Léo Pereira (footballer, born 1996)
Leonardo "Léo" Pereira (born 31 January 1996) is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a central defender for Campeonato Brasileiro Série A club Flamengo.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Leonardo Pereira | ||
| Date of birth | 31 January 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Curitiba, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Flamengo | ||
| Number | 4 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2010–2014 | Atlético Paranaense | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2019 | Atlético Paranaense | 80 | (7) |
| 2015 | → Guaratinguetá (loan) | 8 | (2) |
| 2016 | → Náutico (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2017 | → Orlando City B (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2017 | → Orlando City (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| 2020– | Flamengo | 65 | (3) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2013 | Brazil U17 | 4 | (0) |
| 2015 | Brazil U20 | 8 | (2) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:02, 29 October 2021 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21 October 2015 | |||
Club career
Atlético Paranaense
Born in Curitiba, Paraná, Léo Pereira finished his formation with Atlético Paranaense. He made his Série A debut on 3 May 2014, replacing Marcos Guilherme in a 2–3 home loss against Cruzeiro.[1] He went on to make a further thirteen league appearances in 2014.
Guaratinguetá (loan)
Pereira joined Guaratinguetá of Série C on loan in August 2015 where he made eight appearances before returning to Atlético in October 2015.[2]
Orlando City (loan)
On March 14, 2017 Pereira joined Orlando City B, the USL affiliate of Orlando City, on a season long loan. He was the first player to move between the two clubs since they became official partners the previous November.[3] After beginning the season with Orlando City B, he was called up to the first team in mid-April and made his MLS debut against San Jose Earthquakes on 17 May 2017.[4]
Flamengo
On 28 January 2020 Flamengo signed Pereira from Athletico Paranaense in a €6.1m transfer.[5]
On 27 January 2023 Pereira extended his contract with Flamengo until 31 December 2027.[6]
International career
Pereira has made twelve appearances across two age levels for the Brazilian national team. He received his first call up to the U17s when he was selected for the 2013 South American Under-17 Football Championship in April. He made two appearances in Argentina against Peru and Venezuela. His final U17 caps came in October and November when he was called up for the 2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup in the United Arab Emirates. The first coming in the Group Stage against Honduras and the second in a quarter-final penalty shoot-out defeat to Mexico in which Pereira scored a spot-kick in the shoot-out.[7]
Two years later Pereira appeared in five of Brazil's 2015 South American Youth Football Championship matches, with two caps coming against Colombia and the other three coming against Uruguay, Paraguay and Peru who he also scored against. Later that year he played in three of Brazil's 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup matches. The first two came in the Group Stage against Hungary and North Korea, he scored a goal against the latter, and his last U20 World Cup cap was versus Senegal in a 5–0 semi-final win. Brazil subsequently made it to the final which they lost to Serbia, Pereira was an unused substitute.[8]
Career statistics
- As of 29 October 2021.[9]
| Club | Season | League | State League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Athletico Paranaense | 2014 | Série A | 14 | 0 | 7[a] | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 22 | 0 | ||
| 2015 | 0 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||||
| 2018 | 18 | 3 | 13[a] | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10[b] | 1 | — | 41 | 6 | |||
| 2019 | 26 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 8[c] | 0 | 3[d] | 0 | 44 | 3 | ||
| Total | 58 | 5 | 22 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 110 | 9 | ||
| Guaratinguetá (loan) | 2015 | Série C | 8 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 8 | 2 | ||||
| Náutico (loan) | 2016 | Série B | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 0 | ||||
| Orlando City B (loan) | 2017 | USL | 8 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 8 | 0 | ||||
| Orlando City (loan) | 2017 | MLS | 10 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 10 | 0 | ||||
| Flamengo | 2020 | Série A | 13 | 1 | 10[e] | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6[c] | 0 | 1[f] | 0 | 34 | 1 |
| 2021 | 19 | 0 | 4[e] | 0 | 5 | 0 | 7[c] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 0 | ||
| 2022 | 11 | 0 | 8[e] | 2 | 8 | 0 | 7[c] | 0 | 1 | 0 | 35 | 2 | ||
| Total | 43 | 1 | 22 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 104 | 3 | ||
| Career total | 132 | 8 | 44 | 4 | 26 | 1 | 38 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 245 | 14 | ||
- ^ a b c Appearance(s) in Campeonato Paranaense.
- ^ Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana.
- ^ a b c d Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores.
- ^ Two appearances in Recopa Sudamericana, one appearance in J.League Cup / Copa Sudamericana Championship.
- ^ a b c Appearance(s) in Campeonato Carioca.
- ^ Appearance(s) in Recopa Sudamericana.
Honours
- Athletico Paranaense
- Copa Sudamericana: 2018
- J.League Cup / Copa Sudamericana Championship: 2019
- Copa do Brasil: 2019
- Campeonato Paranaense: 2018
- Flamengo
References
- ^ "Cruzeiro reage duas vezes e consegue virada para cima do Furacão" [Cruzeiro reacts twice and completes comeback over Furacão] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 3 May 2014. Retrieved 15 April 2015.
- ^ "Léo Pereira on Soccerway". Soccerway. 21 October 2015. Retrieved 21 October 2015.
- ^ "OCB Acquires Clube Atlético Paranaense Defender Léo Pereira on Loan". Orlando City. 14 March 2017. Retrieved 17 May 2017.
- ^ "Starting XI vs. San Jose". Orlando City. 17 May 2017. Retrieved 17 May 2017.
- ^ "Pablo Marí viaja para fechar com o Arsenal, e Flamengo acerta contratação de Léo Pereira, do Athletico". ge.globo (in Brazilian Portuguese). 28 January 2020. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
- ^ "Flamengo renova contrato de Léo Pereira até o fim de 2027". ge.globo (in Brazilian Portuguese). 27 January 2023. Retrieved 27 January 2023.
- ^ "Léo Pereira on Soccerway". Soccerway. 21 October 2015. Retrieved 21 October 2015.
- ^ "Léo Pereira on Soccerway". Soccerway. 21 October 2015. Retrieved 21 October 2015.
- ^ Léo Pereira at Soccerway. Retrieved 21 October 2015.
- ^ "Gabi Leads Flamengo To Libertadores Title". CONMEBOL Libertadores. 30 October 2022. Retrieved 3 November 2022.
- ^ Vickery, Tim (27 February 2020). "Flamengo's Recopa win over Independiente a stepping stone to more glory". ESPN. Retrieved 27 February 2020.
- ^ "Supercopa: em jogo doido, Flamengo vence o Palmeiras nos pênaltis". One Football (in Portuguese). 11 April 2021. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
External links
- (in Portuguese)
- (in Portuguese)
- Léo Pereira at Soccerway