Luiz Leandro Abreu de Lima (born 9 November 1985), known as Leandro Lima or Leandrinho, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays for Paysandu Sport Club as a winger.

Club career

Lima was born in

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. After making his professional debut with Associação Desportiva São Caetano, he went on to represent Brazil at both the

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and the

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, helping the national side to the conquest of the latter tournament. In July 2007, Lima signed a five-year contract with Portugal's

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. He struggled heavily in his first season and, furthermore, was later involved in a false documentation incident after it was revealed that he had not been born on 19 December 1987, as initially registered (he was also "named" Luis Leandro Abreu de Lima in the initial procedures). Lima spent the entire 2008–09 campaign on loan to fellow

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club Vitória de Setúbal, helping the '' sadinos'' barely avoid relegation. On 17 July 2009 he was once again loaned, returning to Brazil with Cruzeiro Esporte Clube. In late April 2010, after Cruzeiro were eliminated from the

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by fellow Brazilians

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, Lima was released alongside eight teammates. In late August he returned to Portugal, agreeing to a two-year deal at U.D. Leiria. Lima returned to Brazil on 7 July 2011, joining Série A team Avaí FC. After appearing in only nine matches and suffering relegation, he was released. Lima signed with

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's Daegu FC on 19 January 2012, leaving at the end of the season but returning shortly after. In 2014, after being relegated, he moved to fellow league club Jeonnam Dragons.

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* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Lima, Leandro 1985 births Living people Footballers from Fortaleza Brazilian men's footballers Men's association football wingers Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players Campeonato Brasileiro Série B players Campeonato Brasileiro Série C players Associação Desportiva São Caetano players Cruzeiro Esporte Clube players Avaí FC players Santa Cruz Futebol Clube players Fortaleza Esporte Clube players Esporte Clube Juventude players Paysandu Sport Club players Primeira Liga players FC Porto players Vitória F.C. players U.D. Leiria players K League 1 players Daegu FC players Jeonnam Dragons players Brazil men's youth international footballers Brazil men's under-20 international footballers Brazilian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal Expatriate men's footballers in South Korea Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in South Korea