Leonardo Jesus Explained

Leonardo Jesus
Fullname:Leonardo de Jesus Geraldo
Birth Date:4 August 1985
Birth Place:Carapicuíba,[1] Brazil
Height:1.72 m
Position:Left back
Currentclub:AO Koropiou
Youthclubs1:Portuguesa
Years1:2004–2007
Caps1:97
Goals1:4
Clubs1:Portuguesa
Years2:2008–2011
Caps2:41
Goals2:2
Clubs2:Olympiacos
Years3:2010–2011
Caps3:3
Goals3:0
Clubs3:Internacional (loan)
Years4:2011–2012
Caps4:1
Goals4:0
Clubs4:PAOK
Years5:2012–2013
Caps5:6
Goals5:0
Clubs5:Grêmio Barueri
Years6:2013
Caps6:6
Goals6:0
Clubs6:Atlético Goianiense
Years7:2013–2014
Caps7:5
Goals7:1
Clubs7:Vila Nova
Years8:2014–2016
Caps8:31
Goals8:0
Clubs8:Mogi Mirim
Years9:2016–2018
Caps9:0
Goals9:0
Clubs9:Bangu Atlético Clube
Years10:2023–2024
Clubs10:Agios Dimitrios
Years11:2024-
Clubs11:AO Koropiou
Nationalyears1:2007
Nationalteam1:Brazil U23
Nationalcaps1:1
Nationalgoals1:0
Club-Update:03:21, 2 August 2015 (UTC)

Leonardo de Jesus Geraldo (born 4 August 1985), known as Leonardo Jesus or just Léo, is a Brazilian footballer, usually playing as a wing-back.

Career

Portuguesa

Born in São Paulo state, Leonardo Jesus started his career with Portuguesa de Desportos. After made his national league debut at 2004 Campeonato Brasileiro Série B, he signed a new -year contract with club in August 2005.[2] In 2005 Campeonato Brasileiro Série B, he was the regular start of the team, played 18 out of 21 games and 11 out of 12 games in champion playoffs. He missed twice due to suspension (that season he was cautioned 11 times and every 3 cautions suspend once[3]) and rested in round 21. That season Lusa finished as the 4th. In 2006 Campeonato Brasileiro Série B, he played 23 league matches and most notably missed 9 matches from round 11 to 19 and the last 4 matches of the league. He was cautioned 3 times that season but no suspension. He enjoyed his best season in 2007, winning Campeonato Paulista Série A2, played 35 times in 2007 Campeonato Brasileiro Série B, scored 2 goals and just suspended once. That season he was cautioned 5 times in Serie B. Portuguesa finished as the third and promoted to 2008 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A. He also earned an international cap coached by Dunga on 9 December.

He did not play in 2008 Campeonato Paulista as he was busy in transfer talks.

Olympiacos

Leonardo Jesus was signed by Olympiacos in January 2008.[4] for a reported €2 million paid to Lusa to buy its 65% economic rights of the player. The rest was owned by a third-party owner José Riva.[5] [6] In July 2011 his contract was terminated.

Internacional

In June 2010, he was loaned back to Brazil in 1-year deal.[7] However, he suffered from injury[8] and did not play any match for the first team in the 2011 season.

PAOK

On 9 September 2011 Leonardo Jesus signed one-year contract with PAOK. The club keeps the right to break this contract in January 2012, if the player won't meet its expectations.[9]

International career

The left-back was set to be in Brazil's 2008 Olympic football squad and gained his first national cap in a pre-olympic friendly, against Brazil League Best XI. Brazil Olympic eventually lost 0–3.[10] He was then dropped from the preliminary squad.

Career statistics

Club performanceLeagueCupLeague CupContinentalTotal
Season Club LeagueApps GoalsApps GoalsApps GoalsApps GoalsApps Goals
BrazilLeagueCopa do BrasilLeague CupSouth AmericaTotal
2004[11] PortuguesaSérie B100??1
2005[12] 18+112+0??1
2006[13] 230??1
2007[14] 35210223[15] 585
GreeceLeagueGreek CupLeague CupEuropeTotal
Superleague110??20??
2008–0980??30??
2009–10192??82??2
BrazilLeagueCopa do BrasilLeague CupSouth AmericaTotal
2010InternacionalSérie A30Nil330
2011000000
TotalBrazil100410??00??1
Greece382??132??2
Career total1386??132????4

State Leagues were marked as league cup
1 No stats. available for 2004 to 2006 Campeonato Paulista Série A1 and Campeonato Paulista Série A2.
2 3 games in 2010 qualification playoffs for European competitions
3 Not registered in 2010 and 2011 Copa Libertadores[16]
4 See note 1 and 2

Honours

Notes and References

  1. http://www.internacional.com.br/jogadorescolorados/index.php?codigo=692 Internazional Profile
  2. Web site: BID ACUMULATIVO SÉRIE B /2005 . https://web.archive.org/web/20060505062612/http://www2.uol.com.br/cbf/bide/bid_b.htm . 8 November 2005 . 29 July 2010 . Confederação Brasileira de Futebol (CBF) . Portuguese . 5 May 2006 . dead .
  3. Web site: REGULAMENTO GERAL DAS COMPETIÇÕES (2009) . December 2008. 12 January 2011. CBF. Portuguese.
  4. Web site: TRANSFERÊNCIAS PARA O EXTERIOR (2008) . January 2009 . 11 January 2011 . CONFEDERAÇÃO BRASILEIRA DE FUTEBOL (CBF) . Portuguese . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110828144444/http://www2.cbf.com.br/bid/ti2008.htm . 28 August 2011 .
  5. News: Olympiakos contrata Leonardo, da Lusa. 26 January 2008. 12 January 2011. globoesporte.com. Portuguese.
  6. News: Leonardo vai para Grécia. 26 January 2008. 12 January 2011. Associação Portuguesa de Desportos. Portuguese. https://web.archive.org/web/20101127050851/http://portuguesa.com.br/noticias_m.asp?id_noticia=285. 27 November 2010. dead.
  7. News: Lateral Leonardo perto de acerto com o Inter. 24 June 2010. 11 January 2011. SC Internacional. Portuguese.
  8. News: Thiago Humberto e Leonardo trabalharam nesta terça. 4 January 2011. 4 June 2011. SC Internacional. Portuguese.
  9. Web site: Juliano signed (in Greek) . 9 September 2011 . paok24.com . paok24.com.
  10. News: Seleção olímpica cai diante dos craques do Brasileirão . 9 December 2009 . 11 January 2011 . Gazeta Esportiva . Re-Published by Ultimo Segundo . Portuguese . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080222211721/http://ultimosegundo.ig.com.br/esportes/futebol/2007/12/09/selecao_olimpica_cai_diante_dos_craques_do_brasileirao_1111731.html . 22 February 2008 .
  11. http://www2.cbf.com.br/php/tabela.php?ct=2&cc=26&aa=2004 2004 Serie B Match Report in Multi-page TIFF
  12. http://www2.cbf.com.br/php/tabela.php?ct=2&cc=27&aa=2005 2005 Serie B Match Report in Multi-page TIFF
  13. http://www2.cbf.com.br/php/tabela.php?ct=2&cc=28&aa=2006 2006 Serie B Match Report in Multi-page TIFF
  14. http://www2.cbf.com.br/php/tabela.php?ct=2&cc=29&aa=2007 2007 Serie B Match Report in Multi-page TIFF
  15. Web site: 2007 Campeonato Paulista Série A2: Artilharia. 12 January 2011. Federação Paulista de Futebol. Portuguese.
  16. News: Lista dos inscritos na Libertadores 2011. 26 April 2011. 4 June 2011. SC Internacional. Portuguese.