Leandro Pereira
Pereira with Palmeiras in 2015
Personal information
Full name Leandro Marcos Peruchena Pereira
Date of birth (1991-07-13) 13 July 1991
Place of birth Araçatuba, Brazil
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Tochigi
Number 39
Youth career
Ferroviária
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2012 Ferroviária 7 (3)
2012Mogi Mirim (loan) 14 (5)
2013 Capivariano 18 (3)
2013Icasa (loan) 20 (6)
2014 Portuguesa 12 (3)
2014 Chapecoense 26 (11)
2015 Palmeiras 28 (9)
2015–2018 Club Brugge 23 (0)
2016Palmeiras (loan) 11 (2)
2017–2018Sport (loan) 28 (6)
2018Chapecoense (loan) 34 (11)
2019–2020 Matsumoto Yamaga 14 (2)
2019–2020Sanfrecce Hiroshima (loan) 37 (22)
2021–2023 Gamba Osaka 53 (9)
2023 Persepolis 9 (1)
2023– Tochigi 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 May 2023

Leandro Marcos Peruchena Pereira (born 13 July 1991), also known as Leandro, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a forward for J2 League club Tochigi.

Career

Early years

Born in Araçatuba, State of São Paulo, Leandro began his career on Ferroviária, making his senior debuts in 2011. In the following year he signed with Mogi Mirim, where he earned the nickname of Leandro Banana[1] and went on to appear twice in that year's Campeonato Paulista. In December 2012 he signed with Capivariano,[2] but left the club in May of the following year, joining Icasa.[3]

In January 2014 Leandro signed a short-term contract with Portuguesa.[4] On 1 April, after appearing regularly with Lusa, he moved to Chapecoense, freshly promoted to the Série A.[5]

Chapecoense

Leandro made his top level debut on 27 April 2014, starting in a 1–2 away loss against Sport Recife.[6] He scored his first league goal on 25 September, netting the last of a 3–0 home win against Atlético Paranaense.[7]

Leandro finished the campaign with 10 goals, scoring all of them in the last four months of the League. On 19 December 2014, after being linked with a move to Corinthians, he signed a five-year deal with their fierce rivals Palmeiras.[8]

Palmeiras and transfer to Belgium

Leandro in 2016

Leandro Pereira started the 2015 season with Palmeiras playing regularly in the attack, he scored in his first match for the club in a friendly against Shandong Luneng. Leandro scored only 3 goals in 14 appearances in the Campeonato Paulista, but nonetheless helped the team reach the finals where Palmeiras lost to rivals Santos on penalties. In the beginning of the Série A, Leandro started most of the matches and had great appearances for the team, playing 11 matches and scoring 6 goals. On July, he called the attention of Belgian side Club Brugge, after only 7 months with Palmeiras.

In August 2015, Leandro Pereira signed with Club Brugge on a three-year deal for R$14.2 million, with an option to extend a year.[9] Together with the team, he won the 2015–16 Belgian Pro League, playing 12 matches mainly as a substitute and without scoring a goal.

On 29 June 2016, Leandro returned to Palmeiras after manifestation of manager Cuca to count on another forward in the squad. Leandro signed a loan deal from Club Brugge until 30 June 2017.[10]

Persepolis

Leandro in action for Persepolis against Havadar defenders in 2023

In 24 January 2023, Leandro linked with Persian Gulf Pro League side Persepolis.[11][12] On 4 February 2023, Leandro joined the team on a one-and-a-half-year deal.[13]

Player profile

Style of play and reception

He is a forward, but he has the ability to play as a left or right winger too. Accurate shots in difficult situations towards the goal have been known as one of his abilities.[14][15]

Honours

Mogi Mirim

Palmeiras

Club Brugge

Persepolis

References

  1. Leandro Banana explica origem do apelido incomum (Leandro Banana explains unusual nickname's origin); Futebol Interior, 3 January 2012 (in Portuguese)
  2. A2: Capivariano acerta com atacante dispensado pela Ferroviária (A2: Capivariano signs with forward released from Ferroviária) Archived 2014-10-31 at the Wayback Machine; Sim! News, 22 December 2012 (in Portuguese)
  3. Icasa acerta com mais quatro reforços para a Série B (Icasa completes four more signings for Série B) Archived 2014-11-02 at the Wayback Machine; Tribuna do Ceará, 9 May 2013 (in Portuguese)
  4. Portuguesa apresenta novos reforços para a temporada de 2014 (Portuguesa presents new reinforcements for 2014 season) Archived 2014-01-27 at archive.today; Portuguesa's official website, 17 January 2014 (in Portuguese)
  5. Chapecoense contrata atacante Leandro (Chapecoense signs forward Leandro); Diário Catarinense, 1 April 2014 (in Portuguese)
  6. Sport mantém embalo do título estadual e bate a Chapecoense (Sport keeps state championship run going and defeats Chapecoense); Globo Esporte, 27 April 2014 (in Portuguese)
  7. Chape aproveita a bola aérea, faz 3 a 0 e aumenta crise do Atlético-PR (Chape takes advantage of the aerial play, scores 3–0 and worsen Atlético-PR's crisis); Globo Esporte, 25 September 2014 (in Portuguese)
  8. Após superar rival, Palmeiras fecha com o atacante Leandro, da Chape (After overcoming rival, Palmeiras signs with forward Leandro, from Chape); Globo Esporte, 19 December 2014 (in Portuguese)
  9. Club Brugge have signed Pereira, Agu and Vossen; Club Brugge, 31 September 2015
  10. (Leandro Pereira signs with Palmeiras); Globo Esporte, 29 June 2016 (in Portuguese)
  11. "امضا توافقنامه پرسپولیس با مهاجم برزیلی/ پریرا به زودی در ایران". فوتبالی (in Persian). Retrieved 2023-01-26.
  12. "Brazilian Forward Leandro Pereira Linked with Persepolis - Sports news". Tasnim News Agency. Retrieved 2023-01-26.
  13. "تصاویر| لئاندرو پریرا تا ۱۴۰۳ با پرسپولیس". www.khabarvarzeshi.com (in Persian). 2023-02-04. Retrieved 2023-02-05.
  14. "آشنایی با گزینه جدید خط حمله پرسپولیس؛ عاشق‌پیشه‌ای که سقوط نکرد". فوتبال 360. Retrieved 2023-01-26.
  15. "جانشین لوکادیا در پرسپولیس را بیشتر بشناسید". خبرآنلاین (in Persian). 2023-01-24. Retrieved 2023-01-26.
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