Leandro Almeida da Silva (born 14 March 1987), or simply Leandro Almeida, is a Brazilian

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby le ...

who plays as a

central defender In the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield position whose primary role is to stop attacks during the game and prevent the opposition from scoring. Centre-backs are usually positioned in pairs, with one full-back on either s ...

for Xagħra United.

Career

Almeida made his professional debut for Atlético Mineiro in a 1–1 home draw against

Atlético-PR Club Athletico Paranaense (commonly known as Athletico and formerly known as Atlético Paranaense) is a Brazilian football team from the city of Curitiba, capital city of the Brazilian state of Paraná, founded on March 26, 1924. The team ...

in the Campeonato Brasileiro on 2 June 2006 and scored his first professional goal for Atlético Mineiro in a 1–2 away defeat to

Figueirense Figueirense Futebol Clube, commonly referred to as Figueirense, is a Brazilian professional club based in Florianópolis, Santa Catarina founded on 12 June 1921. It competes in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série C, the third tier of Brazilian ...

in the Campeonato Brasileiro on 8 September 2007. On 24 June 2009 Leandro Almeida transferred to

Dynamo Kyiv Football Club Dynamo Kyiv (, ) is a Ukrainian professional Association football, football club based in Kyiv. Founded in 1927 as a Kyivan football team of republican branch of the bigger Soviet Union, Soviet Dynamo Sports Club, Dynamo Sports Soc ...

Honours

;Atlético Mineiro *

Campeonato Mineiro Campeonato Mineiro is the state football league of the state of Minas Gerais and is controlled by the Minas Gerais Football Federation FMF (Federação Mineira de Futebol). The history of Campeonato Mineiro can be divided into two parts: befor ...

: 2007 ;Coritiba *

Campeonato Paranaense Campeonato Paranaense, which has been contested since 1915, is the top-flight football league of the state of Paraná, Brazil. Format The format has changed in 2014. 12 teams are together in a single group. They play against each other once, ...

: 2013 ;Hibernians * Maltese Premier League: 2022

References

External links

Leandro Almeida
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atletico.com.br

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* 1987 births Living people Brazilian men's footballers Brazilian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Ukraine Clube Atlético Mineiro players FC Dynamo Kyiv players Coritiba Foot Ball Club players SE Palmeiras players Sport Club Internacional players Figueirense FC players Londrina Esporte Clube players Paraná Clube players Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players Ukrainian Premier League players Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Ukraine Men's association football defenders Footballers from Belo Horizonte {{Brazil-footy-defender-1980s-stub