Leonardo Rodrigues Pereira or simply Leonardo (born September 22, 1986) is a Brazilian professional
footballer
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. Leonardo usually plays as an
attacking midfielder
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Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in that case known as defensive midfielders. As central midfielders often go across boundarie ...
but can also play as a
winger.
Club career
Leonardo was born in
Vila Velha, Brazil.
On July 30, 2009, Leonardo signed a five-year contract with
AEK Athens. On August 20, Leonardo made his official debut for AEK, in the game versus
Vaslui in the
Europa League. Leonardo made his league debut in the 1–0 away win over
Atromitos Atromitos (Greek: Ατρόμητος, "fearless") may refer to:
* Atromitos F.C.
Atromitos Football Club (, ''PAE APS Atromitos Athinon''), also simply known as Atromitos (literally meaning "Fearless"), is a Greek professional football club ba ...
on August 30. He scored his first goal for AEK on December 6, against
Panionios
Panionios G.S.S. Football Club (Greek: ΠΑΕ Πανιώνιος Γ.Σ.Σ.), the ''Pan- Ionian Gymnastics Club of Smyrna'' (Πανιώνιος Γυμναστικός Σύλλογος Σμύρνης, ''Panionios Gymnastikos Syllogos Smyrnis'' ...
.
In the Greek
playoffs
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home 4–2 win against
Aris, Leonardo came in as a substitute in the 51st minute and scored twice. AEK's next fixture was facing Aris again, held in
Kleanthis Vikelidis Stadium. The score was 1–0 against AEK, and Leonardo (who had also come in as a substitute that match) made the score 1–1 and equalized in injury time, giving AEK an invaluable point. In the 2011–12 season, he played in 26 matches scoring 9 goals, and was the club top scorer in the league.
Personal life
Leonardo is married to Kamilla Fiorese Da Silva, and the couple has two daughters. Leonardo, who moved to Greece at the age of 18, speaks fluent
Greek.
Career statistics
Club
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Honours
AEK Athens
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Greek Cup:
2010–11
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
*
K League Classic:
2014
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2015
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*
AFC Champions League
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:
2016
Al Jazira Club
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UAE Arabian Gulf League:
2016–17
Individual
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K League Best XI: 2013, 2016
References
External links
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1986 births
Living people
People from Vila Velha
Sportspeople from Espírito Santo
Association football midfielders
Brazilian footballers
Brazilian expatriate footballers
Thrasyvoulos F.C. players
Levadiakos F.C. players
AEK Athens F.C. players
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors players
Super League Greece players
Al Jazira Club players
Al Nassr FC players
Tianjin Tianhai F.C. players
Shandong Taishan F.C. players
Al Dhafra FC players
K League 1 players
UAE Pro League players
Saudi Professional League players
Chinese Super League players
Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Greece
Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in South Korea
Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in the United Arab Emirates
Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Saudi Arabia
Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in China
Expatriate footballers in Greece
Expatriate footballers in South Korea
Expatriate footballers in the United Arab Emirates
Expatriate footballers in Saudi Arabia
Expatriate footballers in China