | ||||
| Flamengo | 2020 | Série A | 13 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6[d] | 0 | 1[f] | 0 | 34 | 1 |
| 2021 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 7[d] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 0 | ||
| 2022 | 11 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 7[d] | 0 | 1[g] | 0 | 35 | 2 | ||
| 2023 | 32 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 4[d] | 1 | 2[h] | 0 | 53 | 4 | ||
| 2024 | 15 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3[d] | 0 | — | 32 | 3 | |||
| Total | 92 | 4 | 40 | 5 | 28 | 0 | 28 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 192 | 10 | ||
| Career total | 181 | 11 | 62 | 7 | 37 | 1 | 46 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 333 | 26 | ||
- ^ Includes Campeonato Paranaense, Campeonato Carioca
- ^ Includes Copa do Brasil
- ^ Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana.
- ^ a b c d e f Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores.
- ^ Two appearances in Recopa Sudamericana, one appearance in J.League Cup / Copa Sudamericana Championship.
- ^ Appearance(s) in Recopa Sudamericana.
- ^ Appearance in Supercopa do Brasil.
- ^ One appearance in FIFA Club World Cup, on appearance in Supercopa do Brasil.
Honours
[edit]Club
[edit]- Athletico Paranaense
- Copa Sudamericana: 2018
- J.League Cup / Copa Sudamericana Championship: 2019
- Copa do Brasil: 2019
- Campeonato Paranaense: 2018
- Flamengo
- Copa Libertadores: 2022[9]
- Recopa Sudamericana: 2020[10]
- Campeonato Brasileiro Série A: 2020
- Copa do Brasil: 2022
- Supercopa do Brasil: 2020, 2021[11]
- Campeonato Carioca: 2020, 2021, 2024
Individual
[edit]- Campeonato Carioca Team of the Season: 2024[12]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "FIFA Club World Cup Morocco 2022™: List of Players: CR Flamengo" (PDF). FIFA. 7 February 2023. p. 4. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 February 2023. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
- ^ "Cruzeiro reage duas vezes e consegue virada para cima do Furacão" [Cruzeiro reacts twice and completes comeback over Furacão] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 3 May 2014. Retrieved 15 April 2015.
- ^ a b c "Léo Pereira on Soccerway". Soccerway. 21 October 2015. Retrieved 21 October 2015.
- ^ "OCB Acquires Clube Atlético Paranaense Defender Léo Pereira on Loan". Orlando City. 14 March 2017. Retrieved 17 May 2017.
- ^ "Starting XI vs. San Jose". Orlando City. 17 May 2017. Retrieved 17 May 2017.
- ^ "Pablo Marí viaja para fechar com o Arsenal, e Flamengo acerta contratação de Léo Pereira, do Athletico". ge.globo (in Brazilian Portuguese). 28 January 2020. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
- ^ "Flamengo renova contrato de Léo Pereira até o fim de 2027". ge.globo (in Brazilian Portuguese). 27 January 2023. Retrieved 27 January 2023.
- ^ Léo Pereira at Soccerway. Retrieved 21 October 2015.
- ^ "Gabi Leads Flamengo To Libertadores Title". CONMEBOL Libertadores. 30 October 2022. Retrieved 3 November 2022.
- ^ Vickery, Tim (27 February 2020). "Flamengo's Recopa win over Independiente a stepping stone to more glory". ESPN. Retrieved 27 February 2020.
- ^ "Supercopa: em jogo doido, Flamengo vence o Palmeiras nos pênaltis". One Football (in Portuguese). 11 April 2021. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
- ^ "Flamengo domina seleção do Campeonato Carioca: veja a escalação, o craque e a revelação" (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge.globo. 9 April 2024. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
External links
[edit]- Atlético Paranaense official profile (in Portuguese)
- Furacão.com profile (in Portuguese)
- Leo Pereira at Soccerway.com
- Leo Pereira at FBref.com
- Leo Pereira at ESPN FC
- Leo Pereira at Major League Soccer
- 1996 births
- Living people
- Copa Sudamericana–winning players
- Footballers from Curitiba
- Brazilian men's footballers
- Men's association football defenders
- Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players
- Campeonato Brasileiro Série B players
- Campeonato Brasileiro Série C players
- Club Athletico Paranaense players
- Guaratinguetá Futebol players
- Clube Náutico Capibaribe players
- Major League Soccer players
- USL Championship players
- Orlando City B players
- Orlando City SC players
- Copa Libertadores–winning players
- Brazil men's youth international footballers
- Brazil men's under-20 international footballers
- Brazilian expatriate men's footballers
- Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in the United States
- Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States
- 21st-century Brazilian sportsmen