Leonardo Jesus

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is de Jesus and the second or paternal family name is Geraldo.

Leonardo Jesus

Personal information
Full name	Leonardo de Jesus Geraldo
Date of birth	(1985-08-04) 4 August 1985 (age 39)
Place of birth	Carapicuíba,[1] Brazil
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s)	Left back
Team information
Current team	AO Koropiou
Youth career
	Portuguesa
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2004–2007	Portuguesa	97	(4)
2008–2011	Olympiacos	41	(2)
2010–2011	→ Internacional (loan)	3	(0)
2011–2012	PAOK	1	(0)
2012–2013	Grêmio Barueri	6	(0)
2013	Atlético Goianiense	6	(0)
2013–2014	Vila Nova	5	(1)
2014–2016	Mogi Mirim	31	(0)
2016–2018	Bangu Atlético Clube	0	(0)
2023–2024	Agios Dimitrios
2024-	AO Koropiou
International career
2007	Brazil U23	1	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 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 3+1⁄2-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 performance			League		Cup		League Cup		Continental		Total
Season	Club	League	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Brazil			League		Copa do Brasil		League Cup		South America		Total
2004[11]	Portuguesa	Série B	10	0							?	?^1
2005[12]			18+11	2+0							?	?^1
2006[13]			23	0							?	?^1
2007[14]			35	2	1	0	22	3[15]			58	5
Greece			League		Greek Cup		League Cup		Europe		Total
2007–08	Olympiacos	Superleague	11	0	?	?			2	0	?	?
2008–09			8	0	?	?			3	0	?	?
2009–10			19	2	?	?			8	2	?	?^2
Brazil			League		Copa do Brasil		League Cup		South America		Total
2010	Internacional	Série A	3	0					Nil^3		3	0
2011			0	0			0	0			0	0
Total	Brazil		100	4	1	0	?	?	0	0	?	?^1
	Greece		38	2	?	?			13	2	?	?^2
Career total			138	6	?	?	13	2	?	?	?	?^4

• Note:

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^[citation needed] and 2011 Copa Libertadores[16]
^4 See note 1 and 2

Honours

• Super League Greece: 2007–08, 2008–09
• Greek Cup: 2007–08, 2008–09
• Campeonato Paulista Série A2: 2007

References

1. Internazional Profile Archived 29 September 2012 at the Wayback Machine (in Portuguese)
2. "BID ACUMULATIVO SÉRIE B /2005". Confederação Brasileira de Futebol (CBF) (in Portuguese). 8 November 2005. Archived from the original on 5 May 2006. Retrieved 29 July 2010.
3. "REGULAMENTO GERAL DAS COMPETIÇÕES (2009)" (PDF). CBF (in Portuguese). December 2008. Retrieved 12 January 2011.
4. "TRANSFERÊNCIAS PARA O EXTERIOR (2008)". CONFEDERAÇÃO BRASILEIRA DE FUTEBOL (CBF) (in Portuguese). January 2009. Archived from the original on 28 August 2011. Retrieved 11 January 2011.
5. "Olympiakos contrata Leonardo, da Lusa". globoesporte.com (in Portuguese). 26 January 2008. Retrieved 12 January 2011.
6. "Leonardo vai para Grécia". Associação Portuguesa de Desportos (in Portuguese). 26 January 2008. Archived from the original on 27 November 2010. Retrieved 12 January 2011.
7. "Lateral Leonardo perto de acerto com o Inter". SC Internacional (in Portuguese). 24 June 2010. Retrieved 11 January 2011.
8. "Thiago Humberto e Leonardo trabalharam nesta terça". SC Internacional (in Portuguese). 4 January 2011. Retrieved 4 June 2011.
9. "Juliano signed (in Greek)". paok24.com. paok24.com. Retrieved 9 September 2011.
10. "Seleção olímpica cai diante dos craques do Brasileirão". Gazeta Esportiva (in Portuguese). Re-Published by Ultimo Segundo. 9 December 2009. Archived from the original on 22 February 2008. Retrieved 11 January 2011.
11. 2004 Serie B Match Report in Multi-page TIFF Archived 6 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine, CBF (in Portuguese)
12. 2005 Serie B Match Report in Multi-page TIFF Archived 6 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine, CBF (in Portuguese)
13. 2006 Serie B Match Report in Multi-page TIFF Archived 24 August 2011 at the Wayback Machine, CBF (in Portuguese)
14. 2007 Serie B Match Report in Multi-page TIFF ^[dead link‍], CBF (in Portuguese)
15. "2007 Campeonato Paulista Série A2: Artilharia". Federação Paulista de Futebol (in Portuguese). Retrieved 12 January 2011.^[permanent dead link‍]
16. "Lista dos inscritos na Libertadores 2011". SC Internacional (in Portuguese). 26 April 2011. Retrieved 4 June 2011.

External links

• Leonardo Jesus at Soccerway
• CBF Contract Record at the Wayback Machine (archived 22 April 2012) (in Portuguese)
• Leonardo Jesus at WorldFootball.net
• Futpedia at the Wayback Machine (archived 23 March 2010) (in Portuguese)