Leonardo Renan Simões de Lacerda

Léo
Personal information
Full name Leonardo Renan Simões de Lacerda
Date of birth (1988-01-30) January 30, 1988
Place of birth Belo Horizonte, Brazil
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position Central Defender
Club information
Current team
Cruzeiro
Number 3
Youth career
Grêmio
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2009 Grêmio 71 (4)
2010 Palmeiras 6 (0)
2010– Cruzeiro 116 (5)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16:10, 10 October 2015 (UTC).

† Appearances (goals)

Leonardo Renan Simões de Lacerda or simply Léo (born January 30, 1988 in Contagem), is a Brazilian central defender. He currently plays for Cruzeiro.

Career

Made professional debut for Grêmio in a 2–0 away win over Náutico in the Campeonato Brasileiro on July 26, 2007. Léo came on as a 33rd-minute substitute for Itaqui.[1]

Scored first professional goal for Grêmio in a 1–0 home win over Internacional in the Campeonato Brasileiro on September 16, 2007.[2] He left his club Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense on 18 December 2009 to sign for League rival Palmeiras.

With Palmeiras, Léo made good appearances for the State League, making 13 caps and scoring 2 goals. In the Brazilian Cup he played 6 times and scored 1 goal. Although these good season start, Léo played badly during the beginning of the Série A, receiving 2 red cards in 6 league matches. And becoming a substitute in Palmeiras squad.

On August 13, 2010, Cruzeiro announced that they had come to an agremment with Palmeiras, and signed the player from the São Paulo club.

Honours

Grêmio
Cruzeiro

Contract

References

  1. "Náutico 0–2 Grêmio" (in Portuguese). zerozero.pt. Retrieved February 17, 2009.
  2. "Leonardo 'Léo' Renan de Lacerda". Guardian. September 16, 2007. Retrieved February 17, 2009.

External links

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