Leonardo (footballer, born March 1986)

Leonardo José Aparecido Moura (born 9 March 1986), simply known as Leonardo, is a Brazilian retired footballer who played as a central defender.

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Aparecido and the second or paternal family name is Moura.
Leonardo
Personal information
Full name Leonardo José Aparecido Moura
Date of birth (1986-03-09) 9 March 1986
Place of birth Guarulhos, Brazil
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Centre back
Youth career
1998–2003 Santos
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2005 Santos 18 (0)
2005–2012 Shakhtar Donetsk 16 (0)
2007 → Santos (loan) 8 (0)
2008 → São Caetano (loan) 11 (0)
2009 → Vasco da Gama (loan) 5 (0)
2010 → Grêmio Prudente (loan) 28 (0)
2011 → Avaí (loan) 7 (0)
2011 → Atlético Goianiense (loan) 14 (1)
2012–2013 Atlético Goianiense 6 (0)
2013 Criciúma 15 (1)
2014 Ponte Preta 1 (0)
2014 Bragantino 9 (0)
2015 Ituano 5 (0)
2015 Santos 3 (0)
2016 Mersin İdmanyurdu 0 (0)
2016 Santa Cruz 5 (0)
2016 Paraná 5 (0)
2017 Santo André 14 (2)
2017–2019 Levadiakos 20 (1)
International career
2002–2003 Brazil U17 5 (3)
2005 Brazil U20 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

Leonardo was born in Guarulhos, São Paulo, and joined Santos' youth setup in 1998, aged 12. He was promoted to the main squad in 2004, and made his first team – and Série A – debut on 16 October, starting in a 4–0 home win against Ponte Preta.[1]

On 22 July 2005 Leonardo signed a five-year contract with Shakhtar Donetsk, for a $1.8 million fee.[2] Despite being regularly used, mainly in the 2006–07 campaign, he was shown the door by the club due to the new rules of the league.[3]

Leonardo was loaned to Santos in February 2007,[4] but after struggling with fitness, moved to São Caetano in March 2008 also in a temporary deal.[5] He was more utilized during his spell at the latter,

On 9 February 2009 Leonardo was again loaned, this time to Vasco da Gama.[6] On 18 June, after appearing rarely with the side, he returned to Shakhtar, being used only as a backup during the season.[7]

Leonardo was subsequently loaned to Grêmio Prudente,[8] Avaí[9] and Atlético Goianiense, signing permanently with the latter in 2012.[10]

On 18 June 2013 Leonardo joined Criciúma,[11] He subsequently represented Ponte Preta,[12] Bragantino[13] and Ituano,[14] all in his native state.

On 15 May 2015 Leonardo returned to Santos, signing until the end of 2016.[15] On 6 January of the following year, after being rarely used, he rescinded his link,[16] and joined Mersin İdmanyurdu a day later.

After only one league game in the 2018/19 season, Leonardos contract was terminated by mutual consent.[17]

International career

After representing Brazil in the under-17 and under-20 levels, Leonardo was called up to the main squad by manager Carlos Alberto Parreira on 18 April 2005, for a friendly against Guatemala.[18] However, he did not play the match.

Career statistics
As of 6 May 2018[19][20]
Club Season League State League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Santos 2004 Série A 10000003[lower-alpha 1]0—130
2005 3050005[lower-alpha 2]0—130
Subtotal 13050008000260
Shakhtar Donetsk 2005–06 Ukrainian Premier League 60—10——70
2006–07 100—401[lower-alpha 3]01[lower-alpha 4]0160
2009–10 ——20——20
Subtotal 160—701010250
Santos 2007 Série A 1070—1[lower-alpha 2]0—90
São Caetano 2008 Série B 110—60——170
Vasco da Gama 2009 Série B 104010——60
Grêmio Barueri 2010 Série A 20080002[lower-alpha 1]0—300
Avaí 2011 Série A 007020——90
Atlético Goianiense 2011 Série A 141————141
2012 2040———60
2013 Série B 000000——00
Subtotal 16140000000201
Criciúma 2013 Série A 151—002[lower-alpha 1]0—171
Ponte Preta 2014 Série B 10—00——10
Bragantino 2014 Série B 90—20——110
Ituano 2015 Paulista —5000——50
Santos 2015 Série A 30—00——30
Santa Cruz 2016 Série A 005000—50100
Paraná 2016 Série B 50—00——50
Santo André 2017 Paulista —14210——152
Levadiakos 2017–18 Superleague Greece 201—10——211
Career total 1313592200140602305
  1. All appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana
  2. All appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores
  3. All appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League
  4. All appearance(s) in Ukrainian Super Cup

Honours

Club
Santos
Shakhtar Donetsk
Atlético Goianiense

International
Brazil U17

References
  1. "Santos goleia e volta a liderar o Brasileiro" [Santos thrashes and leads Brasileiro again] (in Portuguese). UOL Esporte. 16 October 2004. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
  2. "Another Brazilian Champion in Shakhtar". Shakhtar's official website. 22 July 2005. Retrieved 19 June 2007.
  3. "Campeão pelo Peixe recorda ida para a Ucrânia: 'Matei um sonho por outro'" [Champion with Peixe remembers going to Ukraine: 'I killed a dream for another'] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 20 January 2014. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
  4. "Leonardo moved to Brazil". Shakhtar's official website. 19 February 2007. Retrieved 19 June 2009.
  5. "Leonardo joins São Caetano on loan basis". Shakhtar's official website. 25 March 2008. Retrieved 19 June 2009.
  6. "Leonardo joins Vasco da Gama on loan". Shakhtar's official website. 9 February 2009. Retrieved 19 June 2009.
  7. "Leonardo deixa o Vasco e retorna ao Shakhtar Donetsk" [Leonardo leaves Vasco and returns to Shakhtar Donetsk] (in Portuguese). O Estado de S. Paulo. 18 June 2009. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
  8. "Após técnico, Prudente apresenta ex-beque de Santos e Vasco" [After manager, Prudente presents former Santos and Vasco stopper] (in Portuguese). Futebol Interior. 9 March 2010. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
  9. "Leonardo, ex-zagueiro do Grêmio Prudente, acerta com Avaí" [Leonardo, former Prudente stopper, signs with Avaí] (in Portuguese). Placar. 26 January 2011. Archived from the original on 18 May 2015. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
  10. "Atlético-GO acerta permanência do zagueiro Leonardo para 2012" [Atlético-GO confirms permanence of stopper Leonardo for 2012] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 8 January 2012. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
  11. "Diretoria do Criciúma anuncia o zagueiro Leonardo, do Atlético-GO" [Criciúma's board announces stopper Leonardo, from Atlético-GO] (in Portuguese). Placar. 18 June 2013. Archived from the original on 18 May 2015. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
  12. "Zagueiro Leonardo deixa o Criciúma e acerta com a Ponte Preta" [Stopper Leonardo leaves Criciúma and signs with Ponte Preta] (in Portuguese). Terra. 24 January 2014. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
  13. "Bragantino acerta contratação do zagueiro Leonardo, da Ponte Preta" [Bragantino completes signing of stopper Leonardo, from Ponte Preta] (in Portuguese). IG. 7 August 2014. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
  14. "Misael e Leonardo são os novos reforços do Ituano para 2015" [Misael and Leonardo are the new additions of Ituano for 2015] (in Portuguese). Itu. 16 December 2014. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
  15. "Zagueiro Leonardo está de volta à Vila Belmiro" [Stopper Leonardo is back to Vila Belmiro] (in Portuguese). Santos' official website. 15 May 2015. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
  16. "Pouco utilizados, Ledesma e Leonardo rescindem com o Santos" [Rarely used, Ledesma and Leonardo rescind with Santos] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 6 January 2016. Retrieved 7 January 2016.
  17. Λεβαδειακός: Τέλος ο Σανίνο από τον πάγκο των Βοιωτών, sport24.gr, 21 January 2019
  18. "Grafite e Romário são convocados por Parreira" [Grafite and Romário are called up by Parreira] (in Portuguese). Terra. 18 April 2005. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
  19. Leonardo at Soccerway. Retrieved 14 May 2015.
  20. Leonardo | First team; Shakhtar's official website. Retrieved on 14 May 2015
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