Léo Paulista Explained

Léo Paulista
Fullname:Leopoldo Roberto Markovsky
Birth Date:29 August 1983
Birth Place:São Paulo, Brazil
Position:Striker
Youthclubs1:SE Palmeiras
Years1:2000–2002
Years2:2002
Years3:2004–2005
Years4:2007
Years5:2007–2008
Years6:2008
Years7:2008–2009
Years8:2009–2010
Years9:2011–2012
Years10:2012
Years11:2014
Clubs1:SE Palmeiras
Clubs2:Yokohama F. Marinos (loan)
Clubs3:Londrina EC (loan)
Clubs4:CA Juventus
Clubs5:CRB
Clubs6:Bragantino
Clubs7:Górnik Zabrze
Clubs8:Daegu FC
Clubs9:Volta Redonda
Clubs10:Étoile Sportive du Sahel
Clubs11:Pattaya United
Caps1:34
Goals1:7
Caps2:0
Goals2:0
Caps3:22
Goals3:9
Caps4:7
Goals4:1
Caps5:35
Goals5:26
Caps6:12
Goals6:4
Caps7:15
Goals7:6
Caps8:35
Goals8:9
Caps9:21
Goals9:10
Caps10:0
Goals10:0
Caps11:0
Goals11:0
Years12:2015
Years13:2016
Years14:2017
Years15:2017–2018

Leopoldo Roberto Markovsky (born 29 August 1983), known as Léo Paulista, is a Brazilian former football striker.

Club career

Léo Paulista's career began with SE Palmeiras - his hometown team. In 2002, he was loaned to Japanese club Yokohama F. Marinos. In 2004, he transferred to Londrina EC on loan for two seasons. Returning to SE Palmeiras, he played out the 2006 season. In the spring of 2007, he transferred to the São Paulo club CA Juventus, but within six months moved to CRB. In 2008, a further shift was made to another São Paulo club, Bragantino. In June 2008, Leo trialled for second tier Polish club Górnik Zabrze. On 3 July 2008, he signed a two-year contract with the club.[1]

However, his move to Poland was not successful, and after only 8 league games, Léo Paulista returned to East Asia. In July 2009, he signed with Korean K-League club Daegu FC, joining them for the second half of the 2009 K-League season.[2] Léo Paulista played an important part in improving the winning record of Daegu FC, the club having only won a single league game by the time Leo joined the team. Léo Paulista would score 4 goals in 14 appearances in the 2009 K-League, and helped put together a four-game winning streak, which although not improving their final league position, at least ensured the team finished the season more positively than it seemed mid-season.

Léo Paulista,who was unattached after end of the contract with Daegu FC, moved to Volta Redonda in February 2011.

In January 2012, Léo Paulista signed a three-and-a-half-year contract with Tunisian club Étoile Sportive du Sahel.

Notes and References

  1. News: Leopoldo Roberto Markovsky piłkarzem Górnika . 2009-09-20 . 90minut.pl . Polish . https://web.archive.org/web/20160303173453/http://www.90minut.pl/news.php?id=746319 . 2016-03-03 . dead .
  2. News: 대구FC 브라질 공격수 레오 영입 . 2009-09-20 . Daegu FC . Korean .