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Léo Chú

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Léo Chú
Chú with Seattle in 2024
Personal information
Full name Leonardo Alves Chú Franco[1]
Date of birth (2000-04-06) 6 April 2000 (age 24)[1]
Place of birth Porto Alegre, Brazil
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
Seattle Sounders FC
Number 23
Youth career
2010–2019 Grêmio
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2021 Grêmio 4 (0)
2020–2021Ceará (loan) 22 (3)
2021– Seattle Sounders FC 54 (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 04:30, 11 July 2023 (UTC)

Leonardo Alves Chú Franco (born 6 April 2000), known as Léo Chú, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Major League Soccer club Seattle Sounders FC.

Club career

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Grêmio

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Léo Chú was born in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, and joined Grêmio's youth setup at the age of ten. On 5 February 2020, he renewed his contract until the end of 2024.[2]

Ceará (loan)

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On 10 February 2020, Léo Chú was loaned to fellow Série A side Ceará until the end of the season.[3] He made his senior debut twelve days later, coming on as a second-half substitute for Wescley in a 1–0 Campeonato Cearense home win against Caucaia.[4]

Léo Chú made his top tier debut occurred on 12 October 2020, as he started in a 2–1 home success over Corinthians.[5] He scored his first goal in the category on 25 November, netting the equalizer in a 1–1 home draw against São Paulo.

2021 season

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Back to Grêmio for the 2021 campaign, Léo Chú made his debut for the club on 14 March, starting in a 2–0 Campeonato Gaúcho away win against Esportivo.[6] Late in the month, he scored the equalizer in a 2–2 draw at São Luiz-RS.[7]

Seattle Sounders FC

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On August 5, 2021, Léo Chú signed with Seattle Sounders FC of Major League Soccer.[8] He made his debut for the club on September 14, coming on as a substitute and providing an assist to Raúl Ruidíaz's goal in stoppage time to win a Leagues Cup semifinal against Santos Laguna. Chú made his MLS debut on September 29 against the San Jose Earthquakes with another substitute appearance.[9]

He set a club record with four assists—all to Jordan Morris—in a 4–1 defeat of Sporting Kansas City in March 2023.[10]

Career statistics

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As of 4 April 2021[11]
Club Season League State League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Ceará 2020 Série A 22 3 2 0 5 0 1[a] 0 30 3
Grêmio 2021 Série A 0 0 9 2 0 0 3[b] 0 12 2
Seattle Sounders FC 2021 MLS 8 1 1 0 0 0 0 8 1
2022 MLS 25 0 25 0
2023 MLS 31 5 31 5
Career total 86 9 11 2 6 0 3 0 1 0 106 11
  1. ^ Appearance(s) in Copa do Nordeste
  2. ^ Two appearances in Copa Libertadores, one appearance in Copa Sudamericana

Honours

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Grêmio

Seattle Sounders FC

References

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  1. ^ a b c "FIFA Club World Cup Morocco 2022™: List of Players: Seattle Sounders FC" (PDF). FIFA. 7 February 2023. p. 6. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 February 2023. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
  2. ^ "Promessa da base, Léo Chú renova com o Grêmio e será emprestado ao Ceará" [Youth prospect, Léo Chú renews with Grêmio and will be loaned to Ceará] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Gaúcha ZH. 5 February 2020. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
  3. ^ "Atacante Léo Chú é o novo contratado do Ceará para a temporada 2020" [Forward Léo Chú is the new signing of Ceará for the 2020 season] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Ceará SC. 10 February 2020. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
  4. ^ "Rodrigão marca de cabeça e Ceará vence o Caucaia pelo Campeonato Cearense" [Rodrigão scores from a header and Ceará defeat Caucaia for the Campeonato Cearense] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Ceará SC. 22 February 2020. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
  5. ^ "Léo Chu agradece chance dada por Guto e se diz ansioso por primeiro gol no profissional" [Léo Chu thanks chance given by Guto and says he is anxious for his first professional goal] (in Brazilian Portuguese). O Povo. 14 October 2020. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
  6. ^ "Léo Chú lembra início sem chuteiras e vibra com nova chance no Grêmio: "Só o começo"" [Léo Chú remembers beginnings without boots and vibrates with new chance at Grêmio: "Only the beginning"] (in Brazilian Portuguese). GloboEsporte.com. 16 March 2021. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
  7. ^ "Após primeiro gol pelo Grêmio, Léo Chú se emociona: "Que seja início de uma trajetória linda"" [After first goal for Grêmio, Léo Chú gets emotional: "May it be the beginning of a beautiful path"] (in Brazilian Portuguese). GloboEsporte.com. 1 April 2021. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
  8. ^ "Sounders FC adds Brazilian attacker Léo Chú and French winger Nicolas Benezet on transfer deadline day". Seattle Sounders FC. 5 August 2021. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
  9. ^ Krasnoo, Ryan (30 September 2021). "Leó Chú showcases potential in MLS debut against San Jose". SoundersFC.com. Retrieved 9 October 2021.
  10. ^ Evans, Jayda (21 April 2023). "How a 'hunger' and team-first approach have earned Leo Chu a Sounders starting spot". The Seattle Times. Retrieved 26 April 2023.
  11. ^ Léo Chú at Soccerway. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
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