.png) Claudinho withZenit Saint Petersburg in 2021 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Cláudio Luiz Rodrigues Parise Leonel[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | (1997-01-28)28 January 1997 (age 28) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Guarulhos, Brazil | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)[2] | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder,forward | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Al Sadd | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 33 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2003–2015 | Santos | ||||||||||||||||
| 2015–2016 | Corinthians | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2015–2017 | Corinthians | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2016 | →Bragantino (loan) | 18 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2017 | →Santo André (loan) | 16 | (4) | ||||||||||||||
| 2017–2019 | Ponte Preta | 16 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2018 | →Red Bull Brasil (loan) | 12 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2018 | →Oeste (loan) | 13 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2018–2019 | →Red Bull Brasil (loan) | 9 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2019–2021 | Red Bull Bragantino | 99 | (32) | ||||||||||||||
| 2021–2025 | Zenit Saint Petersburg | 93 | (17) | ||||||||||||||
| 2025– | Al Sadd | 9 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2021 | Brazil U23 | 9 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 19 April 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 15:50, 7 August 2021 (UTC) | |||||||||||||||||
Cláudio Luiz Rodrigues Parise Leonel (Russian:Клаудио Луиз Родригес Парисе Леонел; born 28 January 1997), commonly known asClaudinho, is a Brazilian professionalfootballer who plays as anattacking midfielder or aforward forQatar Stars League clubAl Sadd.
Born inGuarulhos, São Paulo, Claudinho moved toSão Vicente at the age of 3 and joinedSantos' youth setup in 2003, aged six. In July 2015, after impressing with the under-17s, he signed a professional contract withCorinthians, being initially assigned to the under-20 squad.[3]
Claudinho was part of the squad that won the2015 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, despite never playing and only being an unused substitute. After losing the under-20s final from Flamengo in 2016Copa São Paulo de Futebol Júnior,[4] he made his professional debut on 19 March of that year, coming on as a second-halfsubstitute in a 4–0Campeonato Paulista routing ofLinense at theArena Corinthians.[5]
On 3 June 2016, Claudinho was loaned toSérie B sideBragantino for the remaining ofthe season.[6] He contributed with 18 matches, as the club suffered relegation.[citation needed]
Claudinho spent the2017 Campeonato Paulista on loan atSanto André, scoring four goals during the competition; his first came on 12 February, as he scored the second in a 2–0 away win against his parent club Corinthians.[7]
On 18 May 2017, Claudinho signed a two-and-a-half-year contract withPonte Preta in the top tier, with the club acquiring 50% of his federative rights.[8] He made his debut in the category (and for the club) ten days later, replacingLins in a 2–2 away draw againstAtlético Mineiro.[citation needed]
On 9 January 2018, Claudinho was loaned toRed Bull Brasil for the2018 Campeonato Paulista,[9] where he featured regularly but scored just one goal. On 11 April, he moved toOeste also in a temporary deal,[10] but cut short his loan in August to return to Red Bull.[11]
On 24 April 2019, after Red Bull Brasil's merger with Bragantino to createRed Bull Bragantino, Claudinho's loan was renewed until the end of 2020.[12] He became a key unit for the club during the2019 Campeonato Brasileiro Série B, contributing with ten goals as the club achieved promotion as champions; in September,RB Bragantino bought the 50% of his federative rights belonging to Ponte Preta, and he signed a contract until 2023.[13]
Claudinho was also a regular starter in the 2020 season, and scored his first Série A goal on 9 August, netting a last-minute equalizer in a 1–1 away draw against former club Santos.[14] The following 6 January, after impressing in the league, he further extended his deal until 2024.[15]
On 7 August 2021, after winning the gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics withBrazil, Russian clubFC Zenit Saint Petersburg announced the signing of Claudinho fromRB Bragantino.[16] On 13 August 2021, he signed a five-year contract with Zenit.[17]
In his first season at Zenit Claudinho was elected the best player of the 2021/22 season of the Russian Championship by athletes who work in the Russian first division. He participated in 31 games, where he scored 10 goals and scored three assists.[18]
On 22 July 2022, Claudinho extended his contract with Zenit until 2027.[19] In August 2024, he extended his contract with Zenit to June 2028.[20]
On 22 January 2025, Zenit announced Claudinho's transfer toAl Sadd in Qatar.[21]
On 17 June 2021, Claudinho was named in theBrazil squad for the2020 Summer Olympics.[22]
On 24 February 2023, Claudinho acquiredRussian citizenship.[23]
| Club | Season | League | State League | National cup[a] | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Corinthians | 2016 | Série A | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| Bragantino (loan) | 2016 | Série B | 18 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | — | — | 20 | 0 | |||
| Santo André (loan) | 2017 | Paulista | — | 16 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 17 | 4 | |||
| Ponte Preta | 2017 | Série A | 16 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 4[b] | 0 | — | 20 | 0 | ||
| Red Bull Brasil (loan) | 2018 | Paulista | — | 12 | 1 | — | — | — | 12 | 1 | ||||
| Oeste (loan) | 2018 | Série B | 13 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 13 | 0 | ||||
| Red Bull Brasil (loan) | 2018 | Paulista | — | — | — | — | 15[c] | 3 | 15 | 3 | ||||
| 2019 | — | 9 | 0 | — | — | — | 9 | 0 | ||||||
| Total | — | 9 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 3 | 24 | 3 | |||||
| Red Bull Bragantino | 2019 | Série B | 34 | 10 | — | — | — | — | 34 | 10 | ||||
| 2020 | Série A | 35 | 18 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 50 | 20 | |||
| 2021 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6[b] | 0 | — | 25 | 3 | |||
| Total | 74 | 28 | 25 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 0 | — | 109 | 33 | |||
| Zenit Saint Petersburg | 2021–22 | Premier Liga | 23 | 8 | — | 0 | 0 | 8[d] | 2 | — | 31 | 10 | ||
| 2022–23 | 24 | 5 | — | 5 | 0 | — | 1[e] | 0 | 30 | 5 | ||||
| 2023–24 | 30 | 4 | — | 12 | 1 | — | 1[e] | 0 | 43 | 5 | ||||
| 2024–25 | 16 | 0 | — | 3 | 1 | – | 1[e] | 0 | 20 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 93 | 17 | — | 20 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 124 | 21 | |||
| Career total | 214 | 45 | 63 | 9 | 27 | 3 | 18 | 2 | 18 | 3 | 340 | 62 | ||
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