Leonardo Rodrigues dos Santos (born 9 December 1998), known as Léo Santos, is a Brazilian professional

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who plays as a

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for Portuguese club

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Club career

Early career

Born in

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, Santos started his career when he was 10 years old at Corinthians. He was part of the 2016

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squad that ended up as runner up.

Corinthians

He made his professional debut as part of the starting team against Figueirense on 16 November 2016.

Nacional

On 27 August 2024, Santos signed a three-season contract with

in Portugal.

International career

Santos was part of the winning squad of the

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. He was also called for the

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, despite being an unused substitute in all matches.

Career statistics

Honours

;Corinthians *

Campeonato Brasileiro Série A The Campeonato Brasileiro Série A (; English: "Brazilian Championship A Series"), commonly referred to as the Brasileirão (; English: "Big Brazilian" or "Great Brazilian"), the Série A or the Brazilian Série A (to distinguish it from the I ...

2017 2017 was designated as the International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development by the United Nations General Assembly. Events January * January 1 – Istanbul nightclub shooting: A gunman dressed as Santa Claus opens fire at the ...

Campeonato Paulista The Campeonato Paulista Série A1, commonly known as Campeonato Paulista, nicknamed Paulistão, is the top-flight professional state football league in the Brazilian state of São Paulo. Run by the São Paulo State Football Federation (FPF), ...

2018 Events January * January 1 – Bulgaria takes over the Presidency of the Council of the European Union, after the Estonian presidency. * January 4 – SPLM-IO rebels loyal to Chan Garang Lual start a raid against Juba, capital of ...

2019 This was the year in which the first known human case of COVID-19 was documented, preceding COVID-19 pandemic, the pandemic which was declared by the World Health Organization the following year. Up to that point, 2019 had been described as ...

;Brazil *

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* 1998 births Footballers from São Paulo Living people 21st-century Brazilian sportsmen Men's association football defenders Brazilian men's footballers Brazil men's youth international footballers Brazil men's under-20 international footballers Sport Club Corinthians Paulista players Fluminense FC players Associação Atlética Ponte Preta players Associação Ferroviária de Esportes players Ceará Sporting Club players Guarani FC players C.D. Nacional players Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players Campeonato Brasileiro Série B players Primeira Liga players Brazilian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal {{Brazil-footy-defender-1990s-stub