Leonardo Lelo
Personal information
Full name Leonardo Filipe Cruz Lelo
Date of birth (2000-03-30) 30 March 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth Olhão, Portugal
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) right-back
Team information
Current team
 Casa Pia
Number 5
Youth career
2011–2016 Olhanense
2016–2017 Vitória Setúbal
2017 Louletano
2017–2018 Olhanense
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2021 Olhanense 56 (0)
2020–2021 → Portimonense (loan) 0 (0)
2021– Casa Pia 61 (6)
International career‡
2019 Portugal U20 2 (0)
2022–2023 Portugal U21 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 June 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 7 July 2023

Leonardo Filipe Cruz Lelo (born 30 March 2000) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Casa Pia.

Career

Lelo is a product of the youth academy of Olhanense, with stints at the academies of Vitória Setúbal and Louletano in 2016–17. He joined Portimonense on loan for the 2020–21 season, where he played for their U23 side.[1] He moved to the senior team of Olhanense in 2018.[2] On 16 June 2021, he transferred to Casa Pia in the Liga Portugal 2.[3] He made his professional debut with Casa Pia in a 4–1 Taça da Liga win over Académico de Viseu on 24 July 2021, scoring a goal in the 19th minute.[4]

International career

Lelo is a youth international for Portugal, having represented the Portugal U20s in 2019.[5]

Career Statistics

Club

As of match played 27 May 2023[6]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup League cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Olhanense 2018–19 Campeonato de Portugal 32 0 1 0 — — 33 0
2019–20 24 0 2 0 — — 26 0
Total 56 0 3 0 — — 59 0
Portimonense (loan) 2020–21 Primeira Liga 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
Casa Pia 2021–22 Liga Portugal 2 34 5 4 1 2 1 — 40 7
2022–23 Primeira Liga 27 1 2 0 2 0 — 31 1
Total 61 6 6 1 4 1 — 71 8
Career Total 117 6 9 1 4 1 — 130 8

Honours

Individual

References

  1. ^ "Leonardo Lelo: "Adaptação a Lisboa tem sido muito boa"". www.record.pt.
  2. ^ Mateus, Rita (May 15, 2020). "#14 Leonardo Lelo - A paixão algarvia do promissor esquerdino".
  3. ^ "Casa Pia oficializou Leonardo Lelo, que chega do Portimonense". www.ojogo.pt.
  4. ^ "Academico Viseu vs. Casa Pia - 24 July 2021 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
  5. ^ A, Edgar Pires, CPJ: 4660 (November 7, 2019). "Futebol: Jogador do Olhanense chamado à seleção nacional de sub-20". Jornal diariOnline Região Sul. O seu portal de notícias Algarve e Alentejo Portugal.((cite web)): CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  6. ^ Leonardo Lelo at Soccerway
  7. ^ "Leonardo Lelo named Left-Back of the Year of Liga Portugal SABSEG". Liga Portugal. 22 June 2022. Retrieved 18 October 2023.

External links

Casa Pia A.C. – current squad
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