Leonardo (footballer, born March 1986)

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Leonardo
Personal information
Full name Leonardo José Aparecido Moura
Date of birth (1986-03-09) 9 March 1986 (age 36)
Place of birth Guarulhos, Brazil
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Centre back
Youth career
1998–2003 Santos
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2005 Santos 18 (0)
2005–2012 Shakhtar Donetsk 16 (0)
2007Santos (loan) 8 (0)
2008São Caetano (loan) 11 (0)
2009Vasco da Gama (loan) 5 (0)
2010Grêmio Prudente (loan) 28 (0)
2011Avaí (loan) 7 (0)
2011Atlético Goianiense (loan) 14 (1)
2012–2013 Atlético Goianiense 6 (0)
2013 Criciúma 15 (1)
2014 Ponte Preta 1 (0)
2014 Bragantino 9 (0)
2015 Ituano 5 (0)
2015 Santos 3 (0)
2016 Mersin İdmanyurdu 0 (0)
2016 Santa Cruz 5 (0)
2016 Paraná 5 (0)
2017 Santo André 14 (2)
2017–2019 Levadiakos 20 (1)
National team
2002–2003 Brazil U17 5 (3)
2005 Brazil U20 5 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Leonardo José Aparecido Moura (born 9 March 1986), simply known as Leonardo, is a Brazilian retired footballer who played as a central defender.

Club career[]

Leonardo was born in Guarulhos, São Paulo, and joined Santos' youth setup in 1998, aged 12. He was promoted to the main squad in 2004, and made his first team – and Série A – debut on 16 October, starting in a 4–0 home win against Ponte Preta.[1]

On 22 July 2005 Leonardo signed a five-year contract with Shakhtar Donetsk, for a $1.8 million fee.[2] Despite being regularly used, mainly in the 2006–07 campaign, he was shown the door by the club due to the new rules of the league.[3]

Leonardo was loaned to Santos in February 2007,[4] but after struggling with fitness, moved to São Caetano in March 2008 also in a temporary deal.[5] He was more utilized during his spell at the latter,

On 9 February 2009 Leonardo was again loaned, this time to Vasco da Gama.[6] On 18 June, after appearing rarely with the side, he returned to Shakhtar, being used only as a backup during the season.[7]

Leonardo was subsequently loaned to Grêmio Prudente,[8] Avaí[9] and Atlético Goianiense, signing permanently with the latter in 2012.[10]

On 18 June 2013 Leonardo joined Criciúma,[11] He subsequently represented Ponte Preta,[12] Bragantino[13] and Ituano,[14] all in his native state.

On 15 May 2015 Leonardo returned to Santos, signing until the end of 2016.[15] On 6 January of the following year, after being rarely used, he rescinded his link,[16] and joined Mersin İdmanyurdu a day later.

After only one league game in the 2018/19 season, Leonardos contract was terminated by mutual consent.[17]

International career[]

After representing Brazil in the under-17 and under-20 levels, Leonardo was called up to the main squad by manager Carlos Alberto Parreira on 18 April 2005, for a friendly against Guatemala.[18] However, he did not play the match.

Career statistics[]

As of 6 May 2018[19][20]
Club Season League State League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Santos 2004 Série A 10 0 0 0 0 0 3[a] 0 13 0
2005 3 0 5 0 0 0 5[b] 0 13 0
Subtotal 13 0 5 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 26 0
Shakhtar Donetsk 2005–06 Ukrainian Premier League 6 0 1 0 7 0
2006–07 10 0 4 0 1[c] 0 1[d] 0 16 0
2009–10 2 0 2 0
Subtotal 16 0 7 0 1 0 1 0 25 0
Santos 2007 Série A 1 0 7 0 1[b] 0 9 0
São Caetano 2008 Série B 11 0 6 0 17 0
Vasco da Gama 2009 Série B 1 0 4 0 1 0 6 0
Grêmio Barueri 2010 Série A 20 0 8 0 0 0 2[a] 0 30 0
Avaí 2011 Série A 0 0 7 0 2 0 9 0
Atlético Goianiense 2011 Série A 14 1 14 1
2012 2 0 4 0 6 0
2013 Série B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Subtotal 16 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 1
Criciúma 2013 Série A 15 1 0 0 2[a] 0 17 1
Ponte Preta 2014 Série B 1 0 0 0 1 0
Bragantino 2014 Série B 9 0 2 0 11 0
Ituano 2015 Paulista 5 0 0 0 5 0
Santos 2015 Série A 3 0 0 0 3 0
Santa Cruz 2016 Série A 0 0 5 0 0 0 5 0 10 0
Paraná 2016 Série B 5 0 0 0 5 0
Santo André 2017 Paulista 14 2 1 0 15 2
Levadiakos 2017–18 Superleague Greece 20 1 1 0 21 1
Career total 131 3 59 2 20 0 14 0 6 0 230 5
  1. ^ a b c All appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana
  2. ^ a b All appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores
  3. ^ All appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League
  4. ^ All appearance(s) in Ukrainian Super Cup

Honours[]

Club[]

Santos
Shakhtar Donetsk
Atlético Goianiense

International[]

Brazil U17

References[]

  1. ^ "Santos goleia e volta a liderar o Brasileiro" [Santos thrashes and leads Brasileiro again] (in Portuguese). UOL Esporte. 16 October 2004. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
  2. ^ "Another Brazilian Champion in Shakhtar". Shakhtar's official website. 22 July 2005. Retrieved 19 June 2007.
  3. ^ "Campeão pelo Peixe recorda ida para a Ucrânia: 'Matei um sonho por outro'" [Champion with Peixe remembers going to Ukraine: 'I killed a dream for another'] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 20 January 2014. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
  4. ^ "Leonardo moved to Brazil". Shakhtar's official website. 19 February 2007. Retrieved 19 June 2009.
  5. ^ "Leonardo joins São Caetano on loan basis". Shakhtar's official website. 25 March 2008. Retrieved 19 June 2009.
  6. ^ "Leonardo joins Vasco da Gama on loan". Shakhtar's official website. 9 February 2009. Retrieved 19 June 2009.
  7. ^ "Leonardo deixa o Vasco e retorna ao Shakhtar Donetsk" [Leonardo leaves Vasco and returns to Shakhtar Donetsk] (in Portuguese). O Estado de S. Paulo. 18 June 2009. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
  8. ^ "Após técnico, Prudente apresenta ex-beque de Santos e Vasco" [After manager, Prudente presents former Santos and Vasco stopper] (in Portuguese). Futebol Interior. 9 March 2010. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
  9. ^ "Leonardo, ex-zagueiro do Grêmio Prudente, acerta com Avaí" [Leonardo, former Prudente stopper, signs with Avaí] (in Portuguese). Placar. 26 January 2011. Archived from the original on 18 May 2015. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
  10. ^ "Atlético-GO acerta permanência do zagueiro Leonardo para 2012" [Atlético-GO confirms permanence of stopper Leonardo for 2012] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 8 January 2012. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
  11. ^ "Diretoria do Criciúma anuncia o zagueiro Leonardo, do Atlético-GO" [Criciúma's board announces stopper Leonardo, from Atlético-GO] (in Portuguese). Placar. 18 June 2013. Archived from the original on 18 May 2015. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
  12. ^ "Zagueiro Leonardo deixa o Criciúma e acerta com a Ponte Preta" [Stopper Leonardo leaves Criciúma and signs with Ponte Preta] (in Portuguese). Terra. 24 January 2014. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
  13. ^ "Bragantino acerta contratação do zagueiro Leonardo, da Ponte Preta" [Bragantino completes signing of stopper Leonardo, from Ponte Preta] (in Portuguese). IG. 7 August 2014. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
  14. ^ "Misael e Leonardo são os novos reforços do Ituano para 2015" [Misael and Leonardo are the new additions of Ituano for 2015] (in Portuguese). Itu. 16 December 2014. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
  15. ^ "Zagueiro Leonardo está de volta à Vila Belmiro" [Stopper Leonardo is back to Vila Belmiro] (in Portuguese). Santos' official website. 15 May 2015. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
  16. ^ "Pouco utilizados, Ledesma e Leonardo rescindem com o Santos" [Rarely used, Ledesma and Leonardo rescind with Santos] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 6 January 2016. Retrieved 7 January 2016.
  17. ^ Λεβαδειακός: Τέλος ο Σανίνο από τον πάγκο των Βοιωτών, sport24.gr, 21 January 2019
  18. ^ "Grafite e Romário são convocados por Parreira" [Grafite and Romário are called up by Parreira] (in Portuguese). Terra. 18 April 2005. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
  19. ^ Leonardo at Soccerway. Retrieved 14 May 2015.
  20. ^ Leonardo | First team; Shakhtar's official website. Retrieved on 14 May 2015

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