Leonardo Daniel Ulineia Buta (born 5 June 2002) is a Portuguese professional

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who plays as a left-back or winger for Italian side Udinese.

Club career

Having grown through the youth ranks and reserve team of

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, Leonardo Buta made his professional debut for the club on the 12 February 2022, replacing Bruno Rodrigues at the 56th minute of a 2–1 home

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win against

Paços de Ferreira Paços de Ferreira () is a city in the Porto District, in the north of Portugal. The population of the city in 2011 was 7491, while its municipality had 56,340 inhabitants, in an area of 70.99 km². Sometimes referred to as the ''Capital do ...

. On 5 June 2022, Buta signed a five-year contract with Udinese in Italy. On 18 July, Udinese sent Buta on a season-long loan to Primeira Liga side Gil Vicente.

International career

Buta is a youth international for Portugal, playing with the under-17 during the 2018–19 season.

Personal life

Born in a family of Angolan descent, Leonardo is the younger brother of professional footballer

Aurélio Buta Aurélio Gabriel Ulineia Buta (born 10 February 1997) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Bundesliga club Eintracht Frankfurt. Club career On 6 August 2016, Buta made his professional debut with Benfica B in a ...

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Buta, Leonardo 2002 births Living people People from Anadia, Portugal Footballers from Aveiro District Portuguese men's footballers Portuguese sportspeople of Angolan descent Black Portuguese sportspeople Portugal men's youth international footballers Portugal men's under-21 international footballers Men's association football fullbacks S.C. Braga B players S.C. Braga players Udinese Calcio players Gil Vicente F.C. players Campeonato de Portugal (league) players Liga 3 (Portugal) players Primeira Liga players Serie A players Portuguese expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Italy Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Italy