Leonardo Bittencourt

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Leonardo Bittencourt
Personal information
Date of birth (1993-12-19) 19 December 1993
Place of birthLeipzig, Germany
Height1.71 m (5 ft 7 12 in)
Playing positionMidfielder
Club information
Current clubHannover 96
Number32
Youth career
2005–2010Energie Cottbus
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2010–2012Energie Cottbus II4(2)
2010–2012Energie Cottbus29(2)
2012–2013Borussia Dortmund II12(1)
2012–2013Borussia Dortmund5(1)
2013–Hannover 9616(2)
National team
2011Germany U192(0)
2013–Germany U218(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15:47, 25 January 2014 (UTC).

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 17:28, 19 November 2013 (UTC)

Leonardo Bittencourt (born 19 December 1993) is a German professional footballer who plays for Bundesliga side Hannover 96 as a midfielder.

Career

Born in Leipzig, Bittencourt began his career with Energie Cottbus.[1][2] On 1 December 2011, it was announced that Bittencourt had signed a four-year contract with Borussia Dortmund, effective from 1 July 2012.[3] He moved to Hannover 96 at the end of the 2012–13 season.[4]

Personal life

Leonardo is the son of Franklin Bittencourt, a Brazilian former professional player who played in Germany, and is now active as a coach.[3]

References

  1. Leonardo Bittencourt at fussballdaten.de (German)
  2. Leonardo Bittencourt profile at Soccerway
  3. 3.0 3.1 Fligge, Sascha (1 December 2011). "Bittencourt wechselt zum BVB" (in German). RuhrNachrichten.de. Retrieved 1 December 2011. 
  4. "Hannover 96 verpflichtet Bittencourt" (in German). Hannover 96. 18 June 2013. Retrieved 24 July 2013. 
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