Léo Kanu
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Leonardo Medeiros da Silva | ||
| Date of birth | 14 January 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | Porto Alegre, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) | ||
| Playing position | Centre back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | São José-PA | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2001 | Vasco da Gama | ||
| 2002–2004 | Internacional | ||
| 2005–2006 | Pedrabranca | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2006 | Ponte Preta | ||
| 2007 | São José | ||
| 2008–2011 | Cruzeiro-RS | ? | (?) |
| 2009 | → Esporte Clube Taubaté(loan) | ? | (?) |
| 2011–2013 | Benfica | 0 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | → Belenenses (loan) | 19 | (3) |
| 2012 | → Ponte Preta (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2013 | → Grêmio Osasco (loan) | 15 | (1) |
| 2014 | Náutico | 1 | (0) |
| 2015 | São José-PA | 11 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23 March 2015. | |||
Leonardo Medeiros da Silva (born 14 January 1988), known as Léo Kanu, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays for São José-PA, as a central defender.
Career
Ater a series of good performances at the Campeonato Gaúcho, he was bought by Benfica for 996 thousand euros.[1]
He was immediately loaned to Belenenses for one season.[2] He managed to gain his space at the starting eleven, played the fifth round of the Taça de Portugal against Sporting CP, but by January got benched till the end of the season.
On 24 July 2012, he returned to Brazil, to play at Ponte Preta on loan from Benfica,[3] but couldn't break into the first team so on 17 December 2012, he moved to Grêmio Esportivo Osasco in Campeonato Paulista Série A3.[4] In 2014 he signed with Náutico in permanent basis, but only managed one appearance before being released.[5] In 2015, he signed with São José-PA in the Campeonato Gaúcho.[6]
Honours
Best central defender from the 2011 Campeonato Gaúcho by Federação Gaúcha de Futebol
References
- ↑ "Leo Kanu no Benfica" [Leo Kanu signs with Benfica]. Futebol Portugal. 13 April 2011. Retrieved 5 August 2012.
- ↑ "Leo Kanu emprestado" [Leo Kanu loaned to Belenenses]. Crónicas Azuis. 9 July 2011. Retrieved 5 August 2012.
- ↑ "Leo Kanu emprestado ao Ponte Preta" [Leo Kanu loaned to Ponte Preta]. Record. 24 July 2012. Retrieved 5 August 2012.
- ↑ "Paulista A2: Grêmio Osasco apresenta ex-Ponte Preta Léo Kanu". futebolinterior.com.br.
- ↑ "Diretoria do Náutico oficializa dispensa do zagueiro Léo Kanu". globoesporte. 13 March 2014.
- ↑ "Inter recebe São José-RS, em jogo que pode promover estreia de Vitinho". O Globo. 4 February 2015.
External links
- Léo Kanu at footballzz.co.uk
- Léo Kanu profile at ForaDeJogo
- Léo Kanu profile at Soccerway