Leandro Carrijó Silva (born September 3, 1985) is a Brazilian professional

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who plays as a striker.

Club career

Atlético Mineiro

He made his professional debut for

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in a 1-1 home draw against

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in the Campeonato Brasileiro on June 2, 2007, as a 64th-minute substitute for Éder Luís

He scored his first professional goal for

in a 4-1 home win over América Futebol Clube (RN), América-RN in the Campeonato Brasileiro on July 19, 2007

South China

He joined South China AA, South China in August 2009 and was also registered to play for them in the

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. He scored against

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in the 4-5 away defeat and then scored the winner in the 1-0 home game to put South China through to the semi-finals. But he failed to score against

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in both legs of the semi-final and South China lost the tie 1-3.

TSW Pegasus

He joined TSW Pegasus on loan from South China in January 2011. He was registered as one of the three foreign players of the club in the

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. On 13 April 2011, he scored 4 times as TSW Pegasus beat

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, Carrijo becomes the leading goalscorer in the

with seven goals.

Return to Brazil

In 2013 Carrijó returned to Brazil for Rio Verde-GO. He was released after the end of

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. He joined Mexican club

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.Mexican league official site
He played 11 times and scored 5 goals in 2013–14 Apertura season. He also scored once in 3 games of Apertura 2013 Copa MX.

Honours

Club

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: *

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: * Minas Gerais State League: 2007

Career statistics

South China

''As of 27 March 2012''

TSW Pegasus

''As of 16 April 2012''

References

External links

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Carrijo Silva, Leandro 1985 births Living people Brazilian men's footballers Clube Atlético Mineiro players Associação Portuguesa de Desportos players Brazilian expatriate men's footballers Hong Kong First Division League players Expatriate men's footballers in Mexico Expatriate men's footballers in Hong Kong South China AA players Bangu Atlético Clube players Celaya F.C. footballers FC Juárez footballers El Paso Locomotive FC players People from Uberaba Men's association football forwards Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Hong Kong Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Mexico Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in the United States USL Championship players Footballers from Minas Gerais