Leandro (footballer, born 1993)

Brazilian footballer
Leandro
Personal information
Full name Weverson Leandro Oliveira Moura[1]
Date of birth (1993-05-12) 12 May 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth Brasília, Brazil
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[2]
Position(s) Winger, forward
Youth career
2007 Guará-DF
2008 CFZ de Brasília
2008–2010 Gama
2010–2011 Grêmio
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2013 Grêmio 44 (8)
2013 → Palmeiras (loan) 30 (13)
2014–2018 Palmeiras 20 (1)
2015 → Santos (loan) 14 (1)
2016 → Coritiba (loan) 25 (5)
2017 → Kashima Antlers (loan) 23 (11)
2018–2019 Kashima Antlers 27 (2)
2020 → FC Tokyo (loan) 26 (9)
2021–2023 FC Tokyo 44 (12)
International career‡
2011 Brazil U23 1 (0)
2013 Brazil U20 2 (0)
2013 Brazil 1 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 November 2022
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 4 October 2015

Weverson Leandro Oliveira Moura (born 12 May 1993), more commonly known as Leandro, is a Brazilian footballer who last plays as a winger or a forward. He last played for J1 League club FC Tokyo.

Club career

Born in Brasília, Distrito Federal, Leandro joined Grêmio's youth setup in May 2010, after impressing with Gama.[3] He was promoted to the main squad in January of the following year, he made his senior debut on 20 February 2011, coming on as a late substitute for Fábio Rochemback and scoring the last in a 5–0 home routing of Ypiranga.[4]

Leandro signed a five-year deal with Tricolor immediately after his 18th birthday,[5] and made his Série A debut on 22 May, starting in a 1–2 home loss against Corinthians.[6] On 3 August he scored his first top flight goal, netting the first in a 2–2 draw against Atlético Mineiro also at the Estádio Olímpico Monumental.[7]

On 14 February 2013 Leandro signed a one-year loan deal with Palmeiras, along with Vilson and Léo Gago and with Hernán Barcos moving in the opposite way.[8] He made his debut for the club seven days later, scoring the game's in a home success over União Barbarense.

Leandro scored 13 league goals in 30 appearances, helping Verdão return to the main category at first attempt. On 10 January 2014, he signed a four-year permanent deal with the club, for a €5 million fee.[9]

On 3 August 2015 Leandro was loaned to Santos, until December.[10]

On 2 February 2016 Leandro was loaned to Coritiba.

In 2017 Leandro was loaned to Kashima Antlers.[11]

International career

Leandro has represented Brazil in the 2011 Pan American Games, and also featured with the under-20s in 2013 South American Youth Football Championship. On 2 April 2013, Leandro was called up by Felipão for the main squad to play a friendly against Bolivia;[12] he made his full international debut four days later, replacing Ronaldinho Gaúcho and scoring the last in a 4–0 away win.[13]

Career statistics

Club

As of 5 November 2022[14][15]
Club Season League Cup League Cup Continental State League Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Grêmio 2011 Série A 22 1 0 0 — 2 0 12 7 — 36 8
2012 22 7 4 0 — 3 0 9 0 — 38 7
2013 0 0 0 0 — 0 0 2 0 — 2 0
Total 44 8 4 0 0 0 5 0 23 7 0 0 76 15
Palmeiras 2013 Série B 30 13 1 0 — 0 0 11 6 — 42 19
2014 Série A 18 1 6 1 — — 10 1 — 34 3
2015 2 0 2 0 — — 0 0 — 4 0
Total 50 14 9 1 0 0 0 0 21 7 0 0 80 22
Santos 2015 Série A 14 1 0 0 — — — — 14 1
Coritiba 2016 Série A 25 5 3 2 — 4[a] 1 13 2 3[b] 2 48 12
Kashima Antlers 2017 J1 League 23 11 1 0 1[c] 0 5 0 — 0[d] 0 30 11
2018 5 0 1 0 0[c] 0 1 1 — 2[e] 0 9 1
2019 22 2 1 1 2[c] 0 — — — 25 3
Total 50 13 3 1 3 0 6 1 0 0 2 0 64 15
FC Tokyo 2020 J1 League 26 9 — 3[c] 3 8 2 — — 37 14
2021 22 7 1 0 7[c] 2 — — — 30 9
2022 20 5 1 1 0[c] 0 — — — 21 6
Total 68 21 2 1 10 5 8 2 0 0 0 0 88 29
Career total 250 62 21 5 13 5 25 4 57 16 5 2 369 94
  1. ^ All appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana
  2. ^ All appearance(s) in Primeira Liga
  3. ^ a b c d e f All appearance(s) in J.League Cup
  4. ^ All appearance(s) in Japanese Super Cup
  5. ^ All appearance(s) in FIFA Club World Cup

International

As of 6 April 2013[16]
Brazil
Year Apps Goals
2013 1 1
Total 1 1

International goals

Scores and results list Brazil's goal tally first.[16]
No Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 6 April 2013 Estadio Ramón Tahuichi Aguilera, Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia  Bolivia 4–0 4–0 Friendly

Honours

Club

Palmeiras

Kashima Antlers

FC Tokyo

International

Brazil U20

Individual

References

  1. ^ "FIFA Club World Cup UAE 2018: List of Players: Kashima Antlers" (PDF). FIFA. 6 December 2018. p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 December 2018.
  2. ^ "Leandro" (in Japanese). FC Tokyo. Retrieved 22 September 2022.
  3. ^ "'Neymarzinho', Leandro tem ascensão meteórica no Grêmio" ["Neymarzinho", Leandro has a meteoric rise at Grêmio] (in Portuguese). Lance!. 5 April 2011. Retrieved 4 August 2015.
  4. ^ "Domingão de passeio: Grêmio goleia e vai às semifinais do Gaúcho" [Sunday ride: Grêmio thrashes and goes to the semifinals of Gaúcho] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 20 February 2011. Retrieved 4 August 2015.
  5. ^ "Aniversariante, Leandro ganhará R$ 12 mil mensais no Grêmio" [Birthday boy, Leandro will earn R$ 12 thousand per month at Grêmio] (in Portuguese). Zero Hora. 12 May 2011. Retrieved 4 August 2015.
  6. ^ "Liedson acaba com jejum, e Timão bate Grêmio de virada no Olímpico" [Liedson ends drought, and Timão defeats Grêmio with a comeback at Olímpico] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 22 May 2011. Retrieved 4 August 2015.
  7. ^ "Sob pressão, Grêmio e Atlético-MG empatam no Olímpico" [Under pressure, Grêmio and Atlético-MG draw at Olímpico] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 22 May 2011. Retrieved 4 August 2015.
  8. ^ "Palmeiras acerta com atacante Leandro, ex-Grêmio" [Palmeiras signs with forward Leandro, ex-Grêmio] (in Portuguese). Fox Sports. 14 February 2013. Retrieved 4 August 2015.
  9. ^ "Palmeiras sacramenta acerto com Leandro por quatro temporadas" [Palmeiras seals Leandro move for four seasons] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 10 January 2014. Retrieved 4 August 2015.
  10. ^ "Atacante Leandro reforça o Peixe na temporada" [Forward Leandro bolsters Peixe through the season] (in Portuguese). Santos' official website. 3 August 2015. Retrieved 4 August 2015.
  11. ^ レアンドロ選手が期限付き移籍で加入 (in Japanese). Kashima Antlers' official website. 12 January 2017. Retrieved 12 January 2017.
  12. ^ "Pato é convocado e volta à seleção após oito meses após oito meses para duelo contra a Bolívia" [Pato is called up and returns to the national team after eight months for a duel against Bolivia] (in Portuguese). UOL Esporte. 2 April 2013. Retrieved 4 August 2015.
  13. ^ "Brasil aproveita rival fácil e bate Bolívia no fim da 'seca' de Neymar e Felipão" [Brazil takes advantage of easy rival and defeats Bolivia in the end of 'drought' from Neymar and Felipão] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 6 April 2013. Retrieved 4 August 2015.
  14. ^ Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, "J1&J2&J3選手名鑑ハンディ版 2018 (NSK MOOK)", 7 February 2018, Japan, ISBN 978-4905411529 (p. 18 out of 289)
  15. ^ Leandro at Soccerway. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
  16. ^ a b "Leandro". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 4 August 2015.

External links

  • Leandro at National-Football-Teams.com
  • Leandro at Soccerway
  • Leandro at J.League (archive) (in Japanese) Edit this at Wikidata
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