Léo Rodrigues (footballer, born 1991)

Leonardo 'Léo' Rodrigues (born 6 April 1991) is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Vila Nova as a right back.

Léo Rodrigues
Personal information
Full name Leonardo Rodrigues
Date of birth (1991-04-06) 6 April 1991
Place of birth Caçador, Brazil
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Right back
Team information
Current team
 Vila Nova
Number 26
Youth career
Figueirense
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2015 Figueirense 6 (0)
2011 → Duque de Caxias (loan) 26 (1)
2013 → Boavista (loan) 5 (0)
2013 → Tombense (loan) 0 (0)
2013 → Fortaleza (loan) 10 (1)
2014 → Tombense (loan) 0 (0)
2014 → Vila Nova (loan) 29 (2)
2015–2016 Sampaio Corrêa
2017 Tombense
2017 Macaé
2017– Vila Nova
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 November 2014

Club career

Born in Caçador, Santa Catarina, Léo Rodrigues graduated with Figueirense's youth setup, making his senior debuts in 2011 in Campeonato Catarinense. In May 2011 he was loaned to Duque de Caxias, in Série B.

Léo Rodrigues made his professional debut on 28 May 2011, starting in a 1–2 home loss against Criciúma.[1] He scored his first goal for Duque on 16 August, netting the first in a 2–1 home win against ASA.

Léo Rodrigues returned to Figueira in 2012, after suffering relegation with Duque de Caxias. He made his Série A debut on 8 August 2012, starting in a 0–2 home loss against Flamengo.[2] He only appeared rarely with the side, again suffering another drop.

Léo Rodrigues was subsequently loaned to Boavista, Tombense (two spells),[3] Fortaleza[4] and Vila Nova.[5] On 27 January 2015 he returned to Figueirense, being added to the main squad for the pre-season.[6]

References
  1. Criciúma bate Duque de Caxias no Rio e pula para o pelotão da frente (Criciúma defeats Duque de Caxias in Rio and jumps to the front squad); Globo Esporte, 28 May 2011 (in Portuguese)
  2. Fim do jejum: Love marca, Fla volta a vencer e afunda ainda mais o Figueira (End of goal drought: Love scores, Flamengo returns to winning ways and sinks Figueira even more); Globo Esporte, 8 August 2012 (in Portuguese)
  3. Leonardo Rodrigues se apresenta ao Tombense (Leonardo Rodrigues presents himself to Tombense); Tombense's official website, 1 April 2013 (in Portuguese)
  4. Fortaleza anuncia mais dois reforços para Copa do Brasil e Série C (Fortaleza announces two more additions for Copa do Brasil and Série C); Globo Esporte, 16 May 2013 (in Portuguese)
  5. Vila desiste de meia, mas anuncia chegada de zagueiro Álvaro e do lateral Léo Rodrigues (Vila gives up on midfielder, but announces the arrival of stopper Álvaro and full-back Léo Rodrigues); Portal 730, 2 April 2014 (in Portuguese)
  6. Leo Rodrigues retorna ao Figueirense (Leo Rodrigues returns to Figueirense); INfoesporte, 27 January 2015 (in Portuguese)
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