Leandro de Oliveira

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Leandro de Oliveira
Personal information
Full name	Leandro Luiz de Oliveira
Date of birth	30 November 1982
Place of birth	São Paulo, Brazil
Height	5'8"
Playing position	midfielder
Youth clubs
2002 2003-05	UConn UAB
Senior clubs1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
2006	New England Revolution	0 (0)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 8 July 2006. 2 National team caps and goals correct as of 12 June 2006. * Appearances (Goals)

Leandro Luiz de Oliveira (born November 30, 1982 in São Paulo, Brazil) is an Brazilian soccer player.

Although born in Brazil, Leandro grew up in Bryan, Texas. He began his collegiate soccer career at the University of Connecticut in 2002. In his one season at UConn he played in 22 games scoring 3 goals and 7 assists. Before the 2003 season he transferred to the University of Alabama, Birmingham where he would finish he college years. In 49 games for UAB he amassed 13 goals and 19 assists.

Despite a recent injury, he was selected in the first round, 11th overall in the 2006 MLS SuperDraft by the New England Revolution. He remained injured during the first half of the 2006 season and was waived on June 29, 2006. [1]