Luís Leal (footballer)

Luís Leal
Personal information
Full name Luís Leal dos Anjos
Date of birth (1987-05-29) 29 May 1987
Place of birth Arrentela, Portugal
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in)
Playing position Striker
Club information
Current team
 Cerro Porteño
Youth career
1996–1998 Arrentela
1998–2002 Sporting CP
2002–2006 Cova da Piedade
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2006–2008 Cova da Piedade
2008–2009 Atlético 29 (12)
2009–2010 Moreirense 32 (13)
2010–2011 Estoril 23 (8)
2011–2012 União Leiria 16 (2)
2012–2013 Estoril 41 (15)
2013–2014 Al-Ahli 9 (7)
2014–2015 Ittihad Kalba 12 (5)
2015 → Gaziantepspor (loan) 11 (0)
2015–2016 APOEL 1 (2)
2015 → Belenenses (loan) 10 (2)
2016– Cerro Porteño 4 (3)
National team‡
2012– São Tomé and Príncipe 4 (2)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13 February 2016.
† Appearances (goals)

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 11 October 2015

Luís Leal dos Anjos (born 29 May 1987), known as Leal, is a Santomean professional footballer who plays for Paraguayan club Cerro Porteño as a striker.

Club career

Born in Arrentela, Setúbal District, Leal started playing football with Sporting Clube de Portugal,[1] moving after four years to Clube Desportivo Cova da Piedade. He made his senior debuts with the latter, playing a couple of seasons in the fourth division.

Leal then had two solid campaigns in the third level, one apiece with Atlético Clube de Portugal and Moreirense FC, continuing his professional progression in the 2010 summer by signing with G.D. Estoril Praia in division two.[1] He made his debuts in the Primeira Liga in the 2011–12 campaign with U.D. Leiria,[2] appearing in his first game in the category on 15 August 2011, against Académica de Coimbra (18 minutes played, 1–2 home loss).

In the 2012 summer, after Leiria's relegation (and further demotion to the third tier due to irregularities), Leal returned to Estoril, with the team now in the top level. He started the season in impressive fashion, scoring a hat-trick in a 3–1 home win against C.S. Marítimo[3] and one in a 2–2 draw at former club Sporting.[4]

On 18 June 2015, after brief spells at Al-Ahli SC, Al-Ittihad Kalba SC and Gaziantepspor, Leal signed a two-year contract with Cypriot First Division club APOEL FC.[5] He made his debut on 14 July, in a 0–0 home draw against FK Vardar for the second qualifying round of the UEFA Champions League.[6]

Leal scored his first two goals for APOEL on 22 August 2015, in a 5–1 victory at Ermis Aradippou.[7][8] Eight days later, however, after underperforming in the Champions League's qualifiers, he was sent on loan to C.F. Os Belenenses until the end of the season.[9]

Cerro Porteño

On 26 January 2016, he moved from APOEL to Paraguayan side Cerro Porteño for an undisclosed transfer fee,[10][11] signing a two-year contract with the club.[12]

On 31 January 2016, Luis Leal debuted for Cerro Porteño in the 2016 Paraguayan Primera División season in a 2-1 away loss against Sportivo Luqueño. Leal entered the field of play in the 64th minute for Sergio Díaz.[13] One week later, Leal scored a double against General Caballero in his full debut during a 3-0 home victory.[14] One more week later and Leal scored his third league goal, opening the scoring in a 2-1 home defeat against Rubio Ñú on 12 February.[15]

International career

Born in Portugal, Leal expressed his desire to represent São Tomé and Príncipe internationally.[16] He made his debut on 16 June 2012 in a 2013 Africa Cup of Nations qualification match against Sierra Leone,[17] and scored his first goal on 13 June 2015 in the 1–7 defeat in Cape Verde for the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers.[18]

International goals

Goal Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
1. 13 June 2015 Estádio Nacional, Praia, Cape Verde  Cape Verde
5–1
7–1
2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification [18]
2. 8 October 2015 12 de Julho, São Tomé, São Tomé and Príncipe  Ethiopia
1–0
1–0
2018 World Cup qualification

Career statistics

Club

As of 21 December 2015
Club Season League Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Atlético 2008–09[19] Segunda Divisão 291220———3112
Moreirense 2009–10[19] Segunda Divisão 321321———3414
Estoril 2010–11[19] Segunda Liga 2380060——298
União Leiria 2011–12[19] Primeira Liga 1621020——192
Estoril 2012–13[19] Primeira Liga 30101040——3510
2013–14[19] Primeira Liga 11521009[lower-alpha 1]3—229
Total 4115314093—5719
Al-Ahli 2013–14[20] Saudi Professional League 97105[lower-alpha 2]2——159
Ittihad Kalba 2014–15[20] UAE Pro-League 125—60——185
Gaziantepspor (loan) 2014–15[20] Süper Lig 11011———121
APOEL 2015–16[20] Cypriot First Division 1200—6[lower-alpha 3]01[lower-alpha 4]082
Belenenses (loan) 2015–16[20] Primeira Liga 10210006[lower-alpha 1]1—173
Career total 184661132322141024075
  1. 1 2 Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  2. ↑ Appearances in Kings Cup (Saudi Arabia)
  3. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  4. ↑ Appearances in Cypriot Super Cup

International

As of 11 October 2015
São Tomé and Príncipe
YearAppsGoals
2012 1 0
2013 0 0
2014 0 0
2015 3 2
Total 4 2

References

  1. 1 2 Full circle – a decade in the life of Luís Leal; PortuGOAL, 28 September 2012
  2. ↑ Avançados Luís Leal e Jorge Chula são os primeiros reforços (Forwards Luís Leal and Jorge Chula are first signings); MSN Desporto, 17 June 2011 (Portuguese)
  3. ↑ Luís Leal e o «hat trick»: «Foi uma boa noite» (Luís Leal and «hat trick»: «It was a good night»); Mais Futebol, 24 September 2012 (Portuguese)
  4. ↑ Estoril derail Sporting at the Alvalade; PortuGOAL, 29 September 2012
  5. ↑ Κατ'αρχήν συμφωνία με Κωνσταντίνο Μακρίδη (in Greek). APOEL FC. 18 June 2015. Retrieved 18 June 2015.
  6. ↑ "APOEL 0–0 Vardar". UEFA.com. 14 July 2015. Retrieved 14 July 2015.
  7. ↑ Ermis Aradippou 1–5 APOEL FC. APOEL FC. 22 August 2015. Retrieved 3 September 2015.
  8. ↑ APOEL storm past Ermis in Larnaca. Cyprus Score. 22 August 2015. Retrieved 3 September 2015.
  9. ↑ "Luís Leal reforça azuis" [Luís Leal bolsters blues] (in Portuguese). Record. 30 August 2015. Retrieved 30 August 2015.
  10. ↑ Συμφωνία μετεγγραφής του ποδοσφαιριστή Luis Leal [Transfer agreement for footballer Luis Leal] (in Greek). APOEL FC. 27 January 2016. Retrieved 27 January 2016.
  11. ↑ ΑΠΟΕΛ: Πλήρωσε η Σέρο Πορτένιο για τον Λεάλ! [APOEL: Cerro Porteño has paid for Leal!] (in Greek). balla.com.cy. 26 January 2016. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
  12. ↑ "Fue presentado en forma oficial, como nuevo jugador del Ciclón, Luis Leal" [Luis Leal was officially presented as new player of Cyclone] (in Spanish). clubcerro.com. 26 January 2016. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
  13. ↑ http://uk.soccerway.com/matches/2016/01/31/paraguay/division-profesional/club-sportivo-luqueno/cerro-porteno/2186120/
  14. ↑ http://uk.soccerway.com/matches/2016/02/05/paraguay/division-profesional/cerro-porteno/general-caballero-sport-club/2193794/
  15. ↑ http://uk.soccerway.com/matches/2016/02/13/paraguay/division-profesional/cerro-porteno/club-rubio-nu/2196358/
  16. ↑ S.Tomé/CAN/2013: Luís Leal chegou finalmente ao país e viaja ainda hoje para Malabo (S.Tomé/CAN/2013: Luís Leal finally arrived in the country and travels to Malabo still today); STP Press, 12 June 2012 (Portuguese)
  17. ↑ "Sierra Leone vs. São Tomé e Príncipe 4–2". Soccerway. 16 June 2012. Retrieved 30 June 2015.
  18. 1 2 "Cabo Verde arrasa São Tomé e Príncipe" [Cape Verde steamrolls São Tomé and Príncipe] (in Portuguese). Record. 13 June 2015. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  19. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Luís Leal". ForaDeJogo. Retrieved 29 June 2015.
  20. 1 2 3 4 5 "Luís Leal". Soccerway. Retrieved 29 June 2015.

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