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Léo Ceará

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Léo Ceará
Personal information
Full name Leonardo de Sousa Pereira
Date of birth (1995-02-03) 3 February 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Cerezo Osaka
Number 9
Youth career
2009–2010 São Francisco-BA
2011–2015 Vitória
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2021 Vitória 64 (23)
2016FC Ryukyu (loan) 23 (2)
2017Campinense (loan) 6 (3)
2017–2018Confiança (loan) 38 (14)
2019CRB (loan) 32 (14)
2021–2022 Yokohama F. Marinos 58 (21)
2023– Cerezo Osaka 55 (27)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 July 2024, 4:11 (UTC)

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

Club career

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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] Ceará left the club in 2022 after two years at Yokohama F. Marinos.

On 27 December 2022, Ceará officially transferred to Cerezo Osaka for the upcoming 2023 season.[16]

Career statistics

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Club

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Club Season League State League Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Vitória 2014 Série A 0 0 0 0 1[a] 0 1 0
2015 Série B 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
2018 Série A 17 5 17 5
2019 Série B 1 0 9 2 1 0 7[a] 1 18 3
2020 33 16 0 0 4 2 5[a] 2 42 20
Total 55 21 9 2 5 2 0 0 0 0 13 3 82 28
FC Ryukyu (loan) 2016[18] J3 League 23 2 23 2
Campinense (loan) 2017 Série D 0 0 6 3 3[a] 1 9 4
Confiança (loan) 2017 Série C 10 1 10 1
2018 17 9 11 4 0 0 6[a] 3 34 16
Total 27 10 11 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 3 44 17
CRB (loan) 2019 Série B 32 14 32 14
Yokohama F. Marinos 2021 J1 League 27 10 1 1 4 2 32 13
2022 31 11 2 1 2 2 4 2 39 16
Total 58 21 0 0 3 2 6 4 4 2 0 0 71 29
Cerezo Osaka 2023 J1 League 33 11 3 2 5 0 41 13
2024 22 16 1 0 3 0 26 16
Total 55 27 0 0 4 2 8 0 0 0 0 0 67 29
Career total 250 95 26 9 12 6 14 4 4 2 22 7 328 123
  1. ^ a b c d e Appearance(s) in Copa do Nordeste

Honours

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Club

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Yokohama F. Marinos

References

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  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 Brazilian 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 Brazilian 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 Brazilian 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 Brazilian 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 Brazilian 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 Brazilian 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 Brazilian 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 Brazilian 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 Brazilian 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 Brazilian 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 Brazilian 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 Brazilian 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 Brazilian 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 27 January 2021.
  15. ^ "EC Vitoria lineup vs Botafogo-SP 2021/01/26". Twitter.
  16. ^ "レオ セアラ選手 完全移籍加入について". Retrieved 27 December 2022.
  17. ^ Léo Ceará at Soccerway. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
  18. ^ J.League Data Site
  19. ^ "J1横浜M 3年ぶりリーグ制覇 最終節で決める". Kanagawa Shimbun. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
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