Leandro Pereira
.jpg) Leandro Pereira in 2024 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Leandro Marcos Peruchena Pereira | ||
| Date of birth | 13 July 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Araçatuba, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Botafogo-SP | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Ferroviária | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2012 | Ferroviária | 7 | (3) |
| 2012 | → Mogi Mirim (loan) | 14 | (5) |
| 2013 | Capivariano | 18 | (3) |
| 2013 | → Icasa (loan) | 20 | (6) |
| 2014 | Portuguesa | 12 | (3) |
| 2014 | Chapecoense | 26 | (11) |
| 2015 | Palmeiras | 28 | (9) |
| 2015–2018 | Club Brugge | 23 | (0) |
| 2016 | → Palmeiras (loan) | 11 | (2) |
| 2017–2018 | → Sport Recife (loan) | 28 | (6) |
| 2018 | → Chapecoense (loan) | 34 | (11) |
| 2019–2020 | Matsumoto Yamaga | 14 | (2) |
| 2019–2020 | → Sanfrecce Hiroshima (loan) | 37 | (22) |
| 2021–2023 | Gamba Osaka | 53 | (9) |
| 2023 | Persepolis | 9 | (1) |
| 2023 | Tochigi | 3 | (1) |
| 2024– | Botafogo-SP | 2 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 02:54, 14 February 2024 (UTC) | |||
Leandro Marcos Peruchena Pereira (born 13 July 1991), known as Leandro Pereira or sometimes as just Leandro, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Botafogo-SP.
Career[edit]
Early years[edit]
Born in Araçatuba, State of São Paulo, Leandro began his career on Ferroviária, making his senior debuts in 2011. In the following year he signed with Mogi Mirim, where he earned the nickname of Leandro Banana[1] and went on to appear twice in that year's Campeonato Paulista. In December 2012 he signed with Capivariano,[2] but left the club in May of the following year, joining Icasa.[3]
In January 2014 Leandro signed a short-term contract with Portuguesa.[4]
Chapecoense[edit]
On 1 April, after appearing regularly with Lusa, Leandro moved to Chapecoense, freshly promoted to the Série A.[5] He made his top level debut on 27 April 2014, starting in a 1–2 away loss against Sport Recife.[6]
Leandro scored his first league goal on 25 September 2014, netting the last of a 3–0 home win against Atlético Paranaense.[7] He finished the campaign with 10 goals, scoring all of them in the last four months of the League.
Palmeiras[edit]
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On 19 December 2014, after being linked with a move to Corinthians, Leandro signed a five-year deal with their fierce rivals Palmeiras.[8] He started the 2015 season with Palmeiras playing regularly in the attack, he scored in his first match for the club in a friendly against Shandong Luneng. Leandro scored only 3 goals in 14 appearances in the Campeonato Paulista, but nonetheless helped the team reach the finals where Palmeiras lost to rivals Santos on penalties.
In the beginning of the Série A, Leandro started most of the matches and had great appearances for the team, playing 11 matches and scoring 6 goals. On July, he called the attention of Belgian side Club Brugge, after only 7 months with Palmeiras.
Brugge[edit]
In August 2015, Leandro Pereira signed with Club Brugge on a three-year deal for R$14.2 million, with an option to extend a year.[9] Together with the team, he won the 2015–16 Belgian Pro League, playing 12 matches mainly as a substitute and without scoring a goal.
Return to Palmeiras (loan)[edit]
On 29 June 2016, Leandro returned to Palmeiras after manifestation of manager Cuca to count on another forward in the squad. Leandro signed a loan deal from Club Brugge until 30 June 2017.[10]
Persepolis[edit]
In 24 January 2023, Leandro linked with Persian Gulf Pro League side Persepolis.[11][12] On 4 February 2023, Leandro joined the team on a one-and-a-half-year deal.[13]
Player profile[edit]
Style of play and reception[edit]
He is a forward, but he has the ability to play as a left or right winger too. Accurate shots in difficult situations towards the goal have been known as one of his abilities.[14][15]
Honours[edit]
Mogi Mirim
Palmeiras
Club Brugge
Persepolis
References[edit]
- ^ Leandro Banana explica origem do apelido incomum (Leandro Banana explains unusual nickname's origin); Futebol Interior, 3 January 2012 (in Portuguese)
- ^ A2: Capivariano acerta com atacante dispensado pela Ferroviária (A2: Capivariano signs with forward released from Ferroviária) Archived 2014-10-31 at the Wayback Machine; Sim! News, 22 December 2012 (in Portuguese)
- ^ Icasa acerta com mais quatro reforços para a Série B (Icasa completes four more signings for Série B) Archived 2014-11-02 at the Wayback Machine; Tribuna do Ceará, 9 May 2013 (in Portuguese)
- ^ Portuguesa apresenta novos reforços para a temporada de 2014 (Portuguesa presents new reinforcements for 2014 season) Archived 2014-01-27 at archive.today; Portuguesa's official website, 17 January 2014 (in Portuguese)
- ^ Chapecoense contrata atacante Leandro (Chapecoense signs forward Leandro); Diário Catarinense, 1 April 2014 (in Portuguese)
- ^ Sport mantém embalo do título estadual e bate a Chapecoense (Sport keeps state championship run going and defeats Chapecoense); Globo Esporte, 27 April 2014 (in Portuguese)
- ^ Chape aproveita a bola aérea, faz 3 a 0 e aumenta crise do Atlético-PR (Chape takes advantage of the aerial play, scores 3–0 and worsen Atlético-PR's crisis); Globo Esporte, 25 September 2014 (in Portuguese)
- ^ Após superar rival, Palmeiras fecha com o atacante Leandro, da Chape (After overcoming rival, Palmeiras signs with forward Leandro, from Chape); Globo Esporte, 19 December 2014 (in Portuguese)
- ^ Club Brugge have signed Pereira, Agu and Vossen; Club Brugge, 31 September 2015
- ^ (Leandro Pereira signs with Palmeiras); Globo Esporte, 29 June 2016 (in Portuguese)
- ^ "امضا توافقنامه پرسپولیس با مهاجم برزیلی/ پریرا به زودی در ایران". فوتبالی (in Persian). Retrieved 2023-01-26.
- ^ "Brazilian Forward Leandro Pereira Linked with Persepolis - Sports news". Tasnim News Agency. Retrieved 2023-01-26.
- ^ "تصاویر| لئاندرو پریرا تا ۱۴۰۳ با پرسپولیس". www.khabarvarzeshi.com (in Persian). 2023-02-04. Retrieved 2023-02-05.
- ^ "آشنایی با گزینه جدید خط حمله پرسپولیس؛ عاشقپیشهای که سقوط نکرد". فوتبال 360. Retrieved 2023-01-26.
- ^ "جانشین لوکادیا در پرسپولیس را بیشتر بشناسید". خبرآنلاین (in Persian). 2023-01-24. Retrieved 2023-01-26.
External links[edit]
- Leandro Pereira at J.League (in Japanese)
- Leandro Pereira at Soccerway.com
- Leandro Pereira at WorldFootball.net
- Leandro Pereira at playmakerstats.com (English version of ogol.com.br)
- 1991 births
- Living people
- People from Araçatuba
- Footballers from São Paulo (state)
- Brazilian men's footballers
- Brazilian expatriate men's footballers
- Men's association football forwards
- Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players
- Campeonato Brasileiro Série B players
- Belgian Pro League players
- J1 League players
- J2 League players
- Persian Gulf Pro League players
- Associação Ferroviária de Esportes players
- Mogi Mirim Esporte Clube players
- Capivariano Futebol Clube players
- Associação Desportiva Recreativa e Cultural Icasa players
- Associação Portuguesa de Desportos players
- Associação Chapecoense de Futebol players
- SE Palmeiras players
- Club Brugge KV players
- Sport Club do Recife players
- Matsumoto Yamaga FC players
- Sanfrecce Hiroshima players
- Gamba Osaka players
- Persepolis F.C. players
- Tochigi SC players
- Botafogo Futebol Clube (SP) players
- Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Belgium
- Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Japan
- Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Iran
- Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium
- Expatriate men's footballers in Japan
- Expatriate men's footballers in Iran