.jpg) Leandro Pereira in 2024 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Leandro Marcos Peruchena Pereira | ||
| Date of birth | (1991-07-13)13 July 1991 (age 34) | ||
| Place of birth | Araçatuba, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position | 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) | 2 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | Capivariano | 18 | (3) |
| 2013 | →Icasa (loan) | 18 | (4) |
| 2014–2015 | Cianorte | ||
| 2014 | →Portuguesa (loan) | 12 | (3) |
| 2014 | →Chapecoense (loan) | 24 | (10) |
| 2015 | Palmeiras | 25 | (9) |
| 2015–2018 | Club Brugge | 17 | (0) |
| 2016 | →Palmeiras (loan) | 10 | (2) |
| 2017–2018 | →Sport Recife (loan) | 12 | (1) |
| 2018 | →Chapecoense (loan) | 34 | (11) |
| 2019–2020 | Matsumoto Yamaga | 12 | (2) |
| 2019–2020 | →Sanfrecce Hiroshima (loan) | 35 | (19) |
| 2021–2023 | Gamba Osaka | 47 | (9) |
| 2023 | Persepolis | 9 | (1) |
| 2023 | Tochigi | 3 | (1) |
| 2024– | Botafogo-SP | 2 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 02:54, 14 February 2024 (UTC) | |||
Leandro Marcos Peruchena Pereira (born 13 July 1991), known asLeandro Pereira or sometimes as justLeandro, is a Brazilian professionalfootballer who plays as aforward forBotafogo-SP.
Born inAraçatuba,State of São Paulo, Leandro began his career onFerroviária, making his senior debuts in 2011. In the following year he signed withMogi Mirim, where he earned the nickname ofLeandro Banana[1] and went on to appear twice inthat year'sCampeonato Paulista. In December 2012 he signed withCapivariano,[2] but left the club in May of the following year, joiningIcasa.[3]
In January 2014 Leandro signed a short-term contract withPortuguesa.[4]
On 1 April, after appearing regularly withLusa, Leandro moved toChapecoense,freshly promoted to theSérie A.[5] He made his top level debut on 27 April 2014, starting in a 1–2 away loss againstSport Recife.[6]
Leandro scored his first league goal on 25 September 2014, netting the last of a 3–0 home win againstAtlético Paranaense.[7] He finishedthe campaign with 10 goals, scoring all of them in the last four months of the League.
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On 19 December 2014, after being linked with a move toCorinthians, Leandro signed a five-year deal with theirfierce rivalsPalmeiras.[8] He started the2015 season with Palmeiras playing regularly in the attack, he scored in his first match for the club in a friendly againstShandong Luneng. Leandro scored only 3 goals in 14 appearances in theCampeonato Paulista, but nonetheless helped the team reach the finals where Palmeiras lost to rivalsSantos on penalties.
In the beginning of theSérie 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 sideClub Brugge, after only 7 months with Palmeiras.
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 the2015–16 Belgian Pro League, playing 12 matches mainly as a substitute and without scoring a goal.
On 29 June 2016, Leandro returned to Palmeiras after manifestation of managerCuca to count on another forward in the squad. Leandro signed a loan deal from Club Brugge until 30 June 2017.[10]
In 24 January 2023, Leandro linked withPersian Gulf Pro League sidePersepolis.[11][12] On 4 February 2023, Leandro joined the team on a one-and-a-half-year deal.[13]
Pereira is aforward, 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]
| Club | Season | League | State League | National cup | League cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Mogi Mirim | 2012 | Paulista A1 | — | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||||
| Capivariano | 2013 | Paulista A2 | — | 18 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 18 | 3 | |||||
| Icasa (loan) | 2013 | Série B | 18 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | 4 | |||||
| Portuguesa (loan) | 2014 | Série B | — | 12 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 12 | 3 | |||||
| Chapecoense (loan) | 2014 | Série A | 24 | 10 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 26 | 11 | ||||
| Palmeiras | 2015 | Série A | 11 | 6 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 28 | 9 | |||
| Club Brugge | 2015–16 | Belgian Pro League | 17 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | — | 23 | 0 | |||
| Palmeiras (loan) | 2016 | Série A | 10 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 11 | 2 | ||||
| Sport Recife (loan) | 2017 | Série A | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 21 | 4 | |
| 2018 | — | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 7 | 2 | ||||||
| Total | 2 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 8 | 5 | — | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 28 | 6 | |||
| Chapecoense (loan) | 2018 | Série A | 34 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | 34 | 11 | |||||
| Matsumoto Yamaga | 2019 | J1 League | 12 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 2 | |||
| Sanfrecce Hiroshima (loan) | 2019 | J1 League | 9 | 4 | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 11 | 6 | |||
| 2020 | 26 | 15 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 27 | 16 | ||||||
| Total | 35 | 19 | — | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | — | — | 38 | 22 | |||||
| Gamba Osaka | 2021 | J1 League | 24 | 5 | — | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 34 | 7 | |
| 2022 | 23 | 4 | — | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 28 | 4 | |||||
| Total | 47 | 9 | — | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 62 | 11 | |||
| Persepolis | 2022–23 | Persian Gulf Pro League | 9 | 1 | — | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 11 | 1 | ||||
| Tochigi | 2023 | J2 League | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | |||||
| Career total | 222 | 65 | 56 | 10 | 19 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 13 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 328 | 86 | ||
Mogi Mirim
Palmeiras
Club Brugge
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