Leandro (footballer, born 1982)

Hungarian footballer

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Pedroso and the second or paternal family name is de Almeida.

Leandro

Personal information
Full name|  Leandro Marcolini Pedroso de Almeida
Date of birth|  (1982-03-19) 19 March 1982 (age 42)
Place of birth|  Cornélio Procópio, Paraná, Brazil
Height|  1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)|  Midfielder, left-back
Team information

Current team

|  Ferencváros (assistant)
Youth career
0000–1998|  Corinthians
1998–1999|  Londrina
Senior career*
Years|  Team|  Apps|  (Gls)
1999–2000|  MTK Budapest|  2|  (0)
2000|  Büki TK Bükfürdő|  10|  (0)
2001–2002|  Szombathely|  52|  (11)
2002–2006|  Ferencváros|  85|  (7)
2005|  → Atlético Paranaense (loan)|  4|  (0)
2006–2009|  Debrecen|  95|  (23)
2010–2015|  Omonia|  132|  (17)
2015–2020|  Ferencváros|  118|  (8)
2020–2023|  Ferencváros II|  69|  (12)
International career
2003|  Hungary U21|  4|  (0)
2004–2015|  Hungary|  16|  (0)
Managerial career
2023–|  Ferencváros (assistant)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Leandro Marcolini Pedroso de Almeida (born 19 March 1982), generally known as Leandro, is a former professional footballer who played mainly as a midfielder. Born in Brazil, he played for the Hungary national team.

## Club career

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He has also played for Brazilian clubs Londrina, Corinthians, Atlético Paranaense, and Hungarian clubs Debrecen, Ferencváros, MTK, Haladás and Bük.

### Omonia

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In January 2010, he signed a contract with Cypriot side Omonia. He broke into the first team very quickly and he soon became a key player for the successful 2009–10 league campaign. He scored in a 2010 Cypriot Super Cup final against Apollon Limassol to send the match to penalties, which were eventually won by Omonia. At the end of the season, Omonia won the Cypriot Cup, with Leandro contributing heavily by scoring it the extra-time of semi-final against Ethnikos Achna. For the 2011–12 season, he was named third captain of Omonia, behind Constantinos Makrides and Christos Karipidis. During that season, the Brazilian faced many injury problems and performed poorly. Eventually, he stayed with the club and participated in the preparation with no problems, and not only he won a position in the starting lineup but became captain of the team.

### Ferencváros

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On 16 June 2020, he became champions with Ferencváros again after beating Honvéd at the Hidegkuti Nándor Stadion on the 30th match day of the 2019–20 Nemzeti Bajnokság I season.[1]

## International career

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After residing in Hungary for 5 years since the age of 17, he became a naturalized citizen of Hungary. He has since played for Hungary. Leandro's début came on 1 June 2004, in a match against China.

## Career statistics

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### Club

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As of 14 November 2020.[2]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition  Club  | Season  | League  | Cup  | Continental  | Other  | Total

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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals
MTK Budapest | 1999–00 | Nemzeti Bajnokság I | 2 | 0 | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0
Bük | 2000–01  | Nemzeti Bajnokság II | 10 | 0 | ? | ? | — | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0
Haladás | 2000–01  | Nemzeti Bajnokság II  | 17 | 3 | ? | ? | — | 0 | 0 | 17 | 3
2001–02 | Nemzeti Bajnokság I  | 35 | 8 | ? | ? | — | 0 | 0 | 35 | 8
Total  | 52 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 11
Ferencváros | 2002–03 | Nemzeti Bajnokság I  | 29 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 4
2003–04 | Nemzeti Bajnokság I  | 30 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 3
2004–05 | Nemzeti Bajnokság I  | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0
2005–06 | Nemzeti Bajnokság I  | 15 | 0 | ? | ? | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0
Total  | 85 | 7 | 10+ | 0+ | 16+ | 0+ | 0 | 0 | 111 | 7
Paranaense | 2005 | Campeonato Brasileiro Série A | 4 | 0 | ? | ? | — | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0
Debrecen | 2006–07 | Nemzeti Bajnokság I  | 26 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 7
2007–08 | Nemzeti Bajnokság I  | 27 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 39 | 11
2008–09 | Nemzeti Bajnokság I  | 29 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 37 | 6
2009–10 | Nemzeti Bajnokság I  | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 4
Total  | 95 | 23 | 19 | 4 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 133 | 29
Omonia | 2009–10 | Cypriot First Division | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 1
2010–11 | Cypriot First Division  | 28 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 39 | 9
2011–12 | Cypriot First Division  | 16 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 2
2012–13 | Cypriot First Division  | 30 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 39 | 7
2013–14 | Cypriot First Division  | 26 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 2
2014–15 | Cypriot First Division  | 17 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 20 | 4
Total  | 132 | 17 | 19 | 3 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 168 | 25
Ferencváros  | 2015–16 | Nemzeti Bajnokság I  | 30 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 40 | 3
2016–17 | Nemzeti Bajnokság I  | 25 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 4
2017–18 | Nemzeti Bajnokság I  | 25 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 2
2018–19 | Nemzeti Bajnokság I  | 29 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 2
2019–20 | Nemzeti Bajnokság I  | 9 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 3
2020–21 | Nemzeti Bajnokság I  | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0
2021–22 | Nemzeti Bajnokság I  | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0
Total  | 118 | 8 | 23 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 152 | 14
Career total  | 498 | 66 | 71 | 13 | 55 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 632 | 86

### International

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National team | Year | Apps | Goals

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Hungary | 2004 | 3 | 0
2005 | 2 | 0
2006 | 1 | 0
2007 | 4 | 0
2014 | 1 | 0
2015 | 5 | 0
Total | 16 | 0
International appearances

# | Date | Venue | Opponent | Result | Competition
1 | 1 June 2004 | Tianjin |  China | 1–2 | Friendly
2 | 6 June 2004 | Kaiserslautern |  Germany | 2–0 | Friendly
3 | 18 August 2004 | Glasgow |  Scotland | 3–0 | Friendly
4 | 2 February 2005 | Istanbul |  Saudi Arabia | 0–0 | Friendly
5 | 9 February 2005 | Cardiff |  Wales | 0–2 | Friendly
6 | 10 October 2006 | Valletta |  Malta | 1–2 | UEFA Euro 2008 Qual.
7 | 22 August 2007 | Budapest |  Italy | 3–1 | Friendly
8 | 13 October 2007 | Budapest |  Malta | 2–0 | UEFA Euro 2008 Qual.
9 | 17 October 2007 | Łódź |  Poland | 1–0 | Friendly
10 | 21 November 2007 | Budapest |  Greece | 1–2 | UEFA Euro 2008 Qual.
11 | 5 March 2014 | Győr |  Finland | 1–2 | Friendly
12 | 29 March 2015 | Budapest |  Greece | 0–0 | UEFA Euro 2016 Qual.
13 | 5 June 2015 | Debrecen |  Lithuania | 4–0 | Friendly
14 | 4 September 2015 | Budapest |  Romania | 0–0 | UEFA Euro 2016 Qual.
15 | 7 September 2015 | Belfast |  Northern Ireland | 1–1 | UEFA Euro 2016 Qual.
16 | 11 October 2015 | Athens |  Greece | 3–4 | UEFA Euro 2016 Qual.

## Honours

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MTK Hungária

* Magyar Kupa: 1999–2000

Ferencvárosi

* Nemzeti Bajnokság I: 2003–04
* Magyar Kupa: 2002–03, 2003–04, 2015–16, 2016–17

Atlético Paranaense

* Campeonato Paranaense: 2005

Debrecen

* Nemzeti Bajnokság I: 2006–07, 2008–09
* Magyar Kupa: 2007–08
* Szuperkupa: 2007, 2009

Omonia

* Cypriot First Division: 2009–10
* Cypriot Cup: 2010–11, 2011–12
* Cypriot Super Cup: 2010, 2012

## External links

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* Brazilian FA archive (in Portuguese)
* Leandro at National-Football-Teams.com
* HLSZ (in Hungarian)

1. ^ "NBI: A Honvéd legyőzésével bajnok lett a Ferencváros". Nemzeti Sport. 16 June 2020.
2. ^ "Leandro de Almeida (Cornélio Procópio 1982.03.19 - ) • Személyek • Magyarfutball.hu - a magyar labdarúgás adatbázisa".

*[Apps]: League appearances
*[Gls]: League goals