Fahel

{{short description|Brazilian footballer (born 1981)}}

{{about|the Brazilian footballer|the village in Syria|Fahel, Syria}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2024}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Fahel

| image = Fahel bahia.jpg

| fullname = Leandro Fahel Matos

| height = {{height|m=1.82}}

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1981|8|15|df=y}}

| birth_place = Teófilo Otoni, Brazil

| currentclub =

| clubnumber =

| position = Defensive midfielder

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 =

| years1 = 2003–2005

| years2 = 2005–2006

| years3 = 2005

| years4 = 2005

| years5 = 2007

| years6 = 2007

| years7 = 2007–2008

| years8 = 2008

| years9 = 2008

| years10 = 2009–2010

| years11 = 2009–2010

| years12 = 2010–2011

| years13 = 2011–2014

| years14 = 2015–2016

| years15 = 2016

| years16 = 2016–2017

| clubs1 = América (MG)

| clubs2 = Marítimo

| clubs3 = → Ipatinga (loan)

| clubs4 = Cruzeiro

| clubs5 = → Paços Ferreira (loan)

| clubs6 = Marítimo

| clubs7 = Beira-Mar

| clubs8 = Atlético Paranaense

| clubs9 = → Goiás (loan)

| clubs10 = Villa Rio

| clubs11 = → Botafogo (loan)

| clubs12 = Botafogo

| clubs13 = Bahia

| clubs14 = Paysandu

| clubs15 = Novorizontino

| clubs16 = Juventude

| caps1 = -

| caps2 = 1

| caps3 = -

| caps4 = -

| caps5 = 14

| caps6 = 18

| caps7 = 21

| caps8 = 3

| caps9 = 18

| caps10= 0

| caps11 = 31

| caps12 = 25

| caps13 = 34

| caps14 =37

| caps15 =9

| caps16 =0

| goals1 = -

| goals2 = 0

| goals3 = -

| goals4 = -

| goals5 = 1

| goals6 = 1

| goals7 = 1

| goals8 = 0

| goals9 = 2

| goals10 = 0

| goals11 = 1

| goals12 = 0

| goals13 = 3

| goals14 = 5

| goals15 = 2

| goals16 = 0

| nationalyears1 =

| nationalteam1 =

| nationalcaps1 =

| nationalgoals1 =

| manageryears1 = 2018–2021

| manageryears2 = 2019

| managerclubs1 = Juventude (assistant)

| managerclubs2 = Juventude (caretaker)

| pcupdate = 26 May 2016

}}

Leandro Fahel Matos or simply Fahel (born 15 August 1981 in Teófilo Otoni), is a Brazilian football coach and former player who played as a defensive midfielder.[https://m.futebolinterior.com.br/noticias/ex-volante-fahel-ganha-chance-como-tecnico-no-juventude Série C: Ex-volante do Botafogo celebra chance como técnico no Juventude: 'Foi rápido']

He previously played for Atlético Paranaense{{cite web|url=http://esporte.uol.com.br/futebol/ultimas/2008/04/20/ult59u154033.jhtm|title=Volante Leandro Fahel é o novo reforço do Atlético-PR|publisher=esporte.uol.com.br|access-date=2008-05-04|date=2008-04-20}} and Botafogo.