Léo Ceará

Leonardo de Sousa Pereira (born 3 February 1995), commonly known as Léo Ceará, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a forward for Yokohama F. Marinos.

Léo Ceará
Personal information
Full name Léo Ceará
Date of birth (1995-02-03) 3 February 1995
Place of birth Fortaleza, Brazil
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Yokohama F. Marinos
Number 9
Youth career
2009–2010 São Francisco-BA
2011–2015 Vitória
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2021 Vitória 57 (20)
2016 → FC Ryukyu (loan) 23 (2)
2017 → Campinense (loan) 6 (3)
2017–2018 → Confiança (loan) 38 (14)
2019 → CRB (loan) 32 (14)
2021– Yokohama F. Marinos
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 08:43, 16 December 2020 (UTC)

Club career

Born in Fortaleza, Ceará, Léo Ceará joined Vitória's youth setup in 2011, from São Francisco-BA.[1] He made his first team debut on 23 January 2014, coming on as a late substitute for Alan Pinheiro in a 3–1 away win against Confiança, for the year's Copa do Nordeste.[2]

On 12 January 2016, after being rarely used, Léo Ceará was loaned to J3 League club FC Ryukyu for the season.[3] Upon returning, he joined Campinense also in a temporary deal in February 2017,[4] but moved to Confiança in May to play in the Série C.[5]

Léo Ceará's loan with Confiança was renewed for a further year on 27 December 2017,[6] and he subsequently scored 16 goals in all competitions for the club before being recalled by Vitória in August 2018.[7]

Léo Ceará made his Série A debut on 23 August 2018, starting in a 0–1 away loss against Flamengo.[8] He scored his first goal in the category three days later, netting the winner in a 1–0 home success over Atlético Mineiro,[9] and subsequently renewed his contract until 2020 on the 28th.[10]

On 15 May 2019, after the arrival of Neto Baiano, Léo Ceará was loaned to fellow Série B side CRB until December.[11] He returned to Vitória in January 2020 after scoring 14 league goals for CRB, being the club's top goalscorer and the third-best overall, but was demoted to the under-23 squad after failing to agree new terms over a new contract.[12]

Léo Ceará was only included back at Vitória's main squad in August 2020.[13]

Yokohama F. Marinos announced on 23 January 2021 that Léo Ceará will be joining the club on a full transfer pending a medical to be performed upon arrival Japan (delayed for an indefinite period due to coronavirus immigration restrictions).[14] He was included in the Vitória squad for the last time on 26 January 2021.[15]

Career statistics
As of 16 December 2020[16]
Club Season League State League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Vitória 2014 Série A 00—00—1[lower-alpha 1]010
2015 Série B 400000—0040
2018 Série A 175————175
2019 Série B 109210—7[lower-alpha 1]1183
2020 26130042—5[lower-alpha 1]23517
Subtotal 48189252—1337525
FC Ryukyu (loan) 2016[17] J3 League 232————232
Campinense (loan) 2017 Série D 0063——3[lower-alpha 1]194
Confiança (loan) 2017 Série C 101————101
2018 17911400—6[lower-alpha 1]33416
Subtotal 281011400—634417
CRB (loan) 2019 Série B 3214————3214
Yokohama F. Marinos 2021 J1 League 0 0 — 0 0 — — 0 0
Career total 13144269520022718362
  1. Appearance(s) in Copa do Nordeste

References
  1. "Léo Ceará conta detalhes da carreira e fala sobre possível renovação de contrato com o Vitória" [Léo Ceará tells details of career and talks about possible contract renewal with Vitória] (in Portuguese). PNotícias. 1 April 2020. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
  2. "Com o time B, Rubro-Negro vence o Confiança por 3 a 1" [With a B-team, Rubro-Negro defeat Confiança by 3–1] (in Portuguese). A Tarde. 23 January 2014. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
  3. "Vitória empresta Léo Ceará para clube do Japão" [Vitória loan Léo Ceará to Japanese club] (in Portuguese). BNews. 12 January 2016. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
  4. "Campinense apresenta atacante Léo Ceará para a sequência da temporada" [Campinense present forward Léo Ceará for the remainder of the season] (in Portuguese). GloboEsporte.com. 2 February 2017. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
  5. "Atacante revelado pelo Vitória vai defender o Confiança-SE na Série C" [Forward graduated at Vitória will play for Confiança-SE in the Série C] (in Portuguese). Bahia no Ar. 12 May 2017. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
  6. "Mais um que fica: Confiança confirma permanência do atacante Léo Ceará" [Another one who stays: Confiança confirm permanence of forward Léo Ceará] (in Portuguese). GloboEsporte.com. 27 December 2017. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
  7. "De volta ao Vitória, Léo Ceará escolhe a camisa 18" [Back to Vitória, Léo Ceará chooses the number 18 shirt] (in Portuguese). Bahia Notícias. 22 August 2018. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
  8. "Diego marca, Flamengo vence o Vitória no Maracanã e cola nos líderes do Brasileirão" [Diego scores, Flamengo defeat Vitória at the Maracanã and get closer to the leaders of the Brasileirão] (in Portuguese). GloboEsporte.com. 23 August 2018. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
  9. "Vitória e Galo protagonizam show de erros, mas baianos se safam e vencem com gol chorado" [Vitória and Galo star a show of errors, but baianos get the best out of it and win with a hard-won goal] (in Portuguese). GloboEsporte.com. 26 August 2018. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
  10. "Léo Ceará renova contrato com o Vitória: "Pude dar a volta por cima"" [Léo Ceará renews contract with Vitória: "I could make the comeback"] (in Portuguese). A Tarde. 28 August 2018. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
  11. "Atacante Léo Ceará é emprestado pelo Vitória ao CRB" [Forward Léo Ceará is loaned by Vitória to CRB] (in Portuguese). Lance!. 15 May 2019. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
  12. "Afastado e visto como ativo, Léo Ceará já brilhou, mas tem números melhores fora do Vitória" [Separated and seen as an asset, Léo Ceará already shone, but has better numbers away from Vitória] (in Portuguese). GloboEsporte.com. 29 January 2020. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
  13. "Sem contrato renovado, Léo Ceará é reintegrado e fica à disposição do Vitória para Série B" [Without a renewed contract Léo Ceará is brought back and is available to Vitória for the Série B] (in Portuguese). GloboEsporte.com. 6 August 2020. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
  14. "Léo Ceará full transfer announcement | News". Yokohama F. Marinos Official Site (in Japanese). Retrieved 2021-01-27.
  15. "EC Vitoria lineup vs Botafogo-SP 2021/01/26". Twitter.
  16. Léo Ceará at Soccerway. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
  17. J.League Data Site
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