Leanderson da Silva Genésio (born 1 October 1997), commonly known as Lelê, is a Brazilian

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who plays as a forward for

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, on loan from Fluminense.

Club career

Born in

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, Lelê started his career with , first appearing in the 2018 Campeonato Carioca Série C. After being the top scorer of the side in the following year, he was loaned to Maricá for the remainder of the Campeonato Carioca Série B1. Lelê returned to Profute for the latter stages of the 2020 Campeonato Carioca Série B2, but rejoined Maricá for the 2021 season. On 20 December of that year, after helping Maricá to reach the Copa Rio finals and achieve a first-ever qualification to the

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, he joined

Volta Redonda Volta Redonda () is a Municipalities of Brazil, municipality in the Rio de Janeiro (state), Rio de Janeiro state of Brazil with an area of 182.81 km2, located from 350m to 707m above the sea level (22°31'23" S, 44°06'15" W) and with a pop ...

. Lelê was regularly used for ''Voltaço'' during the 2022 campaign, winning both the Campeonato Carioca Série A2 and the Copa Rio. On 11 January 2023, his loan with Profute was renewed for a further year; Profute, however, confirm the extension of the loan until April. On 28 February 2023, Série A side Fluminense announced the signing of Lelê on loan from Profute, with the player arriving at the club after the

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. In his debut in the category on 15 April, he came on as a half-time substitute for Gabriel Pirani, assisted John Kennedy's second and scored the third goal in a 3–0 away win over América Mineiro.

Career statistics

Honours

;Volta Redonda * Campeonato Carioca Série A2: 2022 * Copa Rio: 2022 ;Fluminense *

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Lele 1997 births Living people Footballers from Rio de Janeiro (city) Brazilian men's footballers Men's association football forwards Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players Campeonato Brasileiro Série C players Maricá Futebol Clube players Volta Redonda FC players Fluminense FC players Ceará Sporting Club players Copa Libertadores–winning players 21st-century Brazilian sportsmen