Leonardo Renan Simões de Lacerda
Leonardo Renan Simões de Lacerda (born 30 January 1988), commonly known as Léo, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a central defender for Cruzeiro.
.JPG.webp) Léo in 2010. | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Leonardo Renan Simões de Lacerda | ||
| Date of birth | 30 January 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | Belo Horizonte, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Cruzeiro | ||
| Number | 3 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Grêmio | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007–2009 | Grêmio | 71 | (6) |
| 2010 | Palmeiras | 8 | (0) |
| 2010– | Cruzeiro | 188 | (6) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 7 December 2018 | |||
Career
Born in Contagem, Minas Gerais, Léo 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]
Léo scored his 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 agreement with Palmeiras, and signed the player from the São Paulo club.
Club Statistics
- As of 7 December 2018
| Club | Season | League | State League | National Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Grêmio | 2007 | Série A | 20 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 20 | 1 | ||||
| 2008 | 25 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 28 | 4 | ||||
| 2009 | 26 | 2 | 9 | 0 | — | 11 | 2 | — | 20 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 71 | 6 | 10 | 0 | — | 13 | 2 | — | 94 | 8 | ||||
| Palmeiras | 2010 | Série A | 8 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 1 | — | — | 25 | 3 | ||
| Total | 8 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 1 | — | — | 25 | 3 | ||||
| Cruzeiro | 2010 | Série A | 16 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 16 | 1 | ||||
| 2011 | 27 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 30 | 0 | |||||
| 2012 | 26 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 40 | 2 | ||||
| 2013 | 13 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 25 | 4 | ||||
| 2014 | 29 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 43 | 5 | |||
| 2015 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | — | 23 | 1 | ||||
| 2016 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | — | 25 | 0 | ||||
| 2017 | 26 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 55 | 2 | ||
| 2018 | 31 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 9 | 1 | — | 57 | 1 | |||
| Total | 188 | 6 | 62 | 6 | 43 | 3 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 314 | 16 | ||
| Career total | 267 | 12 | 83 | 8 | 49 | 4 | 33 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 433 | 27 | ||
References
- "Náutico 0–2 Grêmio" (in Portuguese). zerozero.pt. Retrieved February 17, 2009.
- "Leonardo 'Léo' Renan de Lacerda". Guardian. September 16, 2007. Retrieved February 17, 2009.