Leonardo "Léo" Henrique Veloso (born May 29, 1987) is a Brazilian professional
footballer
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who plays as a
left back
In the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield position whose primary role is to stop attacks during the game and prevent the opposition from scoring.
Centre-backs are usually positioned in pairs, with one full-back on either s ...
.
Career
Veloso was born in
Pedro Leopoldo. During his youth, he played for
Atlético Mineiro in
Belo Horizonte
Belo Horizonte (, ; ) is the sixth-largest city in Brazil, with a population around 2.7 million and with a metropolitan area of 6 million people. It is the 13th-largest city in South America and the 18th-largest in the Americas. The metropol ...
. His prosperous background gave him quite a wealthy youth. After playing a few years in the Atlético Mineiro reserve squad, he moved to the Netherlands with his wife Bruna Cypriano Veloso in January 2008. He signed a two and a half year contract with Willem II Tilburg. For the first half a year, he did not play for the senior squad because he had adaptation problems. He made his professional debut on August 30, 2008 in a 2–1 home win against
Ajax.
In February 2010, he signed with Romanian side
CFR Cluj. In January 2012, he joined Ukrainian side
Chornomorets.
Honours
Player
CFR Cluj
*
Liga I
The Liga I (; ''First League''), also spelled as Liga 1, is a Romanian professional league for men's association football clubs. Currently sponsored by betting company Superbet, it is officially known as the SuperLiga. It is the country's top ...
:
2009–10
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Romanian Cup
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*anything of, from, or related to the country and nation of Romania
**Romanians, an ethnic group
**Romanian language, a Romance language
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:
2009–10
References
External links
Profile at the Brazilian Football Confederation's page
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1987 births
Living people
Men's association football fullbacks
Brazilian men's footballers
Willem II (football club) players
CFR Cluj players
FC Chornomorets Odesa players
Goiás Esporte Clube players
Eredivisie players
Liga I players
Ukrainian Premier League players
Expatriate men's footballers in the Netherlands
Expatriate men's footballers in Romania
Expatriate men's footballers in Ukraine
Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Ukraine
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