Leonardo (footballer, born September 1986)

Leonardo
Leonardo playing for Jeonbuk in 2015
Personal information
Full name Leonardo Rodrigues Perreira[1]
Date of birth (1986-09-22) September 22, 1986[1]
Place of birth Vila Velha, Brazil
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[1]
Positions
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 (0)
Total 437 (121)
International career
2004–2006 Brazil U17 5 (3)
2006 Brazil U20 13 (3)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals 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 three daughters[Kauany ,Nicoly and Zoi]. Leonardo, who moved to Greece at the age of 18, speaks fluent Greek.

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[4]
Club Season League National cup League cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Thrasyvoulos 2005–06 Beta Ethniki 231010———2410
2006–07 Beta Ethniki 26621———287
Total 491631———5217
Levadiakos 2007–08 Super League Greece 27610———286
2008–09 Super League Greece 271010———2810
Total 541620———5616
AEK Athens 2009–10 Super League Greece 29510—7[a]0—375
2010–11 Super League Greece 26521—7[a]0—356
2011–12 Super League Greece 321010—7[a]3—4013
Total 872041—213—11224
Jeonbuk Hyundai 2012 K League Classic 17510———185
2013 K League Classic 37742—7[b]0—489
2014 K League Classic 36630—8[b]2—478
2015 K League Classic 371020—10[b]2—4912
2016 K League Classic 341232—14[b]102[c]05324
Total 16140134—39142021558
Al Jazira 2016–17 UAE Pro League 14600—00—146
2018–19 UAE Pro League 25121063——3215
Total 3918106300—4621
Al-Nassr (loan) 2017–18 Saudi Pro League 241031———2711
Tianjin Tianhai 2019 Chinese Super League 11110———121
Shandong Luneng 2020 Chinese Super League 6000———60
Al-Dhafra 2021–22 UAE Pro League 601060——130
Career total 437121276123601720539148
  1. 1 2 3 Apperances in UEFA Europa League
  2. 1 2 3 4 Apperances in AFC Champions League
  3. ↑ Appearances in FIFA Club World Cup

Honours

AEK Athens

Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors

Al Jazira Club

Individual

References

  1. 1 2 3 "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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