Leonardo Rodriguez Pereira
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Leonardo Rodrigues Pereira (born on 22 September 1986 in Vila Velha
, Brazil
), commonly known as Leonardo, is a Brazilian football player currently playing as an attacking midfielder for AEK Athens in the Greek Super League
.
. In AEK Athens he reunited with his former manager in Thrasyvoulos
, now assistant manager in AEK Athens, Lysandros Georgamlis
. On 20 August 2009 Leonardo made his debut for AEK Athens, in the game against Vaslui
in the Europa League. Leonardo scored his first goal a game against Panionios on 6 December 2009.
at the age of 18 can also speak fluent Greek
after spending seven years in Greece.
| 2005–06
| rowspan=2| Thrasyvoulos
| rowspan=2| Beta Ethniki
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| 2006-07
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| 2007–08
| rowspan=2| Levadiakos
| rowspan=2| Superleague
| 27||6||1||0||0||0||28||6
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| 2008–09
| 27||9||1||0||0||0||28||9
54||15||2||0||0||0||56||15
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| 2009–10
| rowspan=3| AEK Athens
| rowspan=3| Superleague
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| 2010–11
| 26||5||2||1||7||0||35||6
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| 2011–12
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168||46||8||2||20||3||196||51
Vila Velha
Vila Velha is a coastal town in Espírito Santo, Brazil. It lies across from Vitória, the state capital. Its population was 396,323 and its area is 208.82 km².Vila Velha forms part of the Greater Vitória metropolitan area...
, Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
), commonly known as Leonardo, is a Brazilian football player currently playing as an attacking midfielder for AEK Athens in the Greek Super League
Super League Greece
The Superleague Greece is the highest professional football league in Greece. It was formed on July 16, 2006 and replaced Alpha Ethniki at the top of the Greek football league system. The league consists of 16 teams and runs from August to May, with teams playing 30 games each...
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AEK Athens
On 6 August 2009 AEK Athens signed Leonardo on a five year contract. He was a personal choice of AEK Athens' manager Dušan BajevićDušan Bajevic
Dušan Bajević is a Bosnian football manager and former Yugoslav international.-Playing career:...
. In AEK Athens he reunited with his former manager in Thrasyvoulos
Thrasyvoulos F.C.
Thrasyvoulos Filis is a football club, based in Fyli, Attica, currently in the Greek Second Division. It was founded in 1938 and named after Thrasybulus, an ancient General who used Fyli as his base to liberate Athens from Sparta. They gained promotion to the Greek Super League for 2008–09...
, now assistant manager in AEK Athens, Lysandros Georgamlis
Lysandros Georgamlis
Lysandros Georgamlis is a former international Greek footballer and current assistant manager at AC Omonia.-Playing career:...
. On 20 August 2009 Leonardo made his debut for AEK Athens, in the game against Vaslui
FC Vaslui
FC Vaslui is a professional football club from Vaslui, Romania. The club plays in Liga I and was founded in 2002. The best league finishes were achieved in the 2009–10 and 2010–11 seasons, when they managed to end up third. Since foundation, they finished each season in a higher rank than in the...
in the Europa League. Leonardo scored his first goal a game against Panionios on 6 December 2009.
Personal life
Leonardo is married to Raica Paulista, the couple have one daughter. Leonardo who came to GreeceGreece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
at the age of 18 can also speak fluent Greek
Greek language
Greek is an independent branch of the Indo-European family of languages. Native to the southern Balkans, it has the longest documented history of any Indo-European language, spanning 34 centuries of written records. Its writing system has been the Greek alphabet for the majority of its history;...
after spending seven years in Greece.
Career statistics
|-| 2005–06
| rowspan=2| Thrasyvoulos
Thrasyvoulos F.C.
Thrasyvoulos Filis is a football club, based in Fyli, Attica, currently in the Greek Second Division. It was founded in 1938 and named after Thrasybulus, an ancient General who used Fyli as his base to liberate Athens from Sparta. They gained promotion to the Greek Super League for 2008–09...
| rowspan=2| Beta Ethniki
| 23||10||1||0||0||0||24||10
|-
| 2006-07
| 26||6||2||1||0||0||28||7
49||16||3||1||0||0||52||17
|-
| 2007–08
| rowspan=2| Levadiakos
| rowspan=2| Superleague
| 27||6||1||0||0||0||28||6
|-
| 2008–09
| 27||9||1||0||0||0||28||9
54||15||2||0||0||0||56||15
|-
| 2009–10
| rowspan=3| AEK Athens
| rowspan=3| Superleague
| 29||5||1||0||7||0||37||5
|-
| 2010–11
| 26||5||2||1||7||0||35||6
|-
| 2011–12
2011–12 Superleague Greece
The 2011–12 Superleague Greece is the 53rd season of the highest football league of Greece and the sixth under the name Superleague. The season will begin in late August or early September 2011 and will end in May 2012 with the last matches of the European playoff round...
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168||46||8||2||20||3||196||51
Honours
AEK Athens- Greek CupGreek football CupThe Greek Football Cup , commonly known as the Greek Cup or for sponsorship reasons the Football Cup OPAP, is a Greek football competition, run by the Hellenic Football Federation....
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- 2010–112010–11 Greek CupThe 2010–11 Greek Cup is the 69th season of the Greek Football Cup. A total of 67 clubs were accepted to enter, after the withdrawal of Egaleo, Kalamata and Pyrsos Grevena and their relegation to Delta Ethniki....
- 2010–11