Leonardo_José_Aparecido_Moura
Leonardo (footballer, born March 1986)
Brazilian footballer
Leonardo José Aparecido Moura (born 9 March 1986), simply known as Leonardo, is a Brazilian retired professional footballer who played as a central defender.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Leonardo José Aparecido Moura | ||
| Date of birth | (1986-03-09) 9 March 1986 (age 38) | ||
| 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 | |||
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]
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.
| Club | Season | League | State League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Santos | 2004 | Série A | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | — | 13 | 0 | |
| 2005 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | — | 13 | 0 | |||
| Total | 13 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 | ||
| Shakhtar Donetsk | 2005–06 | Ukrainian Premier League | 6 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 0 | |||
| 2006–07 | 10 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 4] | 0 | 16 | 0 | |||
| 2009–10 | — | — | 2 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||||||
| Total | 16 | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 0 | |||
| Santos | 2007 | Série A | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | 1[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | — | 9 | 0 | ||
| São Caetano | 2008 | Série B | 11 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | — | — | 17 | 0 | |||
| Vasco da Gama | 2009 | Série B | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 | ||
| Grêmio Barueri | 2010 | Série A | 20 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | — | 30 | 0 | |
| Avaí | 2011 | Série A | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 0 | ||
| Atlético Goianiense | 2011 | Série A | 14 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 14 | 1 | ||||
| 2012 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | 6 | 0 | |||||
| 2013 | Série B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 16 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 1 | ||
| Criciúma | 2013 | Série A | 15 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | — | 17 | 1 | ||
| Ponte Preta | 2014 | Série B | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Bragantino | 2014 | Série B | 9 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 0 | |||
| Ituano | 2015 | Paulista | — | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | |||
| Santos | 2015 | Série A | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||
| Santa Cruz | 2016 | Série A | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | 10 | 0 | |
| Paraná | 2016 | Série B | 5 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | |||
| Santo André | 2017 | Paulista | — | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 2 | |||
| Levadiakos | 2017–18 | Superleague Greece | 20 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | 21 | 1 | |||
| Career total | 131 | 3 | 59 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 230 | 5 | ||
- Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana
- Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores
- Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League
- Appearance(s) in Ukrainian Super Cup
Santos
Shakhtar Donetsk
Atlético Goianiense
- Campeonato Goiano: 2011, 2013
Brazil U17
- "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.
- "Another Brazilian Champion in Shakhtar". Shakhtar's official website. 22 July 2005. Retrieved 19 June 2007.
- "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.
- "Leonardo moved to Brazil". Shakhtar's official website. 19 February 2007. Retrieved 19 June 2009.
- "Leonardo joins São Caetano on loan basis". Shakhtar's official website. 25 March 2008. Retrieved 19 June 2009.
- "Leonardo joins Vasco da Gama on loan". Shakhtar's official website. 9 February 2009. Retrieved 19 June 2009.
- "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.
- "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.
- "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.
- "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.
- "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.
- "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.
- "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.
- "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.
- "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.
- "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.
- Λεβαδειακός: Τέλος ο Σανίνο από τον πάγκο των Βοιωτών, sport24.gr, 21 January 2019
- "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.
- Leonardo | First team; Shakhtar's official website. Retrieved on 14 May 2015
- Official website (in Portuguese)
- Leonardo at Soccerway