Leandro (footballer, born 1982)

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Pedroso and the second or paternal family name is de Almeida.
Leandro
Personal information
Full name Leandro Marcolini Pedroso de Almeida
Date of birth (1982-03-19) 19 March 1982 (age 42)
Place of birth Cornélio Procópio, Paraná, Brazil
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Midfielder, left-back
Team information
Current team
 Ferencváros (assistant)
Youth career
–1998 Corinthians
1998–1999 Londrina
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1999–2000 MTK Budapest 2 (0)
2000 Büki TK Bükfürdő 10 (0)
2001–2002 Szombathely 52 (11)
2002–2006 Ferencváros 85 (7)
2005 → Atlético Paranaense (loan) 4 (0)
2006–2009 Debrecen 95 (23)
2010–2015 Omonia 132 (17)
2015–2020 Ferencváros 118 (8)
2020–2023 Ferencváros II 69 (12)
International career
2003 Hungary U21 4 (0)
2004–2015 Hungary 16 (0)
Managerial career
2023– Ferencváros (assistant)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Leandro Marcolini Pedroso de Almeida (born 19 March 1982), generally known as Leandro, is a former professional footballer who played mainly as a midfielder. Born in Brazil, he played for the Hungary national team.

Club career

He has also played for Brazilian clubs Londrina, Corinthians, Atlético Paranaense, and Hungarian clubs Debrecen, Ferencváros, MTK, Haladás and Bük.

Omonia

In January 2010, he signed a contract with Cypriot side Omonia. He broke into the first team very quickly and he soon became a key player for the successful 2009–10 league campaign. He scored in a 2010 Cypriot Super Cup final against Apollon Limassol to send the match to penalties, which were eventually won by Omonia. At the end of the season, Omonia won the Cypriot Cup, with Leandro contributing heavily by scoring it the extra-time of semi-final against Ethnikos Achna. For the 2011–12 season, he was named third captain of Omonia, behind Constantinos Makrides and Christos Karipidis. During that season, the Brazilian faced many injury problems and performed poorly. Eventually, he stayed with the club and participated in the preparation with no problems, and not only he won a position in the starting lineup but became captain of the team.

Ferencváros

On 16 June 2020, he became champions with Ferencváros again after beating Honvéd at the Hidegkuti Nándor Stadion on the 30th match day of the 2019–20 Nemzeti Bajnokság I season.[1]

International career

After residing in Hungary for 5 years since the age of 17, he became a naturalized citizen of Hungary. He has since played for Hungary. Leandro's début came on 1 June 2004, in a match against China.

Career statistics

Club

As of 14 November 2020.[2]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
MTK Budapest 1999–00 Nemzeti Bajnokság I 2 0 ? ? 0 0 0 0 2 0
Bük 2000–01 Nemzeti Bajnokság II 10 0 ? ? — 0 0 10 0
Haladás 2000–01 Nemzeti Bajnokság II 17 3 ? ? — 0 0 17 3
2001–02 Nemzeti Bajnokság I 35 8 ? ? — 0 0 35 8
Total 52 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 52 11
Ferencváros 2002–03 Nemzeti Bajnokság I 29 4 5 0 5 0 0 0 39 4
2003–04 Nemzeti Bajnokság I 30 3 4 0 4 0 0 0 38 3
2004–05 Nemzeti Bajnokság I 11 0 1 0 7 0 0 0 19 0
2005–06 Nemzeti Bajnokság I 15 0 ? ? ? ? 0 0 15 0
Total 85 7 10+ 0+ 16+ 0+ 0 0 111 7
Paranaense 2005 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 4 0 ? ? — 0 0 4 0
Debrecen 2006–07 Nemzeti Bajnokság I 26 7 8 0 0 0 0 0 34 7
2007–08 Nemzeti Bajnokság I 27 8 7 3 2 0 3 1 39 11
2008–09 Nemzeti Bajnokság I 29 5 3 1 4 0 1 0 37 6
2009–10 Nemzeti Bajnokság I 13 3 1 0 9 1 0 0 23 4
Total 95 23 19 4 15 1 4 1 133 29
Omonia 2009–10 Cypriot First Division 15 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 1
2010–11 Cypriot First Division 28 4 4 2 6 2 1 1 39 9
2011–12 Cypriot First Division 16 1 3 0 4 1 1 0 24 2
2012–13 Cypriot First Division 30 6 6 0 2 0 1 1 39 7
2013–14 Cypriot First Division 26 2 3 0 2 0 0 0 31 2
2014–15 Cypriot First Division 17 3 3 1 — 0 0 20 4
Total 132 17 19 3 14 3 3 2 168 25
Ferencváros 2015–16 Nemzeti Bajnokság I 30 2 5 1 4 0 1 0 40 3
2016–17 Nemzeti Bajnokság I 25 2 6 2 2 0 0 0 33 4
2017–18 Nemzeti Bajnokság I 25 1 2 1 3 0 0 0 30 2
2018–19 Nemzeti Bajnokság I 29 1 5 1 1 0 0 0 35 2
2019–20 Nemzeti Bajnokság I 9 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 12 3
2020–21 Nemzeti Bajnokság I 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2021–22 Nemzeti Bajnokság I 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Total 118 8 23 6 10 0 1 0 152 14
Career total 498 66 71 13 55 4 8 3 632 86

International

National team Year Apps Goals
Hungary 2004 3 0
2005 2 0
2006 1 0
2007 4 0
2014 1 0
2015 5 0
Total 16 0

Honours

MTK Hungária

Ferencvárosi

Atlético Paranaense

Debrecen

Omonia

  1. ^ "NBI: A Honvéd legyőzésével bajnok lett a Ferencváros". Nemzeti Sport. 16 June 2020.
  2. ^ "Leandro de Almeida (Cornélio Procópio 1982.03.19 - ) • Személyek • Magyarfutball.hu - a magyar labdarúgás adatbázisa".