Cláudio Luiz Rodrigues Parise Leonel (born 28 January 1997), commonly known as Claudinho, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as either an

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or a forward for

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club

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Club career

Early career

Born in São Vicente, São Paulo, Claudinho joined Santos' youth setup in 2003, aged six. In July 2015, after impressing with the under-17s, he signed a professional contract with

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, being initially assigned to the under-20 squad.

Corinthians

Claudinho was part of the squad that won the

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, despite never playing and only being an unused substitute. After losing the under-20s final from Flamengo in 2016

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, he made his professional debut on 19 March of that year, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 4–0 Campeonato Paulista routing of Linense at the

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Loans to Bragantino and Santo André

On 3 June 2016, Claudinho was loaned to Série B side

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for the remaining of the season. He contributed with 18 matches, as the club suffered relegation. Claudinho spent the

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on loan at

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, scoring four goals during the competition; his first came on 12 February, as he scored the second in a 2–0 away win against his parent club Corinthians.

Ponte Preta

On 18 May 2017, Claudinho signed a two-and-a-half-year contract with Ponte Preta in the top tier, with the club acquiring 50% of his federative rights. He made his debut in the category (and for the club) ten days later, replacing Lins in a 2–2 away draw against

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Loans to Red Bull Brasil and Oeste

On 9 January 2018, Claudinho was loaned to

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for the

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, where he featured regularly but scored just one goal. On 11 April, he moved to Oeste also in a temporary deal, but cut short his loan in August to return to Red Bull.

Red Bull Bragantino

On 24 April 2019, after Red Bull Brasil's merger with Bragantino to create

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, Claudinho's loan was renewed until the end of 2020. He became a key unit for the club during the

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, contributing with ten goals as the club achieved promotion as champions; in September, ''RB Bragantino'' bought the 50% of his federative rights belonging to Ponte Preta, and he signed a contract until 2023. Claudinho was also a regular starter in the 2020 season, and scored his first Série A goal on 9 August, netting a last-minute equalizer in a 1–1 away draw against former club Santos. The following 6 January, after impressing in the league, he further extended his deal until 2024.

Zenit

On 7 August 2021, after winning the gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics with

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, Russian club FC Zenit Saint Petersburg announced the signing of Claudinho from RB Bragantino. On 13 August 2021, he signed a five-year contract with Zenit. In his first season at Zenit Claudinho was elected the best player of the 2021/22 season of the Russian Championship by athletes who work in the Russian first division. He participated in 31 games, where he scored 10 goals and scored three assists. On 22 July 2022, Claudinho extended his contract with Zenit until 2027.

International career

On 17 June 2021, Claudinho was named in the Brazil squad for the

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Career statistics

Honours

Club

Corinthians * Campeonato Brasileiro Série A: 2015 Bragantino * Campeonato Brasileiro Série B:

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Zenit Saint Petersburg *

: 2021–22 *

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International

Brazil U23 * Summer Olympics:

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Individual

* ESPN Bola de Ouro Award Best Player:

*ESPN Bola de Prata Award Best Newcomer: 2020 *ESPN Bola de Prata Award Best Midfielder: 2020 * Brasileirão Best Player Award: 2020 *Brasileirão Best Newcomer: 2020 *Brasileirão Best Midfielder: 2020 * Campeonato Brasileiro Série A Top Scorer: 2020 (18 goals) *

best player (as chosen by the league): 2021–22

References

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