Léo Santos

Léo Santos
Personal information
Full name	Leonardo Rodrigues dos Santos
Date of birth	9 December 1998 (age 23)
Place of birth	São Paulo, Brazil
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Centre back
Club information
Current team	Ponte Preta (on loan from Corinthians)
Youth career
2003–2016	Corinthians
Senior career*
Years	Team
2016–	Corinthians
2019	→ Fluminense (loan)
2022–	→ Ponte Preta (loan)
National team‡
2015–2016	Brazil U17
2016–2017	Brazil U20
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 01:53, 27 October 2021 (UTC); ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 11 February 2017

Leonardo Rodrigues dos Santos (born 9 December 1998), known as Léo Santos, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a central defender for Ponte Preta on loan from Corinthians.^[1]

Club career[]

Early career[]

Born in São Paulo, Santos started his career when he was 10 years old at Corinthians. He was part of the 2016 Copa São Paulo de Futebol Júnior squad that ended up as runner up.^[2]

Corinthians[]

He made his professional debut as part of the starting team against Figueirense on November 16.^[3]

International career[]

Santos was part of the winning squad of the 2015 South American Under-17 Football Championship. He was also called for the 2015 FIFA U-17 World Cup, despite being an unused substitute in all matches.^[4]

Career statistics[]

As of 26 October 2021.^[5]

Club	Season	League			State League		National Cup		Continental		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Corinthians	2016	Série A	1	0	0	0	0	0	—		—		1	0
	2017		2	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	—		3	1
	2018		22	0	0	0	4	0	2^[a]	0	—		28	0
	2019		0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	—		3	0
	2020		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	2021		0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	—		3	0
	Total		25	0	7	1	4	0	2	0	—		38	1
Fluminense (loan)	2019	Série A	0	0	6	0	0	0	—		—		6	0
Career total			25	0	13	1	4	0	2	0	0	0	44	1

^ Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores

Honours[]

Corinthians

Brazil

South American Under-17 Football Championship: 2015

References[]

^ Staff. "Léo Santos" (in Portuguese). ogol.com.br. Retrieved 2016-11-21.
^ Bruno Cassucci and Gabriel Carneiro (2016-11-16). "Hábitos de adolescente e desafio de adulto: Léo Santos estreia no Timão" (in Portuguese). lance.com.br. Retrieved 2016-11-21.
^ Staff (2016-11-16). "Corinthians vacila outra vez, leva empate no fim e perde chance de voltar ao G-6". esportes.r7.com. Retrieved 2016-11-21.
^ Pedro Venancio (2015-10-16). "Do trauma de ser zagueiro à Seleção sub-17: a volta por cima de Léo Santos". globoesporte.globo.com. Retrieved 2016-11-21.
^ Léo Santos at Soccerway. Retrieved 26 October 2021.

External links[]

Léo Santos at Sambafoot

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[COL-6] Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores

[1] Staff. "Léo Santos" (in Portuguese). ogol.com.br. Retrieved 2016-11-21.

[2] Bruno Cassucci and Gabriel Carneiro (2016-11-16). "Hábitos de adolescente e desafio de adulto: Léo Santos estreia no Timão" (in Portuguese). lance.com.br. Retrieved 2016-11-21.

[3] Staff (2016-11-16). "Corinthians vacila outra vez, leva empate no fim e perde chance de voltar ao G-6". esportes.r7.com. Retrieved 2016-11-21.

[4] Pedro Venancio (2015-10-16). "Do trauma de ser zagueiro à Seleção sub-17: a volta por cima de Léo Santos". globoesporte.globo.com. Retrieved 2016-11-21.

[5] Léo Santos at Soccerway. Retrieved 26 October 2021.

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