Léo Silva

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Silva and the second or paternal family name is Serejo.
Léo Silva
Silva with Kashima Antlers at the 2018 AFC Champions League
Personal information
Full name Hugo Leonardo da Silva Serejo[1]
Date of birth (1985-12-24) December 24, 1985 (age 38)[1]
Place of birth São Luis, Brazil
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Moto Club
Youth career
2003 URT
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003–2009 Cruzeiro 27 (1)
2004–2006 → Ipatinga (loan) – (–)
2008 → Ipatinga (loan) 11 (0)
2009 → Botafogo (loan) 18 (0)
2010–2011 Guaratinguetá 52 (2)
2012 Portuguesa 36 (4)
2013–2016 Albirex Niigata 122 (16)
2017–2021 Kashima Antlers 135 (8)
2022 Nagoya Grampus 33 (1)
2023– Moto Club 0 (0)
International career
2004 Brazil U-20
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:36, 7 March 2023 (UTC)

Hugo Leonardo da Silva Serejo or simply Léo Silva (レオ・シルバ, born December 24, 1985, in São Luis, Brasil), is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Moto Club.[2]

Club career

Léo Silva started his youth career at URT and was signed by Cruzeiro in 2003.

In 2004, he was loaned to Ipatinga, where he ended up playing for four seasons. During that time, he was part of the team that won the Campeonato Mineiro state league in 2005, although he only made three appearances that season.[3] The following season he made 7 more appearances in all competitions for Ipatinga, until he moved back to Cruzeiro for the rest of the season where he made his debut in the Brasileirão. He also scored his first top flight goal in the 2006 season, in a 3-1 win over Botafogo.[4]

After making 20 more appearances for Cruzeiro in 2007 season, Silva then was sent on a series of loans: firstly back to Ipatinga in 2008 and then to Botafogo in 2009. At the end of the 2009 season, he was released by Cruzeiro and eventually signed by Guaratinguetá where he spent two seasons in Série B. Following two successful seasons with Guaratinguetá, Silva was signed by Portuguesa to again play in the Brasileirão. After making almost 60 appearances in one season for Portuguesa, Silva moved on quickly and was signed by J-League club Albirex Niigata on a free transfer.[5]

Silva went on to make 149 appearances over four seasons with Albirex Niigata, but never managed to win any team silverware, however he was included in the J-League Best XI for his performances in the 2014 season.[6] He then signed for the champions Kashima Antlers for the 2017 season. It wasn't long before tasting success, as Kashima won the 2017 Japanese Super Cup with a 3-2 victory over Urawa Red Diamonds with Silva in the starting XI for the final.[7] Domestically, Kashima finished runners up in the league, only losing out on goal difference to Kawasaki Frontale on the final day of the season.[8] Silva also made his AFC Champions League debut in the 2017 season in a 2-0 win over K-League outfit Ulsan Hyundai.[9] In the 2018 season, Kashima again missed out on the J-League title but Silva was a key part of the squad that won the 2018 AFC Champions League – playing 11 games and scoring 2 goals during the competition, including a goal in the quarter-final against Tianjin Quanjian.[10] In the final against Iranian club Persepolis, Silva scored his second goal in the competition with a low left-footed drive from the edge of the box and was later named man of the match for his performance in the first leg of the final.[11]

Silva has also made appearances in the Club World Cup after Kashima's results in the AFC Champions League and was part of the team in the 1-3 defeat to Real Madrid in the 2018 semi-finals.[12]

In December 2021, it was announced Silva would be leaving Kashima and joining Nagoya Grampus on a free transfer, where he would take the number 16 shirt.[2] In his only season with Nagoya, he appeared in the majority of their games and played well over 2000 minutes.[13] However, at the end of the 2022 season, it was announced that Silva would be leaving the club and moving back to Brazil with his hometown team Moto Club.[14]

Club statistics

As of end of 2022 season.[15][16][17][18]
Club performance League Cup League Cup Continental State League Other Total
Club Season League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Brazil League Copa do Brasil – Copa Sudamericana – Other Total
Ipatinga (loan) 2005 Campeonato Mineiro – 2 0 – – 1 0 – 3 0
2006 Série C – 6 1 – – 1 0 – 7 1
Cruzeiro 2006 Série A 14 1 – – – – – 14 1
2007 13 0 3 0 – – 4 0 – 20 0
Ipatinga (loan) 2008 11 0 – – – – – 11 0
Botafogo (loan) 2009 18 0 3 0 – 3 0 – 8[a] 0 32 0
Guaratinguetá 2010 Série B 21 1 – – – – – 21 1
2011 31 1 – – – 18 1 – 49 2
Portuguesa 2012 Série A 36 4 5 0 – – 18 2 – 59 5
Subtotal 144 7 19 1 – 3 0 42 3 8 0 216 11
Japan League Emperor's Cup J. League Cup AFC – Other[b] Total
Albirex Niigata 2013 J1 League 32 1 2 1 5 1 – – – 39 3
2014 33 6 1 0 6 0 – – – 40 6
2015 25 4 1 1 6 0 – – – 32 5
2016 32 5 2 0 4 1 – – – 38 6
Kashima Antlers 2017 27 1 1 0 2 0 6 1 – 1 0 37 2
2018 20 2 2 1 4 0 11 2 – 3 0 40 5
2019 27 4 4 0 2 0 8 0 – – 41 4
2020 32 1 – 2 0 1 0 – – 35 1
2021 29 0 2 0 4 0 – – – 35 0
Nagoya Grampus 2022 33 1 3 0 7 0 – – – 43 1
Subtotal 290 25 18 3 42 2 26 3 – 4 0 380 33
Total 434 32 37 4 42 2 29 3 42 3 12 0 596 44
  1. ^ Appearances in Campeonato Carioca
  2. ^ Includes Japanese Super Cup and FIFA Club World Cup

Honours

Club

Ipatinga
Cruzeiro
Botafogo
Kashima Antlers

Individual

References

  1. ^ a b c "FIFA Club World Cup UAE 2018: List of Players: Kashima Antlers" (PDF). FIFA. 6 December 2018. p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 December 2018.
  2. ^ a b "レオ シルバ選手、移籍加入のお知らせ｜ニュース｜名古屋グランパス公式サイト". 名古屋グランパス公式サイト (in Japanese). Retrieved 21 January 2022.
  3. ^ "Ipatinga Futebol Clube :: Estatísticas :: Títulos :: Títulos :: História :: Gols :: Próximos Jogos :: Resultados :: Notícias :: Vídeos :: Fotos :: Time :: ogol.com.br". www.ogol.com.br (in Breton). Retrieved 12 March 2021.
  4. ^ "Cruzeiro 3-1 Botafogo :: Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 2006 :: Ficha do Jogo :: ogol.com.br". www.ogol.com.br (in Breton). Retrieved 12 March 2021.
  5. ^ "ブラジル・ポルトゲーザからレオ シルバ選手 加入内定のお知らせ". アルビレックス新潟 公式サイト｜ALBIREX NIIGATA OFFICIAL WEBSITE (in Japanese). Retrieved 12 March 2021.
  6. ^ "J.League Awards 2014 – J1 Best XI | JSoccer News". Retrieved 13 March 2021.
  7. ^ "Kashima Antlers vs. Urawa Reds - 18 February 2017 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com.
  8. ^ "Summary - J1 League - Japan - Results, fixtures, tables and news - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com.
  9. ^ "Kashima Antlers vs. Ulsan - 21 February 2017 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
  10. ^ "All my work paid off, says goalscorer Leo Silva | Football | News | AFC Champions League 2018". the-AFC. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
  11. ^ "AFCS". stats.the-afc.com. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
  12. ^ "Kashima Antlers vs. Real Madrid - 19 December 2018 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
  13. ^ "Soccer D.B. : 2022 Leo Silva Result by Season". Soccer D.B. Retrieved 7 March 2023.
  14. ^ "Moto Club oficializa contratação de Léo Silva, ex-Nagoya Grampus". ge (in Brazilian Portuguese). 27 January 2023. Retrieved 7 March 2023.
  15. ^ Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, "J1&J2&J3選手名鑑ハンディ版 2018 (NSK MOOK)", 7 February 2018, Japan, ISBN 978-4905411529 (p. 16 out of 289)
  16. ^ Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, "2016J1&J2&J3選手名鑑", 10 February 2016, Japan, ISBN 978-4905411338 (p. 123 out of 289)
  17. ^ "Leo Silva :: Hugo Leonardo Silva Serejo :: Kashima Antlers". www.ogol.com.br (in Breton). Retrieved 13 March 2021.
  18. ^ "Brazil - Léo Silva - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 13 March 2021.