Weverson Leandro Oliveira Moura (born 12 May 1993), more commonly known as Leandro, is a Brazilian

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who plays for Japanese club

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as a winger or a

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Club career

Born in

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, Distrito Federal, Leandro joined Grêmio's youth setup in May 2010, after impressing with Gama. 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. Leandro signed a five-year deal with ''Tricolor'' immediately after his 18th birthday, and made his Série A debut on 22 May, starting in a 1–2 home loss against

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. 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. On 14 February 2013 Leandro signed a one-year loan deal with

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, along with Vilson and Léo Gago and with

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moving in the opposite way. 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

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5 million fee. On 3 August 2015 Leandro was loaned to Santos, until December. On 2 February 2016 Leandro was loaned to Coritiba. In 2017 Leandro was loaned to

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International career

Leandro has represented

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in the

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, and also featured with the under-20s in

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. On 2 April 2013, Leandro was called up by Felipão for the main squad to play a

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against

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; he made his full international debut four days later, replacing

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and scoring the last in a 4–0 away win.

Career statistics

Club

International

International goals

:''Scores and results list Brazil's goal tally first.''

Honours

Club

Palmeiras *

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Kashima Antlers *

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* Japanese Super Cup:

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FC Tokyo * J.League Cup:

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International

;Brazil U20 * Toulon Tournament:

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Individual

* J.League Cup MVP:

References

External links

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