Léo Santos

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

Léo Santos
Personal information
Full name Leonardo Rodrigues dos Santos
Date of birth (1998-12-09) 9 December 1998
Place of birth São Paulo, Brazil
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Centre back
Team information
Current team
Ceará (on loan from Corinthians)
Number 98
Youth career
2003–2016 Corinthians
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016– Corinthians 32 (1)
2019Fluminense (loan) 6 (0)
2022Ponte Preta (loan) 5 (0)
2023Ferroviária (loan) 0 (0)
2023–Ceará (loan) 6 (0)
International career
2015–2016 Brazil U17 7 (0)
2016–2017 Brazil U20 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 June 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21 May 2023

Club career

Early career

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

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

International career

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

As of 26 October 2021.[5]
Club Season League State League National Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Corinthians 2016 Série A 10000010
2017 2011000031
2018 22000402[lower-alpha 1]0280
2019 0030000030
2020 0000000000
2021 0030000030
Total 250714020381
Fluminense (loan) 2019 Série A 00600060
Career total 250131402000441
  1. Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores

Honours

Corinthians
Brazil

References

  1. Staff. "Léo Santos" (in Portuguese). ogol.com.br. Retrieved 2016-11-21.
  2. Bruno Cassucci and Gabriel Carneiro (2016-11-16). "Hábitos de adolescente e desafio de adulto: Léo Santos estreia no Timão" (in Portuguese). lance.com.br. Retrieved 2016-11-21.
  3. Staff (2016-11-16). "Corinthians vacila outra vez, leva empate no fim e perde chance de voltar ao G-6". esportes.r7.com. Retrieved 2016-11-21.
  4. Pedro Venancio (2015-10-16). "Do trauma de ser zagueiro à Seleção sub-17: a volta por cima de Léo Santos". globoesporte.globo.com. Retrieved 2016-11-21.
  5. Léo Santos at Soccerway. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
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