Leandro Rodrigues Bernardes, aka Leandro Esquerdinha (born Cuiabá-MT 18 November 1985) is a Brazilian-born Russian futsal player who currently plays for Barcelona and the Russia national team.[1]

Leandro Esquerdinha
Personal information
Date of birth (1985-11-18) 18 November 1985 (age 39)
Place of birth Brazil
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2012 ElPozo Murcia
2012–2017 Dina Moscow
2017–2022 Barcelona
International career
2017–2021 Russia 23 (10)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Esquerdinha previously played for Goias (Brazil), Minas (Brazil), Cartagena Futsal (Spain), Segovia Futsal (Spain), ElPozo Murcia FS (Spain). As of 12.16.2014 he held 91 games and scored 122 goals for Dina Moscow.[2] His 50th game was played on March 22, 2014 in Troitsk in the XXII Championship of Russia against “Norilsk Nickel”. His 50th goal was scored on the 23 of November 2014 in Troitsk in the Russian Championship XXII in a game against “Sibiryak”.[3][4]

Achievements

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Personal

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  • The best scorer of the Spanish Championship: 2007;
  • The best player in the Spanish Championship: 2011;
  • The best forward of the regular Spanish Championship: 2012;

For three seasons of 2010-2012 Esquerdinha scored in the Championship of Spain more than hundred goals.

References

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  1. ^ "Grave lesión de Esquerdinha en la Supercopa". Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 2019-09-07. Retrieved 2020-06-30.
  2. ^ "Эскердинья – лучший по версии СМИ!". amfr.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2020-10-12.
  3. ^ Sport (2020-06-08). "¡Esquerdinha ya es uno más!". sport (in Spanish). Retrieved 2020-10-12.
  4. ^ "IN MY OWN WORDS: Leandro Esquerdinha". www.fcbarcelona.com. Retrieved 2020-10-12.
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