Lelêu | |
Fullname: | Claudionor Souza de Jesus |
Birth Date: | 5 March 1993 |
Birth Place: | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
Height: | 1.71m (05.61feet) |
Position: | Attacking midfielder |
Currentclub: | Icasa |
Youthyears1: | 2002–2008 |
Youthclubs1: | Vasco da Gama |
Youthyears2: | 2008–2012 |
Youthclubs2: | Atlético Mineiro |
Years1: | 2011–2018 |
Caps1: | 7 |
Goals1: | 1 |
Years2: | 2012 |
Clubs2: | → Paysandu (loan) |
Caps2: | 0 |
Goals2: | 0 |
Years3: | 2014 |
Clubs3: | → Náutico (loan) |
Caps3: | 16 |
Goals3: | 1 |
Years4: | 2015 |
Clubs4: | → Paysandu (loan) |
Caps4: | 0 |
Goals4: | 0 |
Years5: | 2015 |
Clubs5: | → Madureira (loan) |
Caps5: | 5 |
Goals5: | 0 |
Years6: | 2016 |
Clubs6: | → Boa (loan) |
Caps6: | 4 |
Goals6: | 0 |
Years7: | 2017 |
Clubs7: | → Boa (loan) |
Caps7: | 0 |
Goals7: | 0 |
Years8: | 2019–2020 |
Clubs8: | Shonan Bellmare |
Caps8: | 2 |
Goals8: | 0 |
Years9: | 2019 |
Clubs9: | → Mito HollyHock (loan) |
Caps9: | 2 |
Goals9: | 0 |
Years10: | 2020–2021 |
Clubs10: | FC Gifu |
Caps10: | 19 |
Goals10: | 1 |
Years11: | 2022– |
Caps11: | 4 |
Goals11: | 0 |
Pcupdate: | 29 June 2022 |
Claudionor Souza de Jesus (born March 5, 1993), nicknamed Lelêu, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Icasa.
Leleu, as he is commonly known, began his professional career in the year of 2011, playing for Atlético Mineiro. Leleu's first match was against Democrata-GV, for the Campeonato Mineiro.[1] In the year of 2012, Leleu was borrowed for the Brazilian club Paysandu, but returned to his former club in the same year.[2] [3] Returning to Atlético Mineiro at Belo Horizonte for 2013, he scored his first Brasileiro Série A goal on July 7 in a 3-2 win against Criciúma.
In 2014, he is loan at Náutico in Série B where he scored 1 goal for 16 appearances. After that season and during 3 years, he is loaned at different Brazilian clubs from weaker leagues like Paysandu, Madureira and Boa.
He changes country and signs at Hiratsuka for Shonan Bellmare for the 2019 season. He made his Japanese debut for the club on March 13 in a J.League Cup Group stage match against Yokohama F. Marinos where he also scored his first goal with the club to secure a 2-0 win.[4] After another goal in J.League Cup and 2 appearances in J1 League, he is loaned at Mito HollyHock in J2 League for the rest of the season.[5]