Sandro (footballer, born March 1987) explained

Sandro
Fullname:Alessandro Ferreira Leonardo
Birth Date:1987 3, df=yes
Birth Place:Rio Novo, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Height:1.86 m
Position:Striker
Youthclubs1:Centro de Futebol Zico
Years1:2008–2011
Years2:2011–2012
Years3:2012
Years4:2013
Years5:2013–2014
Years6:2014–2015
Years7:2015–2018
Years8:2018
Years9:2019
Years10:2020–2021
Years11:2022
Years12:2023
Clubs1:Citizen
Clubs2:Metro Gallery
Clubs3:Pegasus
Clubs4:Citizen
Clubs5:Yuen Long
Clubs6:Wong Tai Sin
Clubs7:Kitchee
Clubs8:PSM Makassar
Clubs9:Tai Po
Clubs10:Eastern
Clubs11:Guangxi Pingguo Haliao
Clubs12:Madureira
Caps1:51
Caps2:17
Caps3:9
Caps4:9
Caps5:19
Caps6:16
Caps7:46
Caps8:11
Caps9:14
Caps10:22
Caps11:7
Caps12:3
Goals1:27
Goals2:12
Goals3:1
Goals4:1
Goals5:7
Goals6:4
Goals7:35
Goals8:4
Goals9:12
Goals10:12
Goals11:1
Goals12:0
Nationalyears1:2015–2019
Nationalteam1:Hong Kong
Nationalcaps1:29
Nationalgoals1:7
Pcupdate:30 April 2023
Nationalteam-Update:14 December 2019

Alessandro Ferreira Leonardo (; born 10 March 1987), commonly known as Sandro, is a former Brazilian-born Hong Kong professional footballer who played as a forward.

Club career

Citizen

Sandro was sent off after a second bookable offence in the match against South China, when he pressured Zhang Chunhui to take his goal kick quickly and was considered by the referee to have obstructed the goalkeeper. Citizen lost the match 2 - 1.[1]

Sandro scored a hat-trick against Tai Po on 2 May 2009 to help the club win 4 - 1 and end the 2008–09 season in third place in the league.[2] On 25 October 2009, Sandro scored 5 goals for Citizen against Happy Valley at Siu Sai Wan Sports Ground, including a 50-yard lob.[3]

With Citizen, Sandro won the Hong Kong Senior Shield after defeating South China in the final on penalties. But his contract was not renewed by the club at the end of the season.

Metro Gallery

Sandro joined Metro Gallery/Rangers for the 2011–12 season. He scored on his debut for the club in the 1–4 defeat away to Pegasus. He scored again in the second game against his old club Citizen to tie the match 2–2.

Pegasus

Sandro joined Pegasus for an undisclosed fee before the start of 2012–13 season. However, he only scored 1 goal in 10 matches and was released by the club on 31 December 2012.[4]

Citizen

Sandro re-joined Citizen as a free transfer after he was released by Pegasus.

Kitchee

On 15 July 2015, Sandro was formally signed as a Kitchee player.[5] There was controversy surrounding the move as he had signed a pre-contractual agreement with Eastern nine months prior. While Sandro claimed, through his lawyer's advice that the agreement was not legally binding, Eastern's Executive Director Peter Leung took league action after the Hong Kong Football Association was unable to resolve the situation.[6] Eventually the situation was resolved.

During the 2016–17 season, Sandro scored 21 goals en route to winning the Golden Boot. He was rewarded with a new contract on 11 July 2017.[7]

Tai Po

After spending the latter half of 2018 with Indonesian club PSM Makassar, Sandro returned to Hong Kong. He joined Tai Po on 6 February 2019 ahead of their 2019 AFC Cup campaign.[8]

On 4 May 2019, Sandro scored two goals in the second to lead Tai Po to a 2–1 comeback victory against title rivals R&F.[9] The win clinched Tai Po's first league title in club history.

On 26 December 2019, after the match against Lee Man in the semi-final of the Senior Shield, Sandro announced that he would leave the club with immediate effect.[10]

Eastern

On 1 January 2020, less than a week after leaving Tai Po, Sandro signed with Eastern.[11] He scored on his debut for the club in a 2–1 win over Lee Man.[12]

On 1 June 2021, Sandro left the club.

Guangxi Pingguo Haliao

On 2 March 2022, Sandro signed with China League One club Guangxi Pingguo Haliao.[13]

Madureira

On 11 February 2023, Sandro returned to Brazil after 15 years and joined Madureira.

International career

Sandro was born and raised in Brazil, but became a naturalized Hong Kong citizen through residency in November 2015.

On 7 November 2015, Sandro made his international debut and scored his first goal for Hong Kong in a friendly match against Myanmar.

Career statistics

Club

ClubSeasonLeagueFA Cup & ShieldLeague CupAFCTotal
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Citizen2008–092015------2015
2009–10179------179
2010–1114310----153
Metro Gallery2011–1217122010--2012
Pegasus2012–139110----101
Citizen9111----102
Yuen Long2013–1419720----217
Wong Tai Sin2014–151644431--239
Kitchee2015–161243053--207
2016–17202173--212925
2017–18151045--202015
PSM Makassar114------114
Tai Po2018–198611--81178
2019–206621----87
Eastern5144----95
2020–211711------1711
Guangxi Pingguo Haliao20225100----51
Total220116321994122273141

International

National teamYearAppsGoals
Hong Kong201531
201692
201782
201852
201940
Total297

International goals

Scores and results list Hong Kong's goal tally first.[14]

No Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 7 November 2015 align=center 4–0 align=center 5–0 Friendly
2. 1 September 2016 Mong Kok Stadium, Mong Kok, Hong Kong align=center 3–1 align=center 4–2 Friendly
3. 6 November 2016 Mong Kok Stadium, Mong Kok, Hong Kong align=center 2–0 align=center 3–2 2017 EAFF E-1 Football Championship qualification
4. 5 September 2017 align=center 1–0 align=center 1–1 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification
5. 5 October 2017 align=center 4–0 align=center 4–0 Friendly
6. 16 November 2018 align=center 1–0 5–1 2019 EAFF E-1 Football Championship qualification
7. align=center 3–1

Honours

Club

Citizen

2010–11

Eastern

2019–20

2019–20

2020–21

Kitchee

2016–17, 2017–18

2016–17

2016–17, 2017–18

2017–18

2015–16

2016–17

Tai Po

2018–19

Individual

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://hk.apple.nextmedia.com/template/apple/art_main.php?iss_id=20090112&sec_id=25391&art_id=12078212 快意空調甲組聯賽 公民摘球證亂判 南華贏得險
  2. 公民奪聯賽季軍完美煞科 Wen Wei Po. 3 May 2009.
  3. http://hk.apple.nextmedia.com/template/apple/art_main.php?iss_id=20091026&sec_id=25391&art_id=13351947 bma甲組聯賽 港足哀歌 愉園普高被狂炒
  4. News: 本地體壇 飛馬巴援 冇得留低. 31 December 2012. Metro Daily Hong Kong.
  5. Web site: 梁子成被搶 辛祖鬧雙胞 東方發火轟南傑. Apple Daily. 15 July 2015.
  6. Web site: 東傑續激鬥 挖角挖出火 辛祖轉會鬧雙胞 梁守志:法庭見. Ming Pao. 15 July 2015.
  7. Web site: 辛祖棄外流續約傑志 期待向盧卡斯送助攻. HK01. 11 July 2017.
  8. Web site: Tsui . Chut Yin . 大埔簽入辛祖 增兵挑戰亞協盃 . HK01 . 6 February 2019.
  9. Web site: Ng . Ka Ki . 福將辛祖轟入兩球 大埔作客2:1氣走富力首奪港超聯冠軍 . Upower . 4 May 2019.
  10. Web site: Chiu . Chi Chun . 辛祖完成大埔最終戰 一個因素成轉會首要考慮 . HK01 . 26 December 2019.
  11. Web site: 東方龍獅新鋒線 堅Sir:「辛盧」有保證! . on.cc . 1 January 2020.
  12. Web site: Ng . Ka Kei . 葉鴻輝「上身」守住3分 港超聯東方2:1險勝理文 . Upower . 18 January 2020.
  13. Web site: 广西平果哈嘹足球俱乐部 . 欢迎港籍归化球员辛祖加盟广西平果哈嘹 . weibo . 2 March 2022.
  14. Web site: Sandro. National Football Teams. 30 January 2017.