Sandro (footballer, born March 1987)

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Sandro

| fullname = Alessandro Ferreira Leonardo

| image = Alessandro Ferreira Leonardo (Sandro).JPG

| image_size = 250

| caption = Sandro playing for Rangers in 2012

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1987|3|10}}

| birth_place = Rio Novo, Minas Gerais, Brazil

| height = 1.86 m

| position = Striker

| currentclub =

| clubnumber =

| youthclubs1 = Centro de Futebol Zico

| youthyears1 =

| years1 = 2008–2011

| years2 = 2011–2012

| years3 = 2012

| years4 = 2013

| years5 = 2013–2014

| years6 = 2014–2015

| years7 = 2015–2018

| years8 = 2018

| years9 = 2019

| years10 = 2020–2021

| years11 = 2022

| years12 = 2023

| clubs1 = Citizen

| clubs2 = Metro Gallery

| clubs3 = Pegasus

| clubs4 = Citizen

| clubs5 = Yuen Long

| clubs6 = Wong Tai Sin

| clubs7 = Kitchee

| clubs8 = PSM Makassar

| clubs9 = Tai Po

| clubs10 = Eastern

| clubs11 = Guangxi Pingguo Haliao

| clubs12 = Madureira

| caps1 = 51

| caps2 = 17

| caps3 = 9

| caps4 = 9

| caps5 = 19

| caps6 = 16

| caps7 = 46

| caps8 = 11

| caps9 = 14

| caps10 = 22

| caps11 = 7

| caps12 = 3

| goals1 = 27

| goals2 = 12

| goals3 = 1

| goals4 = 1

| goals5 = 7

| goals6 = 4

| goals7 = 35

| goals8 = 4

| goals9 = 12

| goals10 = 12

| goals11 = 1

| goals12 = 0

| nationalyears1 = 2015–2019

| nationalteam1 = Hong Kong

| nationalcaps1 = 29

| nationalgoals1 = 7

| pcupdate = 30 April 2023

| nationalteam-update = 14 December 2019

}}

Alessandro Ferreira Leonardo ({{zh|t=辛祖}}; born 10 March 1987), commonly known as Sandro, is a former Brazilian-born Hong Kong professional footballer who played as a forward.

Club career

=Citizen=

Sandro was sent off after a second bookable offence in the match against South China, when he pressured Zhang Chunhui to take his goal kick quickly and was considered by the referee to have obstructed the goalkeeper. Citizen lost the match 2–1.[http://hk.apple.nextmedia.com/template/apple/art_main.php?iss_id=20090112&sec_id=25391&art_id=12078212 快意空調甲組聯賽公民摘球證亂判　南華贏得險] Apple Daily. 12 January 2009. {{in lang|zh-hk}}

Sandro scored a hat-trick against Tai Po on 2 May 2009 to help the club win 4–1 and end the 2008–09 season in third place in the league.{{in lang|zh-hk}}[http://paper.wenweipo.com/2009/05/03/SP0905030016.htm 公民奪聯賽季軍完美煞科] Wen Wei Po. 3 May 2009. On 25 October 2009, Sandro scored 5 goals for Citizen against Happy Valley at Siu Sai Wan Sports Ground, including a 50-yard lob.[http://hk.apple.nextmedia.com/template/apple/art_main.php?iss_id=20091026&sec_id=25391&art_id=13351947 bma甲組聯賽港足哀歌　愉園普高被狂炒] Apple Daily. 26 October 2009. {{in lang|zh-hk}}

With Citizen, Sandro won the Hong Kong Senior Shield after defeating South China in the final on penalties. But his contract was not renewed by the club at the end of the season.

=Metro Gallery=

Sandro joined Metro Gallery/Rangers for the 2011–12 season. He scored on his debut for the club in the 1–4 defeat away to Pegasus. He scored again in the second game against his old club Citizen to tie the match 2–2.

=Pegasus=

Sandro joined Pegasus for an undisclosed fee before the start of 2012–13 season. However, he only scored 1 goal in 10 matches and was released by the club on 31 December 2012.{{Cite news|url=http://www.metrohk.com.hk/index.php?cmd=detail&id=202278&fb_action_ids=4589875619760&fb_action_types=og.likes&fb_source=timeline_og&action_object_map=%7B%224589875619760%22%3A303443693110478%7D&action_type_map=%7B%224589875619760%22%3A%22og.likes%22%7D&action_ref_map=%5B%5D|title=本地體壇飛馬巴援冇得留低|date=31 December 2012|newspaper=Metro Daily Hong Kong}} {{in lang|zh-hk}}

=Citizen=

Sandro re-joined Citizen as a free transfer after he was released by Pegasus.

=Kitchee=

On 15 July 2015, Sandro was formally signed as a Kitchee player.{{cite web|title=梁子成被搶　辛祖鬧雙胞東方發火轟南傑|url=http://hk.apple.nextmedia.com/sports/art/20150715/19219942|website=Apple Daily|access-date=15 July 2015}} {{in lang|zh-hk}} There was controversy surrounding the move as he had signed a pre-contractual agreement with Eastern nine months prior. While Sandro claimed, through his lawyer's advice that the agreement was not legally binding, Eastern's Executive Director Peter Leung took league action after the Hong Kong Football Association was unable to resolve the situation.{{cite web|title=東傑續激鬥挖角挖出火辛祖轉會鬧雙胞梁守志：法庭見|url=http://www.mingpaocanada.com/van/htm/News/20150715/vspa_r.htm|website=Ming Pao|access-date=15 July 2015}} {{in lang|zh-hk}} Eventually the situation was resolved.

During the 2016–17 season, Sandro scored 21 goals en route to winning the Golden Boot. He was rewarded with a new contract on 11 July 2017.{{cite web|title=辛祖棄外流續約傑志　期待向盧卡斯送助攻|url=https://www.hk01.com/%E9%AB%94%E8%82%B2/104161/-%E6%B8%AF%E8%B6%85-%E8%BE%9B%E7%A5%96%E6%A3%84%E5%A4%96%E6%B5%81%E7%BA%8C%E7%B4%84%E5%82%91%E5%BF%97-%E6%9C%9F%E5%BE%85%E5%90%91%E7%9B%A7%E5%8D%A1%E6%96%AF%E9%80%81%E5%8A%A9%E6%94%BB|website=HK01|access-date=11 July 2017}} {{in lang|zh-hk}}

=Tai Po=

After spending the latter half of 2018 with Indonesian club PSM Makassar, Sandro returned to Hong Kong. He joined Tai Po on 6 February 2019 ahead of their 2019 AFC Cup campaign.{{cite web |last1=Tsui |first1=Chut Yin |title=大埔簽入辛祖增兵挑戰亞協盃 |url=https://www.hk01.com/%E5%8D%B3%E6%99%82%E9%AB%94%E8%82%B2/292042/%E6%B8%AF%E8%B6%85%E8%81%AF-%E5%A2%9E%E5%85%B5%E6%8C%91%E6%88%B0%E4%BA%9E%E5%8D%94%E7%9B%83-%E8%BE%9B%E7%A5%96%E5%8A%A0%E7%9B%9F%E5%92%8C%E5%AF%8C%E5%A4%A7%E5%9F%94 |website=HK01 |access-date=6 February 2019}} {{in lang|zh-hk}}

On 4 May 2019, Sandro scored two goals in the second to lead Tai Po to a 2–1 comeback victory against title rivals R&F.{{cite web |last1=Ng |first1=Ka Ki |title=福將辛祖轟入兩球大埔作客2：1氣走富力首奪港超聯冠軍 |url=https://www.upower.com.hk/article/396363-%E7%A6%8F%E5%B0%87%E8%BE%9B%E7%A5%96%E8%BD%9F%E5%85%A5%E5%85%A9%E7%90%83-%E5%A4%A7%E5%9F%94%E4%BD%9C%E5%AE%A22%EF%BC%9A1%E6%B0%A3%E8%B5%B0%E5%AF%8C%E5%8A%9B%E9%A6%96%E5%A5%AA%E6%B8%AF%E8%B6%85 |website=Upower |access-date=4 May 2019}} {{in lang|zh-hk}} The win clinched Tai Po's first league title in club history.

On 26 December 2019, after the match against Lee Man in the semi-final of the Senior Shield, Sandro announced that he would leave the club with immediate effect.{{cite web |last1=Chiu |first1=Chi Chun |title=辛祖完成大埔最終戰　一個因素成轉會首要考慮 |url=https://www.hk01.com/%E5%8D%B3%E6%99%82%E9%AB%94%E8%82%B2/414439/%E9%AB%98%E7%B4%9A%E7%B5%84%E9%8A%80%E7%89%8C-%E8%BE%9B%E7%A5%96%E5%AE%8C%E6%88%90%E5%A4%A7%E5%9F%94%E6%9C%80%E7%B5%82%E6%88%B0-%E4%B8%80%E5%80%8B%E5%9B%A0%E7%B4%A0%E6%88%90%E8%BD%89%E6%9C%83%E9%A6%96%E8%A6%81%E8%80%83%E6%85%AE |website=HK01 |access-date=26 December 2019}} {{in lang|zh-hk}}

=Eastern=

On 1 January 2020, less than a week after leaving Tai Po, Sandro signed with Eastern.{{cite web |title=東方龍獅新鋒線　堅Sir：「辛盧」有保證！ |url=https://hk.on.cc/hk/bkn/cnt/sport/20200101/bkn-20200101125342430-0101_00882_001.html |website=on.cc |access-date=1 January 2020}} {{in lang|zh-hk}} He scored on his debut for the club in a 2–1 win over Lee Man.{{cite web |last1=Ng |first1=Ka Kei |title=葉鴻輝「上身」守住3分港超聯東方2：1險勝理文 |url=https://www.upower.com.hk/article/532007-%E8%91%89%E9%B4%BB%E8%BC%9D%E3%80%8C%E4%B8%8A%E8%BA%AB%E3%80%8D%E5%AE%88%E4%BD%8F3%E5%88%86-%E6%B8%AF%E8%B6%85%E8%81%AF%E6%9D%B1%E6%96%B92%EF%BC%9A1%E9%9A%AA%E5%8B%9D%E7%90%86%E6%96%87 |website=Upower |access-date=18 January 2020}} {{in lang|zh-hk}}

On 1 June 2021, Sandro left the club.

=Guangxi Pingguo Haliao=

On 2 March 2022, Sandro signed with China League One club Guangxi Pingguo Haliao.{{cite web |last1=广西平果哈嘹足球俱乐部 |first1= |title=欢迎港籍归化球员辛祖加盟广西平果哈嘹 |url=https://weibo.com/ttarticle/p/show?id=2309404742602661429433 |website=weibo |access-date=2 March 2022}} {{in lang|zh-hk}}

=Madureira=

On 11 February 2023, Sandro returned to Brazil after 15 years and joined Madureira.

International career

Sandro was born and raised in Brazil, but became a naturalized Hong Kong citizen through residency in November 2015.

On 7 November 2015, Sandro made his international debut and scored his first goal for Hong Kong in a friendly match against Myanmar.

Career statistics

= Club =

class="wikitable" ! rowspan="2" \|Club ! rowspan="2" \|Season ! colspan="2" \|League ! colspan="2" \|FA Cup & Shield ! colspan="2" \|League Cup ! colspan="2" \|AFC ! colspan="2" \|Total
Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals
rowspan="3" \|Citizen \|2008–09 \|20 \|15 \| - \| - \| - \| - \| - \| - \|20 \|15
2009–10 \|17 \|9 \| - \| - \| - \| - \| - \| - \|17 \|9
2010–11 \|14 \|3 \|1 \|0 \| - \| - \| - \| - \|15 \|3
Metro Gallery \|2011–12 \|17 \|12 \|2 \|0 \|1 \|0 \| - \| - \|20 \|12
Pegasus \| rowspan="2" \|2012–13 \|9 \|1 \|1 \|0 \| - \| - \| - \| - \|10 \|1
Citizen \|9 \|1 \|1 \|1 \| - \| - \| - \| - \|10 \|2
Yuen Long \|2013–14 \|19 \|7 \|2 \|0 \| - \| - \| - \| - \|21 \|7
Wong Tai Sin \|2014–15 \|16 \|4 \|4 \|4 \|3 \|1 \| - \| - \|23 \|9
rowspan="3" \|Kitchee \|2015–16 \|12 \|4 \|3 \|0 \|5 \|3 \| - \| - \|20 \|7
2016–17 \|20 \|21 \|7 \|3 \| - \| - \|2 \|1 \|29 \|25
rowspan="2" \|2017–18 \|15 \|10 \|4 \|5 \| - \| - \|2 \|0 \|20 \|15
PSM Makassar \|11 \|4 \| - \| - \| - \| - \| - \| - \|11 \|4
rowspan="2" \|Tai Po \|2018–19 \|8 \|6 \|1 \|1 \| - \| - \|8 \|1 \|17 \|8
rowspan="2" \|2019–20 \|6 \|6 \|2 \|1 \| - \| - \| - \| - \|8 \|7
rowspan="2" \|Eastern \|5 \|1 \|4 \|4 \| - \| - \| - \| - \|9 \|5
2020–21 \|17 \|11 \| - \| - \| - \| - \| - \| - \|17 \|11
Guangxi Pingguo Haliao \|2022 \|5 \|1 \|0 \|0 \| - \| - \| - \| - \|5 \|1
colspan="2" \|Total !220 !116 !32 !19 !9 !4 !12 !2 !273 !141

class="wikitable"

! rowspan="2" |Club

! rowspan="2" |Season

! colspan="2" |League

! colspan="2" |FA Cup & Shield

! colspan="2" |League Cup

! colspan="2" |AFC

! colspan="2" |Total

Apps

!Goals

!Apps

!Goals

!Apps

!Goals

!Apps

!Goals

!Apps

!Goals

rowspan="3" |Citizen

|2008–09

|20

|15

| -

|20

|15

2009–10

|17

| -

|17

2010–11

|14

| -

|15

Metro Gallery

|2011–12

|17

|12

| -

|20

|12

Pegasus

| rowspan="2" |2012–13

| -

|10

Citizen

| -

|10

Yuen Long

|2013–14

|19

| -

|21

Wong Tai Sin

|2014–15

|16

| -

|23

rowspan="3" |Kitchee

|2015–16

|12

| -

|20

2016–17

|20

|21

| -

|29

|25

rowspan="2" |2017–18

|15

|10

| -

|20

|15

PSM Makassar

|11

| -

|11

rowspan="2" |Tai Po

|2018–19

| -

|17

rowspan="2" |2019–20

| -

rowspan="2" |Eastern

| -

2020–21

|17

|11

| -

|17

|11

Guangxi Pingguo Haliao

|2022

| -

colspan="2" |Total

!220

!116

!32

!19

!12

!273

!141

=International=

National team	Year	Apps
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
rowspan="5"\|Hong Kong \|2015	3	1
2016	9	2
2017	8	2
2018	5	2
2019	4	0
colspan=2\|Total	29	7

=International goals=

:Scores and results list Hong Kong's goal tally first.{{cite web|url=http://www.national-football-teams.com/player/61227/Sandro_1.html|title=Sandro|publisher=National Football Teams|access-date=30 January 2017}}

class="wikitable" style="font-size:100%;" ! No !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition
1.	7 November 2015	Mong Kok Stadium, Mong Kok, Hong Kong	{{fb\|MYA}}	align=center \| 4–0	align=center \| 5–0	Friendly
2.	1 September 2016	Mong Kok Stadium, Mong Kok, Hong Kong	{{fb\|CAM}}	align=center \| 3–1	align=center \| 4–2	Friendly
3.	6 November 2016	Mong Kok Stadium, Mong Kok, Hong Kong	{{fb\|GUM}}	align=center \| 2–0	align=center \| 3–2	2017 EAFF E-1 Football Championship qualification
4.	5 September 2017	Hang Jebat Stadium, Malacca City, Malaysia	{{fb\|MAS}}	align=center \| 1–0	align=center \| 1–1	2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification
5.	5 October 2017	Mong Kok Stadium, Mong Kok, Hong Kong	{{fb\|LAO}}	align=center \| 4–0	align=center \| 4–0	Friendly
6.	rowspan="2" \| 16 November 2018	rowspan="2" \| Taipei Municipal Stadium, Taipei, Taiwan	rowspan="2" \| {{fb\|MNG}}	align=center \| 1–0	rowspan="2" style="text-align:center"\| 5–1	rowspan="2" \| 2019 EAFF E-1 Football Championship qualification
7.	align=center \| 3–1

Honours

= Club =

;Citizen

Hong Kong Senior Shield: 2010–11

;Eastern

;Kitchee

Hong Kong Premier League: 2016–17, 2017–18
Hong Kong Senior Shield: 2016–17
Hong Kong FA Cup: 2016–17, 2017–18
Hong Kong Sapling Cup: 2017–18
Hong Kong League Cup: 2015–16
Hong Kong Community Cup: 2016–17
AFC Cup Play-Off: 2015–16

;Tai Po

Hong Kong Premier League: 2018–19

=Individual=

Hong Kong First Division Golden Boot: 2011–12
Hong Kong Premier League Golden Boot: 2016–17

References

External links

{{Soccerway|alessandro-ferreira-leonardo/63374}}
[https://www.hkfa.com/en/club/12/detail?player=8186 Alessandro Ferreira Leonardo] at HKFA
{{instagram|osandro9}}

Category:Living people

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Category:Hong Kong men's international footballers

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Category:Brazilian men's footballers

Category:Brazilian emigrants to Hong Kong

Category:Men's association football forwards

Category:Hong Kong First Division League players

Category:Hong Kong Premier League players

Category:Liga 1 (Indonesia) players

Category:China League One players