| Léo | |
| Fullname: | Leonardo Renan Simões de Lacerda |
| Height: | 1.850NaN0 |
| Birth Date: | 30 January 1988 |
| Birth Place: | Belo Horizonte, Brazil |
| Position: | Centre back |
| Youthyears1: | 2000–2007 |
| Years1: | 2007–2009 |
| Clubs1: | Grêmio |
| Caps1: | 81 |
| Goals1: | 6 |
| Years2: | 2010 |
| Clubs2: | Palmeiras |
| Caps2: | 19 |
| Goals2: | 2 |
| Years3: | 2010–2021 |
| Clubs3: | Cruzeiro |
| Caps3: | 300 |
| Goals3: | 15 |
| Years4: | 2022 |
| Clubs4: | Chapecoense |
| Caps4: | 29 |
| Goals4: | 2 |
| Club-Update: | 11 October 2022 |
Leonardo Renan Simões de Lacerda (born 30 January 1988), commonly known as Léo, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a central defender.
Born in Contagem, Minas Gerais, Léo joined Grêmio's youth setup at the age of 12.[1] He made his first team – and Série A – debut on 25 July 2007, coming on as a first-half substitute for Itaqui in a 2–0 away win over Náutico.[2]
Léo scored his first professional goal for Grêmio on 16 September 2007, netting the winner in a 1–0 home success over rivals Internacional.[3] He then became a regular starter for the side, and helped the club finish second in the 2008 Série A.
On 18 December 2009, Léo moved to fellow top tier side Palmeiras on a five-year contract, with Maurício moving in the opposite direction on loan; Grêmio also saw R$ 6.5 million of a R$ 8 million debt being discounted on the move.[4] He made his club debut the following 16 January, starting and scoring his team's second in a 5–1 Campeonato Paulista home routing of Mogi Mirim.[5]
Léo began the season as a starter, but was subsequently overtaken by Maurício Ramos and Edinho.
On 13 August 2010, Léo moved to Cruzeiro for a fee of R$ 1 million plus Leandro Amaro.[6] Initially a backup to Edcarlos and Gil, he subsequently became a regular starter in the 2011 season onwards, when both left the club.
Léo was also a part of the Cruzeiro squad which won two consecutive Série A titles in 2013 and 2014, aside from winning four Campeonato Mineiro titles. He struggled with injuries during the 2019 and 2020 campaigns, with his side suffering a first-ever relegation in the former.
On 20 May 2021, after nearly eleven years and 401 matches with Cruzeiro, Léo left the club after rescinding his contract.[7]
| Club | Season | League | State League | National Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Grêmio | 2007 | Série A | 20 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 20 | 1 | |||||
| 2008 | 25 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | 2[8] | 0 | — | 28 | 4 | |||||
| 2009 | 26 | 2 | 9 | 0 | — | 11[9] | 2 | — | 20 | 1 | |||||
| Total | 71 | 6 | 10 | 0 | — | 13 | 2 | — | 94 | 8 | |||||
| Palmeiras | 2010 | Série A | 8 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 1 | — | — | 25 | 3 | |||
| Cruzeiro | 2010 | Série A | 16 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 16 | 1 | |||||
| 2011 | 27 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 30 | 0 | ||||||
| 2012 | 26 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 40 | 2 | |||||
| 2013 | 13 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 25 | 4 | |||||
| 2014 | 29 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 43 | 5 | ||||
| 2015 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | — | 23 | 1 | |||||
| 2016 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | ||||
| 2017 | 26 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1[10] | 0 | 55 | 2 | |||
| 2018 | 31 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 9 | 1 | — | 57 | 1 | ||||
| 2019 | 18 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 0 | — | 45 | 2 | ||||
| 2020 | Série B | 10 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 21 | 1 | ||||
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 216 | 7 | 84 | 8 | 51 | 3 | 28 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 380 | 19 | |||
| Career total | 295 | 13 | 105 | 10 | 57 | 4 | 41 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 499 | 30 | |||