Leandro Sales de Santana, better known as Leozinho (born 12 December 1985 in São Luís), is a retired Brazilian footballer[1] who plays as midfielder.[2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Leandro Sales de Santana | ||
| Date of birth | 12 December 1985 | ||
| Place of birth | São Luís, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2005 | Sport Recife | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2005–2006 | Vasco da Gama | 2 | (0) |
| 2006 | Sport Recife | 11 | (0) |
| 2006–2007 | Treze | 9 | (4) |
| 2007–2008 | Olympiacos | 0 | (0) |
| 2007–2008 | → Eintracht Braunschweig (loan) | 12 | (2) |
| 2008 | → OFI Crete (loan) | 20 | (6) |
| 2008–2009 | Apollon Kalamarias | 26 | (5) |
| 2009–2011 | Panserraikos | 61 | (17) |
| 2011–2015 | Kalloni | 134 | (35) |
| 2015–2016 | Denizlispor | 13 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | Iraklis | 37 | (6) |
| 2017–2019 | AEL | 29 | (1) |
| 2019–2020 | Chania | 7 | (1) |
| 2021 | Vitória-PE | 3 | (1) |
| International career | |||
| 2004 | Brazil U-20 | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 January 2020 | |||
Career
editAn attacking midfielder in a creative role, who can also play wider, Leozinho started his professional career with Brazilian club Vasco da Gama but failed to make an impact. He continued his career by returning to his youth club Sport Recife. After joining Treze, interest in him also came from Europe. In 2007, he joined Greek champions Olympiacos, though failing to make an appearance for the team, and was mostly sent away on loan. Since then he has played for seven different clubs, including German side Braunschweig, Greek clubs OFI, Apollon Pontou, Panserraikos, Kalloni, Iraklis, and Turkish side Denizlispor.
On 27 May 2017, Leozinho signed a two-year contract with AEL.[3] On 26 November 2017 he scored his first goal in a 3-1 away loss against Panetolikos.[4] On 21 December 2017 he sealed a 3-0 home win against Xanthi for the first leg of the round of 16 of the Greek Cup.[5]
References
edit- ^ "Leozinho". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 4 September 2012.
- ^ "Ανακοίνωσε Λεοζίνιο ο ΑΟ Χανιά Κισσαμικός". sport-fm.gr (in Greek). Retrieved 8 August 2019.
- ^ "Στην ΑΕΛ ο Λεοζίνιο". www.sport24.gr. 27 May 2017.
- ^ "Επιτέλους νίκη για τον Παναιτωλικό, 3-1 την ΑΕΛ". www.sport24.gr. 26 November 2017.
- ^ ""Πάρτι" στο χιόνι η ΑΕΛ, 3-0 την Ξάνθη!" (in Greek). Retrieved 21 December 2017.
External links
edit- Leozinho at Soccerway
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