Leandro Donizete Gonçalves da Silva (born 18 May 1982) is a former Brazilian

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who played as a defensive midfielder.

Club career

Ferroviária

Born in Araraquara, São Paulo, Donizete started his career in hometown club Ferroviária, making his senior debut in 2003. He subsequently became an undisputed starter for the side, helping in their promotion from Campeonato Paulista Série B1 in 2004 and in their

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title in 2006. Donizete left Ferroviária in the end of the 2007 season, with 141 matches and eight goals.

Coritiba

In January 2008, Donizete signed for Série A club Coritiba. He made his debut for the club on 13 February, starting in a 0–0

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away draw against Tuna Luso. Donizete scored his first goal for ''Coxa'' on 17 February 2008, netting the game's only in a home success over Cianorte for the

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championship. He made his debut in the main category of Brazilian football on 1 June, coming on as a half-time substitute in a 1–1 home draw against Cruzeiro. Donizete soon established himself as a first-choice, and completed his 100th match for the club on 28 February 2010 in a 4–1 home routing of Nacional-PR. The following 29 January, he signed a new three-year contract. Donizete's 150th match came on 10 April 2011, in a 1–0 home win against Corinthians-PR.

Atlético Mineiro

On 14 December 2011, Donizete signed a three-year deal with Atlético Mineiro, also in the first division; Coritiba also retained 70% of his federative rights and

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moved to the opposite direction on loan. He made his debut for the club the following 29 January, starting in a 2–0

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home win against

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. Donizete immediately became a regular starter at ''Galo'', being an important defensive unit during the club's

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winning campaign. On 9 December 2014, he renewed his contract for two further years. Donizete scored his first Série A goal on 19 June 2016, netting the first in a 3–0 home win against Ponte Preta; he also assisted

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in the last goal. He ended his spell at the club with 231 matches and four goals.

Santos

On 28 December 2016, Donizete agreed to a three-year contract with fellow top tier club Santos after the expiration of his contract with Atlético. He made his debut for the club on 12 February, starting in the place of injured

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in a 3–2

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away win against Red Bull Brasil. On 11 April 2018, after being rarely used, Donizete was loaned to fellow top tier club

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until December. After a knee injury, América decided to renew his loan until the end of his treatment.

Career statistics

Honours

Club

;Ferroviária *

: 2006 ;Coritiba *

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: 2008, 2010, 2011 ;Atlético Mineiro *

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Individual

Team of the year:

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Donizete, Leandro 1982 births Living people Footballers from Araraquara Brazilian men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players Campeonato Brasileiro Série B players Associação Ferroviária de Esportes players Coritiba Foot Ball Club players Clube Atlético Mineiro players Copa Libertadores-winning players Santos FC players América Futebol Clube (MG) players