Leonardo Natel Vieira (born 14 March 1997), mainly known as Léo Natel, is a
Brazilian professional
footballer
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who plays as a
winger for
Melbourne City, on loan from
Corinthians
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.
Club career
Born in
Porto Alegre
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, Natel started his youth career with the academy of Portuguese club
Benfica. In July 2016, he was loaned out to the academy of Brazilian club
São Paulo
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. At the end of the 2016 season, he was voted as the best player of the under-20 league. On 14 March 2017, he was called to the senior team by manager
Rogério Ceni
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He is considered one of the all-time greatest Brazilian goalkeepers and is recognised by the Inter ...
for a
Copa do Brasil
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match against the
ABC
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. On 27 May, he signed permanently with São Paulo for a fee of €135,000. On 4 June, he made his first team debut in a 1–0 defeat against
Ponte Preta and played in the
right wing
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position.
On 9 December 2017, Natel was loaned out to
Fortaleza
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for the 2018 season. On 2 May 2018, his contract with Fortaleza was terminated. At the end of the month, he moved abroad and joined Cypriot club
APOEL
APOEL FC ( el, ΑΠΟΕΛ; short for Αθλητικός Ποδοσφαιρικός Όμιλος Ελλήνων Λευκωσίας, ''Athletikos Podosferikos Omilos Ellinon Lefkosias'', literally "Athletic Football Club of Greeks of Nicosia") ...
on a season long loan deal.
Career statistics
References
External links
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1997 births
Living people
Footballers from Porto Alegre
Brazilian men's footballers
Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players
São Paulo FC players
Fortaleza Esporte Clube players
APOEL FC players
Melbourne City FC players
Cypriot First Division players
Expatriate men's footballers in Cyprus
Brazilian expatriate men's footballers
Men's association football forwards