Léo Príncipe

Léo Príncipe
Personal information
Full name	Leonardo Peixoto Príncipe
Date of birth	13 August 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s)	Right-back
Team information
Current team	Amazonas
Youth career
2009–2010	CFZ
2011–2012	Vasco da Gama
2013	Flamengo
2014–2016	Corinthians
Senior career*
Years	Team
2016–2019	Corinthians
2016	→ Oeste (loan)
2018	→ Le Havre II (loan)
2019	→ Guarani (loan)
2019	→ Paraná (loan)
2020	CRB
2021	São José
2022	Krumovgrad
2022–2023	Primorje
2023–	Amazonas
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 August 2023

Leonardo Peixoto Príncipe (born 13 August 1996), known as Léo Príncipe, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Amazonas.^[1]

Club career

Early career

Born in Rio de Janeiro, Príncipe started his career when he was 13 years old at CFZ, a club originally created by former Brazilian football legend Zico. He departed the club and spent two years at Vasco da Gama, then another year at Flamengo. After that, he joined Corinthians and won the 2014 U20 Campeonato Paulista, 2014 U20 Campeonato Brasileiro and the 2015 Copa São Paulo de Futebol Júnior, also being a runner up at the 2014 and 2016 editions.^[2]

Oeste (loan)

Príncipe was loaned to Oeste on 3 February for the remaining of the year as part of the squad for the 2016 Campeonato Paulista and 2016 Campeonato Brasileiro Série B.^[3]

He made his professional debut as part of the starting team against Corinthians on 21 February. He participated in seven games during the team's campaign at the Campeonato Paulista and also on the debut at the Série B. He was called back by Corinthians on 15 May.^[4]

After six months on loan with Le Havre in France, he signed in January 2019 with Guarani again on loan for one year.^[5]

In 2022, he had a stint with Bulgarian team Krumovgrad, which at the time played in the country's third league.^[6]

Honours

Corinthians

Campeonato Brasileiro Série A: 2017^{[citation needed]}
Campeonato Paulista: 2017^{[citation needed]}

References

^ Staff. "Léo Príncipe" (in Portuguese). ogol.com.br. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
^ Vladimir Bianchini (9 January 2016). "'Príncipe' do Corinthians já foi dispensado pelo Flamengo e quase largou o futebol" (in Portuguese). espn.uol.com.br. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
^ Staff (3 February 2016). "Corinthians empresta lateral destaque do sub-20 para o Oeste de Itápolis" (in Portuguese). meutimao.com.br. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
^ Dassler Marques (15 May 2016). "Com saída de Edílson, Corinthians pede retorno de lateral emprestado". esporte.uol.com.br. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
^ "OFFICIEL : UN FLOP HAVRAIS RETOURNE AU BRÉSIL". maligue2.fr. 15 January 2019. Retrieved 17 January 2019.
^ "От Крумовград обясниха за наказанието от ФИФА" (in Bulgarian). topsport.bg. 19 December 2023. Retrieved 27 December 2023.

External links

Léo Príncipe at Soccerway

[1] Staff. "Léo Príncipe" (in Portuguese). ogol.com.br. Retrieved 15 May 2016.

[2] Vladimir Bianchini (9 January 2016). "'Príncipe' do Corinthians já foi dispensado pelo Flamengo e quase largou o futebol" (in Portuguese). espn.uol.com.br. Retrieved 15 May 2016.

[3] Staff (3 February 2016). "Corinthians empresta lateral destaque do sub-20 para o Oeste de Itápolis" (in Portuguese). meutimao.com.br. Retrieved 15 May 2016.

[4] Dassler Marques (15 May 2016). "Com saída de Edílson, Corinthians pede retorno de lateral emprestado". esporte.uol.com.br. Retrieved 15 May 2016.

[5] "OFFICIEL : UN FLOP HAVRAIS RETOURNE AU BRÉSIL". maligue2.fr. 15 January 2019. Retrieved 17 January 2019.

[6] "От Крумовград обясниха за наказанието от ФИФА" (in Bulgarian). topsport.bg. 19 December 2023. Retrieved 27 December 2023.

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