Leonardo (footballer, born September 1986)

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.

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Rodrigues and the second or paternal family name is Pereira.
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]
Position(s) Attacking midfielder, winger
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 (1)
International career
2004–2006 Brazil U17 5 (3)
2006 Brazil U20 13 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 December 2020

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 two daughters. Leonardo, who moved to Greece at the age of 18, speaks fluent Greek.

Career statistics

Club
As of 31 December 2020.[4]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Thrasyvoulos 2005–06 Beta Ethniki 231010––2410
2006–07 26621––287
Total 49163100005217
Levadiakos 2007–08 Superleague Greece 27610––286
2008–09 271010––2810
Total 54162000005616
AEK Athens 2009–10 Superleague Greece 2951070–375
2010–11 2652170–356
2011–12 32101073–4013
Total 8720412130011224
Jeonbuk Hyundai 2012 K League Classic 1751000–185
2013 3774270–489
2014 3663082–478
2015 371020102–4912
2016 34123214102[lower-alpha 1]05324
Total 1614013439142021558
Al Jazira 2016–17 UAE Pro League 1460000–146
2018–19 251200––2512
Total 39180000003918
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
Career total 431121256601720519145
  1. Appearances in FIFA Club World Cup

Honours

AEK Athens

Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors

Al Jazira Club

Individual

References
  1. "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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