Tiago de Leonço (born 11 November 1992) is a
Brazilian professional
footballer
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who currently plays for
Chinese Super League
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club
Shenzhen Peng City.
Club career
Born in
Novo Hamburgo, Leonço represented lower league clubs in his country. He moved abroad on 20 August 2013, and signed for Portuguese second tier club
Santa Clara. On 2 February 2015, he switched to
Leixões
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after being a free agent since the end of the previous season. In the following season, he moved to
Farense
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. However, his contract was soon terminated on 19 January 2016.
On 31 July 2017, Leonço signed with
Cypriot First Division club
AEL Limassol after a stint with Danish second tier club
Vendsyssel
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.
On 21 January 2018, Leonço signed with
Hong Kong Premier League club
R&F.
In September 2020, Leonço joined
China League One
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Prior to the formation of ...
club
Beijing Renhe on loan. Despite scoring 8 goals in 17 league appearances, his performance was not enough to prevent Renhe's relegation from the second division.
On 8 March 2021, Leonço joined
China Super League club
Guangzhou City
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on a two-year deal.
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1992 births
Living people
Men's association football forwards
Brazilian men's footballers
Esporte Clube Novo Hamburgo players
C.D. Santa Clara players
Leixões S.C. players
S.C. Farense players
Vendsyssel FF players
AEL Limassol players
R&F (Hong Kong) players
Beijing Chengfeng F.C. players
Guangzhou City F.C. players
category:JEF United Chiba players
category:Al Dhafra FC players
Khor Fakkan Club players
Muaither SC players
Shenzhen Peng City F.C. players
Liga Portugal 2 players
Danish 1st Division players
Cypriot First Division players
Hong Kong Premier League players
China League One players
Chinese Super League players
category:J2 League players
category:UAE Pro League players
Qatar Stars League players
Brazilian expatriate men's footballers
Expatriate men's footballers in Hong Kong
Expatriate men's footballers in China
Expatriate men's footballers in Japan
Expatriate men's footballers in the United Arab Emirates
Expatriate men's footballers in Qatar
Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Hong Kong
Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in China
Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Japan
Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in the United Arab Emirates
Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Qatar