Leonardo Rodrigues dos Santos (born 9 December 1998), known as Léo Santos, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a central defender for Guarani.[1]

Léo Santos
Personal information
Full name Leonardo Rodrigues dos Santos
Date of birth (1998-12-09) 9 December 1998 (age 25)
Place of birth São Paulo, Brazil
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Centre back
Team information
Current team
Guarani
Youth career
2003–2016 Corinthians
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2023 Corinthians 32 (1)
2019Fluminense (loan) 6 (0)
2022Ponte Preta (loan) 5 (0)
2023Ferroviária (loan) 0 (0)
2023Ceará (loan) 19 (2)
2024– Guarani 0 (0)
International career
2015–2016 Brazil U17 7 (0)
2016–2017 Brazil U20 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 November 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21 May 2023

Club career

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Early career

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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

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

International career

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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

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As of 26 October 2021.[5]
Club Season League State League National Cup Continental Other Total
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
  1. ^ Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores

Honours

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Corinthians
Brazil

References

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