Léo Baptistão

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Léo Baptistão
Personal information
Full nameLeonardo Carrilho Baptistão
Date of birth (1992-08-26) 26 August 1992
Place of birthSantos, Brazil
Height1.81 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in)
Playing positionStriker
Club information
Current clubBetis (loan from Atlético Madrid)
Number6
Youth career
Portuguesa Santista
2008–2011Rayo Vallecano
2009–2010→ San Fernando (loan)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2011–2012Rayo B17(4)
2012–2013Rayo Vallecano28(7)
2013–Atlético Madrid5(0)
2014→ Betis (loan)4(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20 January 2014.
† Appearances (Goals).

Leonardo Carrilho Baptistão (born 26 August 1992), commonly known as Léo Baptistão, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays for Real Betis on loan from Atlético Madrid in La Liga, as a striker.

Club career

Early career

Born in Santos, São Paulo, Baptistão began playing football for Associação Atlética Portuguesa (Santos), alongside Neymar.[1] Aged only 16 he moved to Spain and joined Rayo Vallecano's youth system. However, he soon contracted hepatitis and had to return home to be treated by his father, a doctor; subsequently he was loaned to CD San Fernando de Henares after the Royal Spanish Football Federation prevented him from joining his previous club.[2][3]

Rayo Vallecano

In July 2011, after playing his last year as a junior again with Rayo, Baptistão joined the first team for preseason games.[4] However, in his debut, a Trophy of Vallecas match against Sporting de Gijón, he suffered a collarbone injury;[5] his first appearances as a senior were made with the B-team, in Segunda División B.

In the 2012 summer, Baptistão was again summoned for Rayo main squad's preseason. On 25 August he finally made his first-team debut, starting in a 2–1 La Liga away win against Real Betis, assisting Piti on one goal and scoring the winner.[6] On 16 September he netted against Atlético Madrid but in a 3–4 away loss,[7] adding a brace the following month at RCD Espanyol but again not being able to help his team gain a single point.[8]

Baptistão quickly became an automatic first-choice in his first year with the Paco Jémez-led side. On 3 November 2012 he provided a further two assists for Piti in a 2–1 away win over Málaga CF,[9] scoring his fifth goal of the season the following matchday, a 3–2 home success against Celta de Vigo.[10]

In January 2013, with the winter transfer window opened, Baptistão was linked with moves to the likes of Liverpool, Manchester United, Queens Park Rangers, Leeds United and Brighton,[11] but nothing came of it. On 14 February, in only his second appearance after being sidelined several weeks with a muscle injury,[12][13] he scored the winner in a 2–1 home win over Atlético Madrid,[14] only to be downed with another collarbone ailment in April, which sidelined him for the rest of the season.[15]

Atlético Madrid

On 3 June 2013 Baptistão signed a five-year contract with Atlético Madrid, for an undisclosed fee.[16] He made his debut for his new club on 21 August, in a 1–1 home draw against FC Barcelona.[17]

Baptistão scored his first goal for the Colchoneros on 18 September 2013, in a 3–1 home win over FC Zenit Saint Petersburg for the season's UEFA Champions League. It was also his maiden appearance in the competition.[18] On 11 January of the following year, he joined Betis on loan until June.[19]

Honours

Atlético Madrid

Statistics

Club

As of 15 September 2013[20]
Club Season League Cup Europe Other Total
Apps Goals Assists Apps Goals Assists Apps Goals Assists Apps Goals Assists Apps Goals Assists
Rayo Vallecano B 2011–12 17400000000001740
Total 17400000000001740
Rayo Vallecano 2012–13 28761000000002976
Total 28761000000002976
Atlético Madrid 2013–14 201000110200511
Total 201000110200511
Career total 4711710011020051127

References

  1. ↑ Neymar relembra início de carreira na Briosa ao lado de Léo Baptistão (Neymar remembers start of career in Briosa alongside Léo Baptistão); Globo Esporte, 29 October 2012 (Portuguese)
  2. ↑ Las lesiones retrasaron la aparición de Leo en la élite (Injuries delayed Leo's coming into scene in the top); Diario AS, 27 August 2012 (Spanish)
  3. ↑ Canterano corner – Leo Baptistao; Forza Futbol, 21 September 2012
  4. ↑ Léo Baptistao: “Es un sueño hacer la pretemporada con el primer equipo” (Léo Baptistao: "It's a dream to make the pre-season with the first team"); Rayo Herald, 28 July 2011 (Spanish)
  5. ↑ Léo Baptistao se rompe la clavícula en una acción fortuita (Léo Baptistão breaks collarbone in fortuitous action); Rayo Herald, 11 August 2011 (Spanish)
  6. ↑ Baptistao maintains Rayo`s winning start; ESPN FC, 25 August 2012
  7. ↑ Atletico edge seven-goal thriller; ESPN FC, 16 September 2012
  8. ↑ Espanyol snatch five-goal thriller; ESPN FC, 21 October 2012
  9. ↑ Piti at the double to down Malaga; ESPN FC, 3 November 2012
  10. ↑ Celta stunned after Cabral red; ESPN FC, 10 November 2012
  11. ↑ Man Utd linked with Rayo youngster Leo Baptistao; ESPN FC, 9 January 2013
  12. ↑ Leo Baptistao, entre tres o cuatro semanas de baja (Leo Baptistao, out three to four weeks); Marca, 16 January 2013 (Spanish)
  13. ↑ Leo Baptistao, en condiciones de reaparacer en el Pizjuán (Leo Baptistao, fit to play at the Pizjuán); Marca, 30 January 2013 (Spanish)
  14. ↑ Rayo rock rivals Atletico; ESPN FC, 10 February 2013
  15. ↑ Leo Baptistao se perderá lo que resta de temporada por lesión (Leo Baptistao will be sidelined for the rest of the season due to injury); Diario AS, 20 April 2013 (Spanish)
  16. ↑ Baptistao, nuevo jugador rojiblanco (Baptistao, new rojiblanco player); Atlético's official website, 3 June 2013 (Spanish)
  17. ↑ Neymar ya hace de Messi (Neymar already plays as Messi); Marca, 21 August 2013 (Spanish)
  18. ↑ Atlético back with a win at Zenit's expense; UEFA.com, 18 September 2013
  19. ↑ "Leo Baptistao ya es jugador del Betis" [Leo Baptistao is a Betis player] (in Spanish). Real Betis. 11 January 2014. Retrieved 11 January 2013. 
  20. ↑ Léo Baptistão at ESPN FC

External links

Real Betis – current squad
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