Leonardo Campos Duarte da Silva (born 17 July 1996), commonly known as Léo Duarte, is a Brazilian professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club İstanbul Başakşehir.

Career

Early career

Duarte spend most of his youth career at

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winning multiples competitions, the most important was the 2016

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, the top youth tournament in

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, being the team captain and lifting the trophy. He had a solid tournament, being praised and along with

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and

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, Duarte received has been praised as a player ready to be promoted to the professional team. Few weeks later all three players started training with the professional team.

Flamengo

On 5 March 2016, Duarte debuted as a starter in a 3–1 win over Bangu on a

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match. In this particular game Flamengo fielded several young players and reserves. Due to injuries and transfers throughout the 2016 season Duarte played in another eight matches, including seven in the

2016 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A The 2016 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A was the 60th season of the Série A, the top level of professional football in Brazil, and the 13th edition in a double round-robin since its establishment in 2003. The season began on 15 May 2016 and ended ...

and one appearance in

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, all matches as starter. His first

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match was on 14 May 2016 in a 1–0 win against

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. On 22 August 2018, Duarte extended his contract with Flamengo until December 2022.

AC Milan

On 27 July 2019, Brazilian press announced the agreement between

and

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in a €10 million transfer with a clause that could potentially rise to €11 million. On 7 August 2019, Duarte was officially announced as a Milan player on a five-year deal. He made his debut on 29 September 2019, in a 3–1

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defeat to

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İstanbul Başakşehir (loan)

On 11 January 2021, Duarte joined Turkish club İstanbul Başakşehir on loan until 30 June 2022. The deal includes the option to buy.

İstanbul Başakşehir

On 8 July 2022,

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announced the permanent signing of Duarte on a 4 year deal.

Personal life

On 23 September 2020, he tested positive for

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Career statistics

Honours

Flamengo *

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Individual

* Süper Lig Team of the Season:

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References

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1996 births Living people Footballers from São Paulo (state) Brazilian men's footballers Men's association football defenders Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players CR Flamengo footballers Serie A players Süper Lig players AC Milan players İstanbul Başakşehir F.K. players Brazilian expatriate men's footballers Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Italy Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Turkey Expatriate men's footballers in Italy Expatriate men's footballers in Turkey People from Mococa {{Brazil-footy-defender-1990s-stub