Leonardo "Léo" César Jardim (born 20 March 1995) is a Brazilian professional

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who plays as a

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for

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Club career

On 13 July 2019, Jardim joined

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club

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on a five-year contract. Jardim made his club debut on 2 October 2019 in Lille's 2–1 home defeat to Chelsea in the

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group stage. He made a further three appearances for Lille that season, all coming in the

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where the club was eliminated by

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on penalties in the semi-finals. On 1 September 2020, Jardim joined Portuguese side Boavista on loan for the 2020–21 season. Following Mike Maignan's exit to

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in July 2021, Jardim was elevated to Lille's first choice goalkeeper. On 1 August 2021, Jardim kept a clean sheet for Lille in their 1–0 victory over

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in the

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. He made his

debut for the club in a 3–3 draw with

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on 8 August, followed by a 4–0 defeat against

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, in his team's 1-0 victory. This would be the first of 7 consecutive clean sheets that the Brazilian would make in that League season. Finishing the season as first choice goalkeeper, Léo helped his team gain 10th place in the table. At the end of the season, Léo Jardim, in 20 games, conceded 24 goals and had 9 clean sheets.

International career

On 11 March 2024, Jardim was called up for the

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for the first time for the March friendlies against

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and

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as a replacement for Ederson, who was struck out on injury.

Personal life

Born in Brazil, Léo Jardim holds both Brazilian and

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nationality. Jardim has been married since 2017 to Carol Picolli. The couple has a son and a daughter.

Career statistics

Honours

Grêmio *

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Lille *

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References

External links

Léo Jardim profile
Portal Oficial do Grêmio. 1995 births Living people Footballers from Ribeirão Preto Brazilian men's footballers Brazil men's under-20 international footballers Italian men's footballers Brazilian people of Italian descent Men's association football goalkeepers Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players Primeira Liga players Ligue 1 players Championnat National 2 players Championnat National 3 players Grêmio FBPA players CR Vasco da Gama players Rio Ave F.C. players Lille OSC players Boavista F.C. players Brazilian expatriate men's footballers Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in France Expatriate men's footballers in France 21st-century Italian sportsmen 21st-century Brazilian sportsmen {{Brazil-footy-goalkeeper-stub