Leonardo (footballer, born September 1986)

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In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Rodrigues and the second or paternal family name is Pereira.
Leonardo
Leonardo playing for Jeonbuk in 2015
Personal information
Full name Leonardo Rodrigues Perreira[1]
Date of birth (1986-09-22) September 22, 1986 (age 38)[1]
Place of birth Vila Velha, Brazil
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[1]
Position(s) Attacking midfielder, winger
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005 Desportiva Capixaba
2005–2007 Thrasyvoulos 49 (16)
2007–2009 Levadiakos 54 (16)
2009–2012 AEK Athens 87 (20)
2012–2016 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 161 (40)
2016–2019 Al Jazira 39 (18)
2017–2018 → Al-Nassr (loan) 24 (10)
2019 Tianjin Tianhai 11 (1)
2020 Shandong Luneng Taishan 6 (0)
2021–2022 Al Dhafra 6 (1)
International career
2004–2006 Brazil U17 5 (3)
2006 Brazil U20 13 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 December 2020

Leonardo Rodrigues Pereira or simply Leonardo (born September 22, 1986) is a Brazilian professional footballer. Leonardo usually plays as an attacking midfielder but can also play as a winger.

Club career

Leonardo was born in Vila Velha, Brazil.

On July 30, 2009, Leonardo signed a five-year contract with AEK Athens. On August 20, Leonardo made his official debut for AEK, in the game versus Vaslui in the Europa League.[2] Leonardo made his league debut in the 1–0 away win over Atromitos on August 30.[3] He scored his first goal for AEK on December 6, against Panionios.

In the Greek playoffs home 4–2 win against Aris, Leonardo came in as a substitute in the 51st minute and scored twice. AEK's next fixture was facing Aris again, held in Kleanthis Vikelidis Stadium. The score was 1–0 against AEK, and Leonardo (who had also come in as a substitute that match) made the score 1–1 and equalized in injury time, giving AEK an invaluable point. In the 2011–12 season, he played in 26 matches scoring 9 goals, and was the club top scorer in the league.

Personal life

Leonardo is married to Kamilla Fiorese Da Silva, and the couple has two daughters. Leonardo, who moved to Greece at the age of 18, speaks fluent Greek.[citation needed]

Career statistics

Club

As of 31 December 2020.[4]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Thrasyvoulos 2005–06 Beta Ethniki 23 10 1 0 – – 24 10
2006–07 26 6 2 1 – – 28 7
Total 49 16 3 1 0 0 0 0 52 17
Levadiakos 2007–08 Superleague Greece 27 6 1 0 – – 28 6
2008–09 27 10 1 0 – – 28 10
Total 54 16 2 0 0 0 0 0 56 16
AEK Athens 2009–10 Superleague Greece 29 5 1 0 7 0 – 37 5
2010–11 26 5 2 1 7 0 – 35 6
2011–12 32 10 1 0 7 3 – 40 13
Total 87 20 4 1 21 3 0 0 112 24
Jeonbuk Hyundai 2012 K League Classic 17 5 1 0 0 0 – 18 5
2013 37 7 4 2 7 0 – 48 9
2014 36 6 3 0 8 2 – 47 8
2015 37 10 2 0 10 2 – 49 12
2016 34 12 3 2 14 10 2[a] 0 53 24
Total 161 40 13 4 39 14 2 0 215 58
Al Jazira 2016–17 UAE Pro League 14 6 0 0 0 0 – 14 6
2018–19 25 12 0 0 – – 25 12
Total 39 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 39 18
Al-Nassr (loan) 2017–18 Saudi Pro League 24 10 3 1 – – 27 11
Tianjin Tianhai 2019 Chinese Super League 11 1 1 0 – – 12 1
Shandong Luneng 2020 Chinese Super League 6 0 0 0 – – 6 0
Career total 431 121 25 6 60 17 2 0 519 145
  1. ^ Appearances in FIFA Club World Cup

Honours

AEK Athens

Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors

Al Jazira Club

Individual

References

  1. ^ a b c "FIFA Club World Cup Japan 2016: List of Players: Jeonbuk Hyundai" (PDF). FIFA. December 14, 2016. p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 1, 2017.
  2. ^ "Vasului vs AEK report". UEFA. Archived from the original on August 22, 2009. Retrieved August 20, 2009.
  3. ^ "VAtromitos vs AEK report". aekfc.gr. Archived from the original on December 21, 2009. Retrieved August 30, 2009.
  4. ^ "LEONARDO". soccerway.com. Retrieved April 23, 2020.
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