Léo Ceará
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Leonardo de Sousa Pereira | ||
| Date of birth | 3 February 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Cerezo Osaka | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2009–2010 | São Francisco-BA | ||
| 2011–2015 | Vitória | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2021 | Vitória | 64 | (23) |
| 2016 | → FC Ryukyu (loan) | 23 | (2) |
| 2017 | → Campinense (loan) | 6 | (3) |
| 2017–2018 | → Confiança (loan) | 38 | (14) |
| 2019 | → CRB (loan) | 32 | (14) |
| 2021–2022 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 58 | (21) |
| 2023– | Cerezo Osaka | 55 | (27) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 July 2024, 4:11 (UTC) | |||
Leonardo de Sousa Pereira (born 3 February 1995), commonly known as Léo Ceará, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a forward for Cerezo Osaka.
Club career
Born in Fortaleza, Ceará, Léo Ceará joined Vitória's youth setup in 2011, from São Francisco-BA.[1] He made his first team debut on 23 January 2014, coming on as a late substitute for Alan Pinheiro in a 3–1 away win against Confiança, for the year's Copa do Nordeste.[2]
On 12 January 2016, after being rarely used, Léo Ceará was loaned to J3 League club FC Ryukyu for the season.[3] Upon returning, he joined Campinense also in a temporary deal in February 2017,[4] but moved to Confiança in May to play in the Série C.[5]
Léo Ceará's loan with Confiança was renewed for a further year on 27 December 2017,[6] and he subsequently scored 16 goals in all competitions for the club before being recalled by Vitória in August 2018.[7]
Léo Ceará made his Série A debut on 23 August 2018, starting in a 0–1 away loss against Flamengo.[8] He scored his first goal in the category three days later, netting the winner in a 1–0 home success over Atlético Mineiro,[9] and subsequently renewed his contract until 2020 on the 28th.[10]
On 15 May 2019, after the arrival of Neto Baiano, Léo Ceará was loaned to fellow Série B side CRB until December.[11] He returned to Vitória in January 2020 after scoring 14 league goals for CRB, being the club's top goalscorer and the third-best overall, but was demoted to the under-23 squad after failing to agree new terms over a new contract.[12]
Léo Ceará was only included back at Vitória's main squad in August 2020.[13]
Yokohama F. Marinos announced on 23 January 2021 that Léo Ceará will be joining the club on a full transfer pending a medical to be performed upon arrival Japan (delayed for an indefinite period due to coronavirus immigration restrictions).[14] He was included in the Vitória squad for the last time on 26 January 2021.[15] Ceará left the club in 2022 after two years at Yokohama F. Marinos.
On 27 December 2022, Ceará officially transferred to Cerezo Osaka for the upcoming 2023 season.[16]
Career statistics
Club
| Club | Season | League | State League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Vitória | 2014 | Série A | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1[a] | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2015 | Série B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |||
| 2018 | Série A | 17 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | 5 | ||||||
| 2019 | Série B | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 7[a] | 1 | 18 | 3 | |||
| 2020 | 33 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | — | — | 5[a] | 2 | 42 | 20 | ||||
| Total | 55 | 21 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 82 | 28 | ||
| FC Ryukyu (loan) | 2016[18] | J3 League | 23 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 23 | 2 | |||||
| Campinense (loan) | 2017 | Série D | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | — | — | — | 3[a] | 1 | 9 | 4 | |||
| Confiança (loan) | 2017 | Série C | 10 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 1 | |||||
| 2018 | 17 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 6[a] | 3 | 34 | 16 | ||||
| Total | 27 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 44 | 17 | ||
| CRB (loan) | 2019 | Série B | 32 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | 32 | 14 | |||||
| Yokohama F. Marinos | 2021 | J1 League | 27 | 10 | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | — | — | 32 | 13 | |||
| 2022 | 31 | 11 | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | — | 39 | 16 | ||||
| Total | 58 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 71 | 29 | ||
| Cerezo Osaka | 2023 | J1 League | 33 | 11 | — | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 41 | 13 | |||
| 2024 | 22 | 16 | — | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 26 | 16 | |||||
| Total | 55 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 29 | ||
| Career total | 250 | 95 | 26 | 9 | 12 | 6 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 22 | 7 | 328 | 123 | ||
Honours
Club
Yokohama F. Marinos
References
- ^ "Léo Ceará conta detalhes da carreira e fala sobre possível renovação de contrato com o Vitória" [Léo Ceará tells details of career and talks about possible contract renewal with Vitória] (in Brazilian Portuguese). PNotícias. 1 April 2020. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
- ^ "Com o time B, Rubro-Negro vence o Confiança por 3 a 1" [With a B-team, Rubro-Negro defeat Confiança by 3–1] (in Brazilian Portuguese). A Tarde. 23 January 2014. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
- ^ "Vitória empresta Léo Ceará para clube do Japão" [Vitória loan Léo Ceará to Japanese club] (in Brazilian Portuguese). BNews. 12 January 2016. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
- ^ "Campinense apresenta atacante Léo Ceará para a sequência da temporada" [Campinense present forward Léo Ceará for the remainder of the season] (in Brazilian Portuguese). GloboEsporte.com. 2 February 2017. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
- ^ "Atacante revelado pelo Vitória vai defender o Confiança-SE na Série C" [Forward graduated at Vitória will play for Confiança-SE in the Série C] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Bahia no Ar. 12 May 2017. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
- ^ "Mais um que fica: Confiança confirma permanência do atacante Léo Ceará" [Another one who stays: Confiança confirm permanence of forward Léo Ceará] (in Brazilian Portuguese). GloboEsporte.com. 27 December 2017. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
- ^ "De volta ao Vitória, Léo Ceará escolhe a camisa 18" [Back to Vitória, Léo Ceará chooses the number 18 shirt] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Bahia Notícias. 22 August 2018. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
- ^ "Diego marca, Flamengo vence o Vitória no Maracanã e cola nos líderes do Brasileirão" [Diego scores, Flamengo defeat Vitória at the Maracanã and get closer to the leaders of the Brasileirão] (in Brazilian Portuguese). GloboEsporte.com. 23 August 2018. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
- ^ "Vitória e Galo protagonizam show de erros, mas baianos se safam e vencem com gol chorado" [Vitória and Galo star a show of errors, but baianos get the best out of it and win with a hard-won goal] (in Brazilian Portuguese). GloboEsporte.com. 26 August 2018. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
- ^ "Léo Ceará renova contrato com o Vitória: "Pude dar a volta por cima"" [Léo Ceará renews contract with Vitória: "I could make the comeback"] (in Brazilian Portuguese). A Tarde. 28 August 2018. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
- ^ "Atacante Léo Ceará é emprestado pelo Vitória ao CRB" [Forward Léo Ceará is loaned by Vitória to CRB] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Lance!. 15 May 2019. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
- ^ "Afastado e visto como ativo, Léo Ceará já brilhou, mas tem números melhores fora do Vitória" [Separated and seen as an asset, Léo Ceará already shone, but has better numbers away from Vitória] (in Brazilian Portuguese). GloboEsporte.com. 29 January 2020. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
- ^ "Sem contrato renovado, Léo Ceará é reintegrado e fica à disposição do Vitória para Série B" [Without a renewed contract Léo Ceará is brought back and is available to Vitória for the Série B] (in Brazilian Portuguese). GloboEsporte.com. 6 August 2020. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
- ^ "Léo Ceará full transfer announcement | News". Yokohama F. Marinos Official Site (in Japanese). Retrieved 27 January 2021.
- ^ "EC Vitoria lineup vs Botafogo-SP 2021/01/26". Twitter.
- ^ "レオ セアラ選手 完全移籍加入について". Retrieved 27 December 2022.
- ^ Léo Ceará at Soccerway. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
- ^ J.League Data Site
- ^ "J1横浜M 3年ぶりリーグ制覇 最終節で決める". Kanagawa Shimbun. Retrieved 8 November 2022.