Léo Jardim

Not to be confused with Leonardo Jardim.

Léo Jardim

Jardim playing for Lille in 2019
Personal information
Full name	Leonardo César Jardim
Date of birth	(1995-03-20) 20 March 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth	Ribeirão Preto, Brazil
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team	Vasco da Gama
Number	1
Youth career
2007–2012	Olé Brasil
2012–2013	Grêmio
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2014–2019	Grêmio	8	(0)
2018–2019	→ Rio Ave (loan)	33	(0)
2019–2022	Lille B	2	(0)
2019–2022	Lille	23	(0)
2020–2021	→ Boavista (loan)	34	(0)
2023–	Vasco da Gama	75	(0)
International career^‡
2015–2016	Brazil U20	2	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 06 December 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12 March 2024

Leonardo "Léo" César Jardim (born 20 March 1995) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Vasco da Gama.

Club career

On 13 July 2019, Jardim joined Ligue 1 club Lille on a five-year contract.[1] Jardim made his club debut on 2 October 2019 in Lille's 2–1 home defeat to Chelsea in the UEFA Champions League group stage.[2][3] He made a further three appearances for Lille that season, all coming in the Coupe de la Ligue where the club was eliminated by Lyon on penalties in the semi-finals.[4]

On 1 September 2020, Jardim joined Portuguese side Boavista on loan for the 2020–21 season.[5]

Following Mike Maignan's exit to Milan in July 2021, Jardim was elevated to Lille's first choice goalkeeper.[6] On 1 August 2021, Jardim kept a clean sheet for Lille in their 1–0 victory over Paris Saint-Germain in the Trophée des Champions.[7] He made his Ligue 1 debut for the club in a 3–3 draw with Metz on 8 August,[8] followed by a 4–0 defeat against Nice.[9] Such negative results left Léo on the bench for 21 matches. The Brazilian only played again, in the League, against Montpellier, in his team's 1-0 victory.[10] This would be the first of 7 consecutive clean sheets that the Brazilian would make in that League season. Finishing the season as first choice goalkeeper, Léo helped his team gain 10th place in the table.[11]

At the end of the season, Léo Jardim, in 20 games, conceded 24 goals and had 9 clean sheets.

International career

On 11 March 2024, Jardim was called up for the Brazil national football team for the first time for the March friendlies against England and Spain as a replacement for Ederson, who was struck out on injury.[12]

Personal life

Born in Brazil, Léo Jardim holds both Brazilian and Italian nationality.[13]

Jardim has been married since 2017 to Carol Picolli. The couple has a son and a daughter.[14]

Career statistics

As of match played 8 December 2024[15]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			State league		National cup		League cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Grêmio	2014	Série A	0	0	0	0	—		—		—		—		0	0
	2015	Série A	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		—		—		0	0
	2016	Série A	3	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0	—		3	0
	2017	Série A	5	0	2	0	0	0	—		0	0	1	0	8	0
	Total		8	0	2	0	0	0	—		0	0	1	0	11	0
Rio Ave (loan)	2018–19	Primeira Liga	33	0	—		2	0	2	0	—		—		37	0
Lille B	2019–20	National 2	1	0	—		—		—		—		—		1	0
	2021–22	National 3	1	0	—		—		—		—		—		1	0
	Total		2	0	—		—		—		—		—		2	0
Lille	2019–20	Ligue 1	0	0	—		0	0	3	0	1[a]	0	—		4	0
	2021–22	Ligue 1	17	0	—		0	0	—		2[a]	0	1[b]	0	20	0
	2022–23	Ligue 1	6	0	—		0	0	—		—		—		6	0
	Total		23	0	—		0	0	3	0	3	0	1	0	30	0
Boavista (loan)	2020–21	Primeira Liga	34	0	—		1	0	0	0	—		—		35	0
Vasco da Gama	2023	Série A	38	0	7	0	2	0	—		—		—		47	0
	2024	Série A	38	0	11	0	10	0	—		—		—		59	0
	Total		76	0	18	0	12	0	—		—		—		106	0
Career total			176	0	20	0	15	0	5	0	3	0	2	0	221	0

1. Appearance(s) in the UEFA Champions League
2. Appearance in the Trophée des Champions

Honours

Grêmio

• Copa do Brasil: 2016^[citation needed]

Lille

• Trophée des Champions: 2021[7]

References

1. "Le LOSC recrute le gardien brésilien, Léo Jardim". losc.fr (in French). Lille OSC. 13 July 2019. Retrieved 20 March 2020.
2. "Willian's excellent second-half volley gave Chelsea victory over Lille in their second Champions League group stage match in France". BBC. 2 October 2019. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
3. "Lille 1-2 Chelsea". Chelsea FC. 2 October 2019. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
4. "OL - LOSC (CDL): We're Going to the Stade De France! (2-2, 4-3 on penalties)". Olympique Lyonnais. 21 January 2021. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
5. "Boavista anunciado Guarda-redes Leo Jardim".
6. "Lille target Trabzonspor goalkeeper Çakır as Maignan replacement". Get Football News. 2 August 2021. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
7. "Lille beat PSG to clinch first French Super Cup". Sky Sports. 1 August 2021. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
8. "Champion Lille gets last-gasp 3-3 draw, Marseille wins 3-2". Wtop. 8 August 2021. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
9. "Lille vs. Nice". Retrieved 1 October 2024.
10. "Lille vence Montpellier 1 a 0 e assume sétimo lugar no Francês". Retrieved 1 October 2024.
11. "Tabela Ligue 1 2022". Retrieved 1 October 2024.
12. "Dorival Jr. convoca Léo Jardim, Fabrício Bruno e Galeno para Seleção". ge (in Brazilian Portuguese). 11 March 2024. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
13. "Leonardo-Cesar JARDIM". unfp.org. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
14. "Do hospital para o campo: Léo Jardim pede para jogar após filha nascer e segura vaga do Vasco". Retrieved 1 October 2024.
15. "Léo Jardim". Soccerway.

External links

• Léo Jardim profile. Portal Oficial do Grêmio.