Leandro (footballer, born 1993)

Weverson Leandro Oliveira Moura (born 12 May 1993), more commonly known as Leandro, is a Brazilian footballer who last plays as a winger or a forward. He last played for J1 League club FC Tokyo.

Leandro
Personal information
Full name Weverson Leandro Oliveira Moura[1]
Date of birth (1993-05-12) 12 May 1993
Place of birth Brasília, Brazil
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[2]
Position(s) Winger, forward
Youth career
2007 Guará-DF
2008 CFZ de Brasília
2008–2010 Gama
2010–2011 Grêmio
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2013 Grêmio 44 (8)
2013Palmeiras (loan) 30 (13)
2014–2018 Palmeiras 20 (1)
2015Santos (loan) 14 (1)
2016Coritiba (loan) 25 (5)
2017Kashima Antlers (loan) 23 (11)
2018–2019 Kashima Antlers 27 (2)
2020FC Tokyo (loan) 26 (9)
2021–2023 FC Tokyo 44 (12)
International career
2011 Brazil U23 1 (0)
2013 Brazil U20 2 (0)
2013 Brazil 1 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 November 2022
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 4 October 2015

Club career

Born in Brasília, Distrito Federal, Leandro joined Grêmio's youth setup in May 2010, after impressing with Gama.[3] He was promoted to the main squad in January of the following year, he made his senior debut on 20 February 2011, coming on as a late substitute for Fábio Rochemback and scoring the last in a 5–0 home routing of Ypiranga.[4]

Leandro signed a five-year deal with Tricolor immediately after his 18th birthday,[5] and made his Série A debut on 22 May, starting in a 1–2 home loss against Corinthians.[6] On 3 August he scored his first top flight goal, netting the first in a 2–2 draw against Atlético Mineiro also at the Estádio Olímpico Monumental.[7]

On 14 February 2013 Leandro signed a one-year loan deal with Palmeiras, along with Vilson and Léo Gago and with Hernán Barcos moving in the opposite way.[8] He made his debut for the club seven days later, scoring the game's in a home success over União Barbarense.

Leandro scored 13 league goals in 30 appearances, helping Verdão return to the main category at first attempt. On 10 January 2014, he signed a four-year permanent deal with the club, for a 5 million fee.[9]

On 3 August 2015 Leandro was loaned to Santos, until December.[10]

On 2 February 2016 Leandro was loaned to Coritiba.

In 2017 Leandro was loaned to Kashima Antlers.[11]

International career

Leandro has represented Brazil in the 2011 Pan American Games, and also featured with the under-20s in 2013 South American Youth Football Championship. On 2 April 2013, Leandro was called up by Felipão for the main squad to play a friendly against Bolivia;[12] he made his full international debut four days later, replacing Ronaldinho Gaúcho and scoring the last in a 4–0 away win.[13]

Career statistics

Club

As of 5 November 2022[14][15]
Club Season League Cup League Cup Continental State League Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Grêmio 2011 Série A 2210020127368
2012 227403090387
2013 0000002020
Total 448400050237007615
Palmeiras 2013 Série B 301310001164219
2014 Série A 18161101343
2015 20200040
Total 5014910000217008022
Santos 2015 Série A 14100141
Coritiba 2016 Série A 255324[lower-alpha 1]11323[lower-alpha 2]24812
Kashima Antlers 2017 J1 League 2311101[lower-alpha 3]0500[lower-alpha 4]03011
2018 50100[lower-alpha 3]0112[lower-alpha 5]091
2019 222112[lower-alpha 3]0253
Total 501331306100206415
FC Tokyo 2020 J1 League 2693[lower-alpha 3]3823714
2021 227107[lower-alpha 3]2309
2022 205110[lower-alpha 3]0216
Total 6821211058200008829
Career total 2506221513525457165236994
  1. All appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana
  2. All appearance(s) in Primeira Liga
  3. All appearance(s) in J.League Cup
  4. All appearance(s) in Japanese Super Cup
  5. All appearance(s) in FIFA Club World Cup

International

As of 6 April 2013[16]
Brazil
YearAppsGoals
201311
Total11

International goals

Scores and results list Brazil's goal tally first.[16]
NoDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.6 April 2013Estadio Ramón Tahuichi Aguilera, Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia Bolivia4–04–0Friendly

Honours

Club

Palmeiras

Kashima Antlers

FC Tokyo

International

Brazil U20

Individual

References

  1. "FIFA Club World Cup UAE 2018: List of Players: Kashima Antlers" (PDF). FIFA. 6 December 2018. p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 December 2018.
  2. "Leandro" (in Japanese). FC Tokyo. Retrieved 22 September 2022.
  3. "'Neymarzinho', Leandro tem ascensão meteórica no Grêmio" ["Neymarzinho", Leandro has a meteoric rise at Grêmio] (in Portuguese). Lance!. 5 April 2011. Retrieved 4 August 2015.
  4. "Domingão de passeio: Grêmio goleia e vai às semifinais do Gaúcho" [Sunday ride: Grêmio thrashes and goes to the semifinals of Gaúcho] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 20 February 2011. Retrieved 4 August 2015.
  5. "Aniversariante, Leandro ganhará R$ 12 mil mensais no Grêmio" [Birthday boy, Leandro will earn R$ 12 thousand per month at Grêmio] (in Portuguese). Zero Hora. 12 May 2011. Retrieved 4 August 2015.
  6. "Liedson acaba com jejum, e Timão bate Grêmio de virada no Olímpico" [Liedson ends drought, and Timão defeats Grêmio with a comeback at Olímpico] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 22 May 2011. Retrieved 4 August 2015.
  7. "Sob pressão, Grêmio e Atlético-MG empatam no Olímpico" [Under pressure, Grêmio and Atlético-MG draw at Olímpico] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 22 May 2011. Retrieved 4 August 2015.
  8. "Palmeiras acerta com atacante Leandro, ex-Grêmio" [Palmeiras signs with forward Leandro, ex-Grêmio] (in Portuguese). Fox Sports. 14 February 2013. Retrieved 4 August 2015.
  9. "Palmeiras sacramenta acerto com Leandro por quatro temporadas" [Palmeiras seals Leandro move for four seasons] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 10 January 2014. Retrieved 4 August 2015.
  10. "Atacante Leandro reforça o Peixe na temporada" [Forward Leandro bolsters Peixe through the season] (in Portuguese). Santos' official website. 3 August 2015. Retrieved 4 August 2015.
  11. レアンドロ選手が期限付き移籍で加入 (in Japanese). Kashima Antlers' official website. 12 January 2017. Retrieved 12 January 2017.
  12. "Pato é convocado e volta à seleção após oito meses após oito meses para duelo contra a Bolívia" [Pato is called up and returns to the national team after eight months for a duel against Bolivia] (in Portuguese). UOL Esporte. 2 April 2013. Retrieved 4 August 2015.
  13. "Brasil aproveita rival fácil e bate Bolívia no fim da 'seca' de Neymar e Felipão" [Brazil takes advantage of easy rival and defeats Bolivia in the end of 'drought' from Neymar and Felipão] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 6 April 2013. Retrieved 4 August 2015.
  14. Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, "J1&J2&J3選手名鑑ハンディ版 2018 (NSK MOOK)", 7 February 2018, Japan, ISBN 978-4905411529 (p. 18 out of 289)
  15. Leandro at Soccerway. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
  16. "Leandro". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 4 August 2015.
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