Leônidas Soares Damasceno (born 17 October 1995), commonly known as Leonidas, is a Brazilian

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who plays for Valadares Gala.

Career

Leonidas is a product of

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and

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youth sportive systems. During 2015–2016 he played in the

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, but in January 2017 returned to Brazil and signed contract with

Villa Nova Atlético Clube Villa Nova Atlético Clube, commonly known as Villa Nova, is a Brazilian professional football club based in Nova Lima, Minas Gerais. The team plays in Série D, the fourth tier of the Brazilian football league system, as well as in the Camp ...

. In May 2017 he signed a two-year deal with

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club FC Zorya Luhansk. On 16 February 2018, Leonidas transferred to

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and signed two year deal with

club. on 9 July 2018 he left Olimpik after the contract was terminated in mutual consent.

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* 1995 births Living people Footballers from Pelotas Brazilian men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Brazilian expatriate men's footballers Hong Kong Pegasus FC players Metro Gallery FC players Villa Nova Atlético Clube players FC Zorya Luhansk players FC Olimpik Donetsk players Esporte Clube Passo Fundo players S.C. Espinho players Hong Kong Premier League players Hong Kong First Division League players Ukrainian Premier League players Campeonato de Portugal (league) players Expatriate men's footballers in Ukraine Expatriate men's footballers in Hong Kong Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Hong Kong Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Ukraine Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal 21st-century Brazilian sportsmen {{Brazil-footy-midfielder-1990s-stub