Leonardo Alves Chú Franco (born 6 April 2000), known as Léo Chú, is a Brazilian professional

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who plays as a winger for

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club

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Club career

Grêmio

Léo Chú was born in

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, and joined Grêmio's youth setup at the age of ten. On 5 February 2020, he renewed his contract until the end of 2024.

Ceará (loan)

On 10 February 2020, Léo Chú was loaned to fellow Série A side

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until the end of the season. He made his senior debut twelve days later, coming on as a second-half substitute for Wescley in a 1–0

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home win against

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. Léo Chú made his top tier debut occurred on 12 October 2020, as he started in a 2–1 home success over

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. He scored his first goal in the category on 25 November, netting the equalizer in a 1–1 home draw against

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2021 season

Back to Grêmio for the 2021 campaign, Léo Chú made his debut for the club on 14 March, starting in a 2–0

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away win against Esportivo. Late in the month, he scored the equalizer in a 2–2 draw at São Luiz-RS.

Seattle Sounders FC

On August 5, 2021, Léo Chú signed with

. He made his debut for the club on September 14, coming on as a substitute and providing an assist to

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's goal in stoppage time to win a

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semifinal against

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. Chú made his MLS debut on September 29 against the

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with another substitute appearance. He set a club record with four assists—all to Jordan Morris—in a 4–1 defeat of

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in March 2023.

Career statistics

Honours

Grêmio *

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Seattle Sounders FC *

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References

External links

Ceará profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Chu, Leo 2000 births Living people Footballers from Porto Alegre Brazilian men's footballers Men's association football forwards Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense players Ceará Sporting Club players Seattle Sounders FC players Major League Soccer players Brazilian expatriate men's footballers Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in the United States