Léo Chú

Leonardo Alves Chú Franco (born 6 April 2000), commonly known as Léo Chú, is a Brazilian footballer who currently plays as a forward for Ceará, on loan from Grêmio.

Léo Chú
Personal information
Full name Leonardo Alves Chú Franco
Date of birth (2000-04-06) 6 April 2000
Place of birth Porto Alegre, Brazil
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Ceará
Number 26
Youth career
2010–2019 Grêmio
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020– Grêmio 0 (0)
2020– → Ceará (loan) 7 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23:41, 6 November 2020 (UTC)

Club career

Léo Chú was born in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, and joined Grêmio's youth setup at the age of ten. On 5 February 2020, he renewed his contract until the end of 2024,[1] and was loaned to fellow Série A side Ceará five days later.[2]

Léo Chú made his senior debut on 22 February 2020, coming on as a second-half substitute for Wescley in a 1–0 Campeonato Cearense home win against Caucaia.[3] His top tier debut occurred on 12 October, as he started in a 2–1 home success over Corinthians.[4]

Career statistics
As of 6 November 2020[5]
Club Season League State League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Ceará 2020 Série A 402030—1[lower-alpha 1]0100
Career total 4020300010100
  1. Appearance(s) in Copa do Nordeste

References
  1. "Promessa da base, Léo Chú renova com o Grêmio e será emprestado ao Ceará" [Youth prospect, Léo Chú renews with Grêmio and will be loaned to Ceará] (in Portuguese). Gaúcha ZH. 5 February 2020. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
  2. "Atacante Léo Chú é o novo contratado do Ceará para a temporada 2020" [Forward Léo Chú is the new signing of Ceará for the 2020 season] (in Portuguese). Ceará SC. 10 February 2020. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
  3. "Rodrigão marca de cabeça e Ceará vence o Caucaia pelo Campeonato Cearense" [Rodrigão scores from a header and Ceará defeat Caucaia for the Campeonato Cearense] (in Portuguese). Ceará SC. 22 February 2020. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
  4. "Léo Chu agradece chance dada por Guto e se diz ansioso por primeiro gol no profissional" [Léo Chu thanks chance given by Guto and says he is anxious for his first professional goal] (in Portuguese). O Povo. 14 October 2020. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
  5. Léo Chú at Soccerway. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
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