Leonardo Cordeiro de Lima Silva (born 27 September 1995), known as just Léo Cordeiro, is a Brazilian professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club

Estrela da Amadora Club Football Estrela da Amadora (), sometimes just Estrela, is a Portuguese sports club (predominantly football) based in Amadora, northwest of Lisbon. It's the successor of Clube de Futebol Estrela da Amadora, founded in 1932 and extinct in ...

Professional career

On 6 June 2019, Cordeiro signed a professional contract with

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. Cordeiro made his professional debut with Gil Vicente in a 1-1

tie with

S.C. Braga Sporting Clube de Braga () (), commonly known as Sporting de Braga or just Braga, is a Portuguese sports club from the city of Braga. It is best known for the professional football team playing in the Primeira Liga, the top flight of Portuguese f ...

on 25 August 2019. On 2 August 2022, Cordeiro signed with

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. On 7 July 2023, recently-promoted to Primeira Liga side

announced the signing of Cordeiro.

Personal life

Cordeiro is the brother of the footballer Leandrinho.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Cordeiro, Léo 1995 births Living people Brazilian men's footballers Men's association football fullbacks Rio Claro Futebol Clube players Esporte Clube Água Santa players Clube Atlético Tricordiano players S.C. Espinho players Gil Vicente F.C. players U.D. Vilafranquense players C.D. Mafra players C.F. Estrela da Amadora players Liga Portugal 2 players Primeira Liga players Campeonato de Portugal (league) players Brazilian expatriate men's footballers Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal People from Espinosa, Minas Gerais Footballers from Minas Gerais