Leonardo "Léo" de Souza Sena (born 31 December 1995) is a Brazilian professional

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who currently plays for

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in the

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Club career

Léo Sena was born in

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, and represented

, Paraná, Clube Atlético Diadema and

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as a youth, before joining

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in 2015. Promoted to the main squad ahead of the 2016 season, he made his senior debut on 14 February of that year by coming on as a second-half substitute for Carlos Eduardo in a 2–2

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home draw against

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. Léo Sena scored his first senior goal on 8 May 2016, netting the opener in a 1–1 home draw against

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, for the state league's final; his side went on to win the competition on

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. He made his Série B debut for the club five days later, starting in a 1–0 away win against

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. On 13 August 2016, Léo Sena renewed his contract with the club until the end of 2019. During the 2018 campaign, he contributed with 13 appearances as his side achieved promotion to Série A. On 2 June 2020, Goiás announced that they had reached an agreement with Atlético Mineiro for the transfer of Léo Sena for a R$ 4 million fee. Four months later, he joined Spezia in the Italian

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on a

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-long loan with the option to buy. On 2 June 2021, Sena signed a three-year contract with Spezia for €1,250,000. In July 2023, Sena joined Bulgarian club

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on a three-year contract.

Career statistics

Honours

Goiás *

: 2016, 2017, 2018 Atlético Mineiro *

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Sena, Leo 1995 births Living people Brazilian men's footballers Brazilian expatriate men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Footballers from São Paulo Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players Campeonato Brasileiro Série B players Serie A players São Paulo FC players Paraná Clube players Rio Claro Futebol Clube players Goiás Esporte Clube players Clube Atlético Mineiro players Spezia Calcio players PFC Lokomotiv Plovdiv players Esporte Clube Água Santa players Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Italy Expatriate men's footballers in Italy Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Bulgaria Expatriate men's footballers in Bulgaria