Leandro (footballer, born 1982)
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Leandro Marcolini Pedroso de Almeida | ||
Date of birth | 19 March 1982 | ||
Place of birth | Cornélio Procópio, Paraná, Brazil | ||
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
Position(s) |
Midfielder Left Back | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Ferencváros | ||
Number | 16 | ||
Youth career | |||
–1998 | Corinthians | ||
1998–1999 | Londrina | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1999–2000 | MTK Budapest | 2 | (0) |
2000 | Büki TK Bükfürdő | 10 | (0) |
2001–2002 | Szombathely | 52 | (11) |
2002–2006 | Ferencváros | 85 | (7) |
2005 | → Atlético Paranaense (loan) | 4 | (0) |
2006–2009 | Debrecen | 95 | (23) |
2010–2015 | Omonia | 132 | (17) |
2015– | Ferencváros | 118 | (8) |
National team‡ | |||
2003 | Hungary U-21 | 4 | (0) |
2004��2015 | Hungary | 16 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 27 June 2020 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 18 November 2009 |
Leandro Marcolini Pedroso de Almeida (born 19 March 1982), generally known as Leandro, is a professional footballer. He plays as a midfielder. Born in Brazil, he played for the Hungary national team.
Club career[]
He has also played for Brazilian clubs Londrina, Corinthians, Atlético Paranaense, and Hungarian clubs Debreceni VSC, Ferencváros, MTK, Haladás and Bük.
AC Omonia[]
In January 2010 he signed a contract with Cypriot side AC Omonia. He broke into the first team very quickly and he soon became a key player. He also won the Championship with Omonoia. He scored at the Super Cup match to send the match to penalties and win another title with Omonia. At the end of the season Omonia won the Cup too with Leandro the hero for Omonia scoring at the extra time at semi-finals. For the 2011–2012 season he is named 3rd captain of Omonia for what he offered to the club, behind Constantinos Makrides and Christos Karipidis. During the 2011–2012 season, the Brazilian faced many injury problems and played poorly, resulting the raise of the issue of disengagement because of his injuries. Eventually, he stayed and participated in the preparation with no problems, and not only he won a position in the starting lineup but became captain of the team. Leandro became the leader of Omonia, and an example of consistency and professionalism.
Ferencváros[]
On 16 June 2020, he became champion with Ferencváros by beating Budapest Honvéd FC at the Hidegkuti Nándor Stadion on the 30th match day of the 2019–20 Nemzeti Bajnokság I season.[1]
Career statistics[2][]
- As of 14 November 2020.
Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
MTK Budapest | 1999–00 | Nemzeti Bajnokság I | 2 | 0 | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Total | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
Nemzeti Bajnokság II | 10 | 0 | ? | ? | — | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | |||
Total | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||
Haladás | Nemzeti Bajnokság II | 17 | 3 | ? | ? | — | 0 | 0 | 17 | 3 | ||
2001–02 | Nemzeti Bajnokság I | 35 | 8 | ? | ? | — | 0 | 0 | 35 | 8 | ||
Total | 52 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 11 | ||
Ferencváros | 2002–03 | Nemzeti Bajnokság I | 29 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 4 |
2003–04 | 30 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 3 | ||
2004–05 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | ||
2005–06 | 15 | 0 | ? | ? | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | ||
Total | 85 | 7 | 10+ | 0+ | 16+ | 0+ | 0 | 0 | 111 | 7 | ||
Paranaense | 2005 | Campeonato Brasileiro Série A | 4 | 0 | ? | ? | — | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
Total | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
Debrecen | 2006–07 | Nemzeti Bajnokság I | 26 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 7 |
2007–08 | 27 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 39 | 11 | ||
2008–09 | 29 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 37 | 6 | ||
2009–10 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 4 | ||
Total | 95 | 23 | 19 | 4 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 133 | 29 | ||
Omonia Nicosia | 2009–10 | Cypriot First Division | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 1 |
2010–11 | 28 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 39 | 9 | ||
2011–12 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 2 | ||
2012–13 | 30 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 39 | 7 | ||
2013–14 | 26 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 2 | ||
2014–15 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 20 | 4 | |||
Total | 132 | 17 | 19 | 3 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 168 | 25 | ||
Ferencváros | 2015–16 | Nemzeti Bajnokság I | 30 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 40 | 3 |
2016–17 | 25 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 4 | ||
2017–18 | 25 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 2 | ||
2018–19 | 29 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 2 | ||
2019–20 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 3 | ||
2020–21 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
Total | 118 | 8 | 22 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 151 | 14 | ||
Career total | 498 | 66 | 70 | 13 | 55 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 631 | 86 |
International career[]
After residing in Hungary for 5 years since the age of 17, he became a naturalized citizen of Hungary. He has since played for Hungary. Leandro's début came on 1 June 2004, in a match against China.
National team | Season | Apps | Goals |
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Hungary | 2004 | 3 | 0 |
2005 | 2 | 0 | |
2006 | 1 | 0 | |
2007 | 4 | 0 | |
2008 | 0 | 0 | |
2009 | 0 | 0 | |
2010 | 0 | 0 | |
2011 | 0 | 0 | |
2012 | 0 | 0 | |
2013 | 0 | 0 | |
2014 | 1 | 0 | |
2015 | 5 | 0 | |
Total | 16 | 0 |
Statistics[]
International appearances | |||||
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# | Date | Venue | Opponent | Result | Competition |
1 | 1 June 2004 | Tianjin | ![]() |
1–2 | Friendly |
2 | 6 June 2004 | Kaiserslautern | ![]() |
2–0 | Friendly |
3 | 18 August 2004 | Glasgow | ![]() |
3–0 | Friendly |
4 | 2 February 2005 | Istanbul | ![]() |
0–0 | Friendly |
5 | 9 February 2005 | Cardiff | ![]() |
0–2 | Friendly |
6 | 10 October 2006 | Valletta | ![]() |
1–2 | UEFA Euro 2008 Qual. |
7 | 22 August 2007 | Budapest | ![]() |
3–1 | Friendly |
8 | 13 October 2007 | Budapest | ![]() |
2–0 | UEFA Euro 2008 Qual. |
9 | 17 October 2007 | Łódź | ![]() |
1–0 | Friendly |
10 | 21 November 2007 | Budapest | ![]() |
1–2 | UEFA Euro 2008 Qual. |
11 | 5 March 2014 | Győr | ![]() |
1–2 | Friendly |
12 | 29 March 2015 | Budapest | ![]() |
0–0 | UEFA Euro 2016 Qual. |
13 | 5 June 2015 | Debrecen | ![]() |
4–0 | Friendly |
14 | 4 September 2015 | Budapest | ![]() |
0–0 | UEFA Euro 2016 Qual. |
15 | 7 September 2015 | Belfast | ![]() |
1–1 | UEFA Euro 2016 Qual. |
16 | 11 October 2015 | Athens | ![]() |
3–4 | UEFA Euro 2016 Qual. |
Honours[]
- MTK Hungária FC
- Hungarian Cup: 1999/00
- Ferencvárosi TC
- Hungarian League: 2003/04
- Hungarian Cup: 2002/03, 2003/04, 2015/16, 2016/17
- Debreceni VSC
- Hungarian League: 2006/07, 2008/09
- Hungarian Cup: 2007/08
- Hungarian Super Cup: 2007, 2009
- Atlético Paranaense
- Campeonato Paranaense: 2005
- AC Omonia
- Cypriot Championship: 2009–10
- Cypriot Cup: 2011, 2012
- Cyprus FA Shield: 2010, 2012
External links[]
- Brazilian FA archive (in Portuguese)
- Leandro at National-Football-Teams.com
- HLSZ (in Hungarian)
- ^ "NBI: A Honvéd legyőzésével bajnok lett a Ferencváros". Nemzeti Sport. 16 June 2020.
- ^ https://www.magyarfutball.hu/hu/szemelyek/adatlap/527/leandro_de_almeida
- 1982 births
- Living people
- Brazilian footballers
- Hungarian footballers
- Hungary international footballers
- Hungary under-21 international footballers
- Association football fullbacks
- MTK Budapest FC players
- Ferencvárosi TC footballers
- Debreceni VSC players
- Szombathelyi Haladás footballers
- Büki TK Bükfürdő footballers
- Club Athletico Paranaense players
- AC Omonia players
- Nemzeti Bajnokság I players
- Cypriot First Division players
- Hungarian expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in Cyprus
- Hungarian expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus
- Hungarian people of Brazilian descent
- People from Cornélio Procópio
- Naturalized citizens of Hungary
- Brazilian emigrants to Hungary