Leandro Carrijó

Leandro Carrijó

Carrijó plays for South China in 2009 AFC Cup
Personal information
Full name	Leandro Carrijó Silva
Date of birth	September 3, 1985
Place of birth	Uberaba, Brazil
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Playing position	Striker
Club information
Current team	Club Celaya
Number	9
Youth career
2004–2005	Atlético Mineiro
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
2005–2009	Atlético Mineiro	3	(1)
2005	→ Nacional-MG (loan)
2006	→ Uberaba-MG (loan)
2007	→ Democrata-MG (loan)
2007–2008	→ Portuguesa-SP (loan)	1	(1)
2008–2009	→ Vitória Setúbal (loan)	14	(3)
2009	South China	8	(6)
2010	Bangu
2010	South China	9	(6)
2010–2012	→ TSW Pegasus (loan)	34	(26)
2012	South China	0	(0)
2013	Rio Verde	0	(0)
2013–	Club Celaya	11	(5)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (goals)

Leandro Carrijó Silva or simply Leandro Carrijó (born September 3, 1985 in Uberaba), is a Brazilian striker. He currently plays for Mexican Club Club Celaya.

Club career

Atlético Mineiro

He made his professional debut for Atlético Mineiro in a 1-1 home draw against Atlético-PR in the Campeonato Brasileiro on June 2, 2007, as a 64th-minute substitute for Éder Luís.

He scored his first professional goal for Atlético Mineiro in a 4-1 home win over América-RN in the Campeonato Brasileiro on July 19, 2007.

South China

He joined South China AA in August 2009 and was also registered to play for them in the 2009 AFC Cup. He scored against FK Neftchi Farg'ona in the 4-5 away defeat and then scored the winner in the 1-0 home game to put South China through to the semi-finals. But he failed to score against Kuwait SC in both legs of the semi-final and South China lost the tie 1-3.

TSW Pegasus

He joined TSW Pegasus on loan from South China in January 2011. He was registered as one of the three foreign players of the club in the 2011 AFC Cup. On 13 April 2011, he scored 4 times as TSW Pegasus beat VB Sports Club of Maldives 5:3 in Male.^[1] After scoring two more goals against Song Lam Nghe An, Carrijo becomes the leading goalscorer in the 2011 AFC Cup with seven goals.^[2]

Return to Brazil

In 2013 Carrijó returned to Brazil for Esporte Clube Rio Verde. He was released after the end of Campeonato Goiano.^[3]

He joined Mexican club Celaya.^[4] He played 11 times and scored 5 goals in 2013–14 Apertura season. He also scored once in 3 games of Apertura 2013 Copa MX.

Honours

• Minas Gerais State League: 2007

Career statistics

South China

As of 27 March 2012

Club	Season	League		Senior Shield		League Cup		FA Cup		AFC Cup		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
South China	2009-10	4 (0)	4	0 (0)	0	0 (0)	0	0 (0)	0	4 (0)	2	8 (0)	6
	2010-11	9 (4)	6	0 (0)	0	0 (0)	0	0 (0)	0	0 (0)	0	9 (0)	6
	All	13 (4)	10	0 (0)	0	0 (0)	0	0 (0)	0	4 (0)	2	17 (0)	12

TSW Pegasus

As of 16 April 2012

Club	Season	League		Senior Shield		League Cup		FA Cup		AFC Cup		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
TSW Pegasus	2010-11	9 (0)	6	0 (0)	0	0 (0)	0	0 (0)	0	6 (0)	7	15 (0)	13
	2011-12	14 (3)	10	2 (0)	1	3 (0)	2	0 (0)	0	0 (0)	0	19 (3)	13
	All	23(3)	16	2 (0)	1	3 (0)	2	0 (0)	0	6 (0)	7	34 (3)	26

References

1. VB 3-5 TSW Pegasus www.the-AFC.com Wednesday, 13 April 2011 21:32
2. Leandro brace puts him on a perch www.the-afc.com Friday, 06 May 2011 11:23
3. "Boletim [Informativo Diario] de 10 de Maio de 2013 [Goiás/L]" [CBF "BID" record on 10 May 2013 (Goiás state, from name starting L)] (in Portuguese). CBF. 10 May 2013. Retrieved 9 March 2014.
4. Mexican league official site (Spanish)

External links

• (Portuguese) zerozero.pt
• (English) Guardian Stats Centre