Léo Sena
{{short description|Brazilian footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2021}}
{{Portuguese name|de Souza|Sena}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Léo Sena
| image =
| fullname = Leonardo de Souza Sena
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1995|12|31|df=y}}
| birth_place = São Paulo, Brazil
| height = 1.75m
| currentclub = Sydney FC
| clubnumber = 15
| position = Midfielder
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 = São Paulo
| youthyears2 =
| youthclubs2 = Paraná
| youthyears3 =
| youthclubs3 = Diadema
| youthyears4 = 2014–2015
| youthclubs4 = Rio Claro
| youthyears5 = 2015
| youthclubs5 = Goiás
| years1 = 2016–2020
| clubs1 = Goiás
| caps1 = 165
| goals1 = 1
| years2 = 2020–2021
| clubs2 = Atlético Mineiro
| caps2 = 3
| goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2020–2021
| clubs3 = → Spezia (loan)
| caps3 = 16
| goals3 = 0
| years4 = 2021–2022
| clubs4 = Spezia
| caps4 = 0
| goals4 = 0
| years5 = 2022–2023
| clubs5 = Goiás
| caps5 = 0
| goals5 = 0
| years6 = 2023
| clubs6 = Lokomotiv Plovdiv
| caps6 = 9
| goals6 = 0
| years7 = 2024
| clubs7 = Água Santa
| caps7 = 18
| goals7 = 0
| years8 = 2024–
| clubs8 = Sydney FC
| caps8 = 5
| goals8 = 1
| club-update = 23 November 2024
}}
Leonardo "Léo" de Souza Sena (born 31 December 1995) is a Brazilian professional footballer who currently plays for Sydney FC in the A-League Men.
Club career
Léo Sena was born in São Paulo, and represented São Paulo, Paraná, Clube Atlético Diadema and Rio Claro as a youth, before joining Goiás in 2015.{{cite web|url=https://futebolplanejado.com/2016/07/16/leosena/|title=Léo Sena – meia – Goiás|trans-title=Léo Sena – midfielder – Goiás|publisher=Futebol Planejado|language=pt|date=16 July 2016|accessdate=19 December 2018}} Promoted to the main squad ahead of the 2016 season, he made his senior debut on 14 February of that year by coming on as a second-half substitute for Carlos Eduardo in a 2–2 Campeonato Goiano home draw against Atlético Goianiense.{{cite web|url=https://diariodegoias.com.br/esporte/22455-empate-entre-goias-e-atletico-com-gol-olimpico-e-defesa-de-penalti|title=Empate entre Goiás e Atlético com gol olímpico e defesa de pênalti|trans-title=Draw between Goiás and Atlético with olympic goal and penalty save|publisher=Diário de Goiás|language=pt|date=14 February 2016|accessdate=19 December 2018}}
Léo Sena scored his first senior goal on 8 May 2016, netting the opener in a 1–1 home draw against Anápolis, for the state league's final; his side went on to win the competition on penalties.{{cite web|url=http://globoesporte.globo.com/go/futebol/times/goias/noticia/2016/05/intruso-na-final-leo-sena-vive-tarde-de-protagonista-na-conquista-do-goias.html|title="Intruso" na final, Léo Sena vive tarde de protagonista na conquista do Goiás|trans-title="Intruder" in the final, Léo Sena lives afternoon of protagonist in Goiás' achievement|publisher=Globo Esporte|language=pt|date=8 May 2016|accessdate=19 December 2018}} He made his Série B debut for the club five days later, starting in a 1–0 away win against Tupi.{{cite web|url=http://espn.com.br/noticia/598776_com-gol-no-fim-goias-bate-o-tupi-e-estreia-com-o-pe-direito-na-serie-b|title=Com gol no fim, Goiás bate o Tupi e estreia com o pé direito na Série B|trans-title=With goal in the end, Goiás defeat Tupi and debut with the right foot in the Série B|publisher=ESPN Brasil|language=pt|date=14 May 2016|accessdate=19 December 2018}}
On 13 August 2016, Léo Sena renewed his contract with the club until the end of 2019.{{cite web|url=https://diariodegoias.com.br/esporte/goias-e-clube/29042-jovem-leo-sena-acerta-renovacao-de-contrato-com-goias|title=Jovem Léo Sena acerta renovação de contrato com Goiás|trans-title=Young Léo Sena agrees contract renewal with Goiás|publisher=Diário de Goiás|language=pt|date=13 August 2016|accessdate=19 December 2018}} During the 2018 campaign, he contributed with 13 appearances as his side achieved promotion to Série A.
On 2 June 2020, Goiás announced that they had reached an agreement with Atlético Mineiro for the transfer of Léo Sena for a R$ 4 million fee.{{cite web|url=https://globoesporte.globo.com/go/futebol/times/goias/noticia/goias-confirma-venda-de-leo-sena-ao-atletico-mg-por-r-4-milhoes.ghtml|title=Goiás confirma venda de Léo Sena ao Atlético-MG por R$ 4 milhões|trans-title=Goiás confirm sale of Léo Sena to Atlético-MG for R$ 4 million|publisher=Globo Esporte|language=pt-BR|date=2 June 2020|accessdate=2 October 2020}} Four months later, he joined Spezia in the Italian Serie A on a season-long loan with the option to buy.{{cite web|url=https://globoesporte.globo.com/futebol/times/atletico-mg/noticia/atletico-mg-anuncia-emprestimo-de-volante-leo-sena-para-o-spezia-por-uma-temporada.ghtml|title=Atlético-MG anuncia empréstimo de volante Léo Sena para o Spezia por uma temporada|trans-title=Atlético-MG announces Léo Sena at Spezia on season-long loan|publisher=Globo Esporte|language=pt-BR|date=2 October 2020|accessdate=2 October 2020}} On 2 June 2021, Sena signed a three-year contract with Spezia for €1,250,000.{{cite web|url=https://globoesporte.globo.com/mg/futebol/noticia/volante-leo-sena-e-vendido-pelo-atletico-mg-ao-spezia-da-italia-por-r-81-milhoes.ghtml|title=Volante Léo Sena é vendido pelo Atlético-MG ao Spezia, da Itália, por R$ 8,1 milhões|trans-title=Defensive midfielder Léo Sena is sold by Atlético-MG to Spezia, from Italy, for R$ 8,1 million|date=2 June 2021|accessdate=3 June 2021|publisher=Globo Esporte|language=pt-br}}
In July 2023, Sena joined Bulgarian club Lokomotiv Plovdiv on a three-year contract.{{cite web|url=https://topsport.bg/lokomotiv-plovdiv/nov-v-loko-pd-ne-e-igral-futbol-ot-dve-godini.html|title=Нов в Локо (Пд) не е играл футбол от две години|publisher=topsport.bg|first=|last=|language=Bulgarian|date=9 July 2023|access-date=27 September 2023}}
In 2024, he signed a 2-year contract with the A-Leagues biggest and most successful club, Sydney FC. Sena made his debut for the club on 19 September against Hong Kong club Eastern during the AFC Champions League Two. Sena scored his first goal for the club in 3–2 win against Brisbane Roar.
Career statistics
{{updated|match played 23 November 2024.}}{{Soccerway|leonardo-de-souza-sena/434604|Léo Sena|accessdate=19 December 2018}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | ||||||||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|State League !colspan="2"|Cup !colspan="2"|Continental !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan="6"|Goiás
|2016 |rowspan="3"|Série B |35 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 42 | 1 | |||
| 2017
|28 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 6 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 49 | 0 | |||
| 2018
|13 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 6 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 33 | 0 | |||
| 2019
|rowspan="2"|Série A |33 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 2Appearance(s) in Copa Verde | 0 | 52 | 0 | ||
| 2020
|0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 9 | 0 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!109 | 0 | 56 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 185 | 1 | |
| Atlético Mineiro
|2020 |Série A |1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 3 | 0 | ||||
| Spezia (loan)
|rowspan="2"|Serie A |16 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 3 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 19 | 0 | ||||
| rowspan="2"|Spezia
|0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | ||||
| colspan="2"|Total
!16 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 3 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 19 | 0 | ||||
| Lokomotiv Plovdiv
|13 |0 | colspan="2" |— |1 |0 | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— |14 |0 | ||||||||||||
| Água Santa
|2024 |13 |0 |5 |0 |0 |0 | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— |18 |0 | ||||||||||||
| Sydney FC
|5 |1 | colspan="2" |— |0 |0 |4 |0 | colspan="2" |— |9 |1 | ||||||||||||
| colspan="3" |Career total
!157 | 1 | 63 | 1 | 21 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 248 | 2 |
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Honours
References
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External links
{{Sydney FC squad}}
- {{Soccerway|leonardo-de-souza-sena/434604|Léo Sena}}
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Category:Brazilian men's footballers
Category:Brazilian expatriate men's footballers
Category:Men's association football midfielders
Category:Footballers from São Paulo
Category:Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players
Category:Campeonato Brasileiro Série B players
Category:Rio Claro Futebol Clube players
Category:Goiás Esporte Clube players
Category:Clube Atlético Mineiro players
Category:Spezia Calcio players
Category:PFC Lokomotiv Plovdiv players
Category:Esporte Clube Água Santa players
Category:Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Italy
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Italy
Category:Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Bulgaria