| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Leandro Donizete Gonçalves da Silva[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1982-05-18)18 May 1982 (age 43) | ||
| Place of birth | Araraquara, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Ferroviária | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2003–2007 | Ferroviária | 87 | (4) |
| 2008–2011 | Coritiba | 100 | (0) |
| 2012–2016 | Atlético Mineiro | 119 | (2) |
| 2017–2019 | Santos | 9 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | →América Mineiro (loan) | 26 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22 November 2018 | |||
Leandro Donizete Gonçalves da Silva (born 18 May 1982) is a former Brazilianfootballer who played as adefensive midfielder.
Born inAraraquara, São Paulo, Donizete started his career in hometown clubFerroviária, making his senior debut in 2003. He subsequently became an undisputed starter for the side, helping in their promotion fromCampeonato Paulista Série B1 in 2004 and in theirCopa Paulista title in 2006.
Donizete left Ferroviária in the end of the 2007 season, with 141 matches and eight goals.[2]
In January 2008, Donizete signed forSérie A clubCoritiba.[3] He made his debut for the club on 13 February, starting in a 0–0Copa do Brasil away draw againstTuna Luso.[4]
Donizete scored his first goal forCoxa on 17 February 2008, netting the game's only in a home success overCianorte for theCampeonato Paranaense championship.[5] He made his debut in the main category of Brazilian football on 1 June, coming on as a half-timesubstitute in a 1–1 home draw againstCruzeiro.
Donizete soon established himself as a first-choice, and completed his 100th match for the club on 28 February 2010 in a 4–1 home routing ofNacional-PR.[6] The following 29 January, he signed a new three-year contract.[7]
Donizete's 150th match came on 10 April 2011, in a 1–0 home win againstCorinthians-PR.[8]
On 14 December 2011, Donizete signed a three-year deal withAtlético Mineiro, also in the first division; Coritiba also retained 70% of his federative rights andRenan Oliveira moved to the opposite direction on loan.[9] He made his debut for the club the following 29 January, starting in a 2–0Campeonato Mineiro home win againstBoa Esporte.
Donizete immediately became a regular starter atGalo, being an important defensive unit during the club's2013 Copa Libertadores winning campaign. On 9 December 2014, he renewed his contract for two further years.[10]
Donizete scored his first Série A goal on 19 June 2016, netting the first in a 3–0 home win againstPonte Preta; he also assistedCarlos in the last goal. He ended his spell at the club with 231 matches and four goals.[11]
On 28 December 2016, Donizete agreed to a three-year contract with fellow top tier clubSantos after the expiration of his contract with Atlético.[12] He made his debut for the club on 12 February, starting in the place of injuredRenato in a 3–2Campeonato Paulista away win againstRed Bull Brasil.
On 11 April 2018, after being rarely used, Donizete was loaned to fellow top tier clubAmérica Mineiro until December.[13] After a knee injury, América decided to renew his loan until the end of his treatment.[14]
| Club | Season | League | State League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Ferroviária | 2003[16] | Paulista B1 | — | 12 | 0 | — | — | — | 12 | 0 | ||||
| 2004[17] | — | 18 | 1 | — | — | — | 18 | 1 | ||||||
| 2005[18] | Paulista A3 | — | 18 | 0 | — | — | 16[a] | 0 | 34 | 0 | ||||
| 2006[19] | — | 18 | 0 | — | — | 20[a] | 2 | 38 | 2 | |||||
| 2007[20] | — | 21 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | 12[a] | 0 | 34 | 4 | ||||
| Subtotal | — | 87 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | 48 | 2 | 136 | 6 | ||||
| Coritiba | 2008 | Série A | 18 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 35 | 1 | ||
| 2009 | 34 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | — | 55 | 0 | |||
| 2010 | Série B | 28 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 49 | 1 | |||
| 2011 | Série A | 20 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 9 | 0 | — | — | 39 | 1 | |||
| Subtotal | 100 | 0 | 55 | 3 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 178 | 3 | |||
| Atlético Mineiro | 2012 | Série A | 30 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 43 | 0 | ||
| 2013 | 15 | 0 | 13 | 2 | — | 10[c] | 0 | 2[d] | 0 | 40 | 2 | |||
| 2014 | 22 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 7[c] | 0 | 2[e] | 0 | 47 | 0 | ||
| 2015 | 31 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7[c] | 0 | — | 50 | 0 | |||
| 2016 | 21 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 9[c] | 0 | 1[f] | 0 | 45 | 2 | ||
| Subtotal | 119 | 2 | 52 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 225 | 4 | ||
| Santos | 2017 | Série A | 9 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4[c] | 0 | — | 22 | 0 | |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Subtotal | 9 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 23 | 0 | |||
| América Mineiro (loan) | 2018 | Série A | 26 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | — | — | 28 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 254 | 2 | 202 | 9 | 43 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 53 | 2 | 590 | 13 | ||