Leandro Mário Baldé Sanca (born 4 January 2000) is a Portuguese professional

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who plays as a winger for Chaves.

Club career

On 9 June 2020, Sanca signed a professional contract with

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until 2024. Sanca made his professional debut with Braga in a 4-0

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win over

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on 7 July 2020. On 30 August 2021, he signed a 3-year contract with

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in Italy and was at the same time loaned to

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for the 2021–22 season. Upon his return from loan, Sanca made his

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debut for Spezia on 31 August 2022 against

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. On 13 January 2023, he joined Famalicão on loan. On 14 August 2023, Sanca signed with Chaves.

Personal life

Born in Portugal, Sanca is of Bissau-Guinean descent.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Sanca, Leandro 2000 births Portuguese people of Bissau-Guinean descent Living people Footballers from Lisbon Portuguese men's footballers Men's association football wingers S.C. Braga players Académica de Coimbra (football) players Spezia Calcio players Casa Pia A.C. players F.C. Famalicão players G.D. Chaves players Primeira Liga players Liga Portugal 2 players Campeonato de Portugal (league) players Serie A players Portuguese expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Italy Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Italy