Leandrinho (footballer, born 1993)

Leandro Cordeiro de Lima Silva (born 25 September 1993), commonly known as Leandrinho, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Saudi club Al-Jandal.

For other uses, see Leandrinho (disambiguation).
Leandrinho
Personal information
Full name Leandro Cordeiro de Lima Silva
Date of birth (1993-09-25) 25 September 1993
Place of birth Espinosa, Brazil
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Al-Jandal
Number 22
Youth career
Camisa 10
2005–2007 São Paulo
2007–2010 Rio Claro
2010–2013 Santos
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2016 Santos 52 (0)
2016–2019 Rio Ave 20 (0)
2019–2020 Vitória FC 15 (0)
2020–2021 Avaí 13 (1)
2021–2023 Mafra 51 (0)
2023– Al-Jandal 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 June 2023

Club career

Santos

Born in Espinosa, Minas Gerais, Leandrinho joined Santos FC's youth system in 2010, aged 16. He made his first team debut on 5 August 2012, in a 0–3 away loss against Naútico for the Série A championship.[1]

Leandrinho was later praised by manager Muricy Ramalho due to his performances,[2] but was demoted to the under-20s, helping the side to win the category's Campeonato Paulista.[3] He scored his first professional goal on 10 July 2013, netting his side's only in a 1–1 home draw against CRAC, for that year's Copa do Brasil.[4]

On 16 August 2013, after being definitely promoted to the main squad by manager Claudinei Oliveira, Leandrinho renewed his link with Santos until December 2017,[5] being also a regular during the campaign, appearing in 21 matches. He eventually lost his space in 2014, contributing with only eight league matches.

After appearing in even less matches in 2015, Leandrinho was about to go out on loan to Oeste on 3 June 2016, until December.[6] The move later fell through, after both parts failed to agree terms.

Rio Ave

On 8 July 2016, Leandrinho was transferred to Portuguese Primeira Liga club Rio Ave, with Santos retaining part ownership.[7]

Vitória FC

On 2 September 2019, Leandrinho signed a three-year contract with fellow top tier side Vitória FC.[8]

Mafra

On 17 June 2021, he returned to Portugal and signed with Mafra.[9] On 1 July 2023, Leandrinho's contract with Mafra expired and he was released.[10]

Al Jandal

On 10 July 2023, Leandrinho signed for Saudi First Division League side Al-Jandal.[11]

Personal life

Leandrinho is the brother of the footballer Léo Cordeiro.[12]

Career statistics
As of 4 March 2021[13]
Club Season League State League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Santos 2012 Série A 30————30
2013 210—31——241
2014 808020——180
2015 606040——160
2016 00002000—20
Subtotal 380140111——631
Rio Ave 2016–17 Primeira Liga 00—0000—00
2017–18 90—10—2[lower-alpha 1]0120
2018–19 110——2[lower-alpha 2]03[lower-alpha 1]0160
Subtotal 200—102050280
Vitória de Setúbal 2019–20 Primeira Liga 150—10—1[lower-alpha 1]0170
Avaí 2020 Série B 131————131
Career total 86114013120601212
  1. Appearance(s) in Taça da Liga
  2. Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League

Honours

Santos

References
  1. "Com golaço de Kim à la Neymar, Náutico bate o Santos nos Aflitos" [With Kim's great goal à la Neymar, Náutico defeats Santos in Aflitos] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 5 August 2012. Retrieved 28 January 2015.
  2. "Empolgado, Muricy aposta em 'xodó' Leandrinho: 'É o que eu mais acredito'" [Excited, Muricy bets in 'favourite' Leandrinho: 'Is the one that I believe more'] (in Portuguese). Lancenet. 12 August 2012. Retrieved 28 January 2015.
  3. "Santos FC faz novo 1 a 0 no São Paulo e conquista o Paulista Sub-20 depois de quatro anos" [Santos scores another 1–0 in São Paulo and achieves the Paulista under-20 after four years]. Santos' official website. 1 December 2012. Retrieved 28 January 2015.
  4. "Com Neymar na torcida, Santos é surpreendido pelo Crac na Vila" [With Neymar in the crowd, Santos is surprised by Crac at Vila] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 10 July 2013. Retrieved 28 January 2015.
  5. "Santos renova contratos de 'xodós' de Claudinei até dezembro de 2017" [Santos renew contracts of Claudinei's 'favourites' until December 2017] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 16 August 2013.
  6. "Santos libera, e Leandrinho deve ser emprestado ao Oeste na Série B" [Santos release, and Leandrinho may be loaned to Oeste in Série B] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 3 June 2016. Retrieved 5 June 2016.
  7. "Volante Leandrinho é negociado com o Rio Ave, de Portugal" [Defensive midfielder Leandrinho is negotiated with Rio Ave, from Portugal] (in Portuguese). Santos FC. 8 July 2016. Archived from the original on 21 September 2016. Retrieved 9 July 2016.
  8. "Leandrinho é reforço do Vitória FC" (Press release) (in Portuguese). Vitória de Setúbal. 2 September 2019.
  9. "LEANDRINHO É REFORÇO" (in Portuguese). Mafra. 17 June 2021. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
  10. "Obrigado!" [Thank you!]. CD Mafra (in Portuguese). 1 July 2023. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
  11. "المقاتل البرازيلي لياندرينهو يمثّل الجندل رسميآ في دوري يلو الموسم القادم".
  12. "OFICIAL: Gil Vicente contrata médio no Campeonato de Portugal". tvi24. June 6, 2019.
  13. Leandrinho at Soccerway. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
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