Leonardo (footballer, born October 1992)
{{short description|Brazilian footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2024}}
{{Infobox football biography
|name = Leonardo
|image =
|fullname = Leonardo Benedito da Silva
|birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1992|10|22|df=y}}
|birth_place = Pirassununga, Brazil
|height = 1.86 m
|position = Striker
|currentclub = Chongqing Tonglianglong
|clubnumber = 9
|youthyears1 =
|youthclubs1 =
|years1 = 2011 |clubs1 = CAP Uberlândia |caps1 = |goals1 =
|years2 = 2012 |clubs2 = Pirassununguense |caps2 = 6 |goals2 = 0
|years3 = 2013 |clubs3 = Castelo |caps3 = |goals3 =
|years4 = 2013 |clubs4 = União Barbarense |caps4 = 0 |goals4 = 0
|years5 = 2013–2014 |clubs5 = Pirassununguense |caps5 = |goals5 =
|years6 = 2015 |clubs6 = Matonense |caps6 = 9 |goals6 = 1
|years7 = 2015 |clubs7 = Boa Esporte |caps7 = 1 |goals7 = 0
|years8 = 2015 |clubs8 = São Bernardo |caps8 = 0 |goals8 = 0
|years9 = 2016 |clubs9 = Guarani-SC |caps9 = 12 |goals9 = 1
|years10 = 2016 |clubs10 = São Carlos |caps10 = 0 |goals10 = 0
|years11 = 2017 |clubs11 = Olímpia |caps11 = 22 |goals11 = 10
|years12 = 2017–2018 |clubs12 = Nacional-SP |caps12 = 12 |goals12 = 2
|years13 = 2018 |clubs13 = → Novoperário (loan) |caps13 = 8 |goals13 = 2
|years14 = 2019 |clubs14 = Al-Shabab |caps14 = |goals14 =
|years15 = 2019–2020 |clubs15 = Xinjiang Tianshan Leopard |caps15 = 7 |goals15 = 5
|years16 = 2020–2021 |clubs16 = Chengdu Better City |caps16 = 49 |goals16 = 15
|years17 = 2022 |clubs17 = Chongqing Liangjiang Athletic |caps17 = 0 |goals17 = 0
|years18 = 2022–2023 |clubs18 = Nagoya Grampus |caps18 = 12 |goals18 = 0
|years19 = 2023 |clubs19 = Fujieda MYFC |caps19 = 4 |goals19 = 0
|years20 = 2024 |clubs20 = Suzhou Dongwu |caps20 = 30 |goals20 = 17
|years21 = 2025- |clubs21 = Chongqing Tonglianglong |caps21 = 0 |goals21 = 0
|club-update = 21:12, 10 November 2024 (UTC)
}}
Leonardo Benedito da Silva (born 22 October 1992), commonly known as Leonardo or Naldinho,[https://www.jleague.co/players/6383/LEONARDO/ LEONARDO] J.League is a Brazilian footballer who currently plays as a striker for China League One club Chongqing Tonglianglong.
Club career
Naldinho would move to China on 26 July 2019 to join second tier football club Xinjiang Tianshan Leopard.{{cite web|url=https://m.dongqiudi.net/article/1179469.html|title=官宣｜欢迎莱昂纳多加盟新疆天山雪豹|work=m.dongqiudi.net|date=2019-07-26 |accessdate=2022-06-06|language=zh}} He would make his debut in a league game on 4 August 2019 against Liaoning F.C. where he also scored his first goal for the club in a 1-1 draw.{{cite web|url=https://www.worldfootball.net/report/league-one-2019-liaoning-hongyn-xinjiang-tianshan-leopard-fc/|title=China » League One 2019 » 20. Round » Liáoníng Hóngyùn - Xinjiang Tianshan Leopard 1:1|work=worldfootball.net|date=2019-08-04 |accessdate=2022-06-06|language=zh}} The following season he would join another second tier club in Chengdu Rongcheng where after two seasons with the club he would establish himself as a regular within the team and aid them to promotion at the end of the 2021 league campaign.{{cite web|url=https://www.163.com/dy/article/GTHS2R9M0550AXYG.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241201182429/https://www.163.com/dy/article/GTHS2R9M0550AXYG.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=1 December 2024|title=2021赛季中超升降级：成都蓉城队、浙江队成功冲超|work=163.com|date=2022-01-12|accessdate=2022-06-06|language=zh}}
On 30 April 2022, Naldinho joined Chinese Super League club Chongqing Liangjiang Athletic.{{cite web|url=https://www.dongqiudi.com/articles/2727535.html|title=重庆官方：埃德尔-利马、莱昂纳多、石笑天等16位新援加盟|publisher=dongqiudi|date=30 April 2022|access-date=28 February 2024|language=zh}} The club was dissolved on 24 May 2022.{{cite web|url=https://m.dongqiudi.com/article/2779362.html|title=重庆队官方：退出中超联赛并停止运营，解散球队|work=Dongqiudi|date=24 May 2022|access-date=24 May 2022|language=zh}}
On 1 July 2022, Naldinho joined J1 League club Nagoya Grampus.{{cite web|url=https://www.dongqiudi.com/articles/2847731.html|title=官方：前成都蓉城、重庆两江外援莱昂纳多加盟名古屋鲸鱼|publisher=dongqiudi|date=1 July 2022|access-date=28 February 2024|language=zh}}
On 7 August 2023, Nagoya Grampus announced that Naldinho would be transferring to J2 League club Fujieda MYFC.{{cite web|url=https://nagoya-grampus.jp/news/pressrelease/2023/0807post-2173.php|title=Leonardo announces complete transfer to Fujieda MYFC|publisher=Nagoya Grampus|date=7 August 2023|access-date=28 February 2024}}
On 28 February 2024, Naldinho returned to China and signed a with China League One club Suzhou Dongwu.{{cite web|url=https://www.dongqiudi.com/articles/4064357.html|title=官方：苏州东吴签下前成都、新疆外援前锋莱昂纳多-席尔瓦|publisher=dongqiudi|date=28 February 2024|access-date=28 February 2024|language=zh}}
Career statistics
{{updated|31 December 2022.}}{{Soccerway|leonardo-benedito-da-silva/307717}}
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| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|State League !colspan="2"|Cup !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division
!Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals | |||||||||
| Pirassununguense
|2012 |colspan="3" rowspan="3"|– |6{{efn|name=CP4|Appearances in the Campeonato Paulista Segunda Divisão}} | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| União Barbarense
|2013 |0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3{{efn|name=CP|Appearances in the Copa Paulista}} | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Matonense
|2015 |9{{efn|name=CP2|Appearances in the Campeonato Paulista A2}} | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | ||
| Boa Esporte
|2015 |1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| São Bernardo
|2015 |colspan="3" rowspan="6"|– |0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9{{efn|name=CP}} | 1 | 9 | 1 | ||
| Guarani-SC
|rowspan="2"|2016 |12{{efn|name=CC|Appearances in the Campeonato Catarinense}} | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | ||
| São Carlos
|0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7{{efn|name=CP}} | 1 | 7 | 1 | ||
| Olímpia
|rowspan="2"|2017 |2{{efn|name=CP3|Appearances in the Campeonato Paulista A3}} | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| rowspan="3"|Nacional-SP
|0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13{{efn|name=CP}} | 2 | 13 | 2 | ||
| 2018
|12{{efn|name=CP2}} | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11{{efn|name=CP}} | 1 | 23 | 3 | ||
| colspan="2" |Total
!0 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 3 | 36 | 5 |
| Novoperário (loan)
|2018 |8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 |
| Xinjiang Tianshan Leopard
|2019 |rowspan="3"|China League One |7 | 5 | colspan="2"|– | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 7 | 5 | ||
| rowspan="3"|Chengdu Better City
|2020 |14 | 1 | colspan="2"|– | 1{{efn|name=CFAC|Appearances in the Chinese FA Cup}} | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 15 | 1 | ||
| 2021
|33 | 14 | colspan="2"|– | 1{{efn|name=CFAC|Appearances in the Chinese FA Cup}} | 1 | 2{{efn|name=CSL Play-offs|Appearance(s) in CSL Relegation play-offs}} | 0 | 36 | 15 | |
| colspan="2" |Total
!47 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 51 | 16 |
| Nagoya Grampus
|2022 |9 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 0{{efn|name=EC|Appearances in the Emperor's Cup}} | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 9 | 0 | ||
| colspan="3" |Career total
!72 | 22 | 41 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 45 | 5 | 160 | 32 |
;Notes
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References
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External links
- {{WorldFootball.net|naldinho_3}}
{{Chongqing Tonglianglong F.C. squad}}
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