Leonardo Silva Lelis (born 15 November 1993), commonly known as Léo Lelis, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Liga 1 club Borneo Samarinda.

Léo Lelis
Personal information
Full name Leonardo Silva Lelis
Date of birth (1993-11-15) 15 November 1993 (age 30)
Place of birth Ipuã, Brazil
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
Borneo Samarinda
Number 4
Youth career
2009 Comercial-SP
2009–2010 Vila Aurora
2010–2013 Fluminense
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2015 Fluminense 0 (0)
2013Chicago Fire Premier (loan) 1 (0)
2013–2014Fehérvár (loan) 0 (0)
2015Paulista (loan) 3 (0)
2015 Coimbra 3 (0)
2016–2018 Kamza 16 (0)
2018 RTU 0 (0)
2019–2020 Valmiera 28 (3)
2021–2022 Persiraja Banda Aceh 29 (2)
2022–2023 Persebaya Surabaya 29 (5)
2023– Borneo Samarinda 20 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 December 2023

Club career edit

Persiraja Banda Aceh edit

In June 2021, Léo Lelis moved to Persiraja Banda Aceh in the Indonesian Liga 1.[2] He made his professional debut for the club, in a 2–1 loss against Bhayangkara on 29 August 2021.[3]

On 11 September 2021, he scored his first goal for Persiraja in a 3–2 win over PSS Sleman, where he scored with a header in the 5th minute.[4]

He contributed with total 29 appearances and 2 goals during with Persiraja Banda Aceh for one season.[5]

Persebaya Surabaya edit

Lelis was signed for Persebaya Surabaya to play in Liga 1 in the 2022–23 season.[6] He made his league debut on 14 August 2022 in a match against Madura United at the Gelora Bung Tomo Stadium, Surabaya.[7] On 1 October, Lelis scored his first league goal for Persebaya in an away win against Arema at the Kanjuruhan Stadium.[8] Until the end of the match, the score was 2–3 for Persebaya over Arema, but after the match ended, a tragedy appeared called Kanjuruhan Stadium disaster, where the home fans rioted to the point of killing hundreds of victims.[9] On 6 December, Lelis scored a brace for Persebaya in a 2–3 win against Barito Putera in the 12nd season of Liga 1.[10]

References edit

  1. ^ "Léo Lelis". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 2023-10-21.
  2. ^ "Persiraja Resmi Ikat Kontrak Tiga Pemain Asing". PERSIRAJA.ID (in Indonesian). Retrieved 12 June 2021.
  3. ^ "Bhayangkara 2–1 Persiraja". soccerway.com. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
  4. ^ "Hasil Persiraja Vs PSS: Menangi Drama 5 Gol, Laskar Rencong Raih Tripoin Perdana". Kompas. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
  5. ^ "Leo Lelis Pamit Tinggalkan Persiraja". waspada. 11 April 2022. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
  6. ^ "Mengenal Leo Lelis, Pemain Baru Persebaya dari Tim Degradasi". www.suara.com. 8 April 2022. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
  7. ^ "Hasil Liga 1 Persebaya Surabaya vs Madura United: Bajul Ijo Batal Menang di Kandang". sports.sindonews.com. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
  8. ^ "Momen Leo Lelis Kebingungan saat Cetak Gol Perdana bagi Persebaya Surabaya di Liga 1". Tribunnews (in Indonesian). 28 October 2022. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
  9. ^ "Kerusuhan Terjadi Usai Laga Arema FC vs Persebaya, 127 Orang Tewas". Detik (in Indonesian). 2 October 2022. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
  10. ^ "Cetak Brace Bikin Leo Lelis Optimistis Persebaya Perbaiki Posisi". bolaskor. 8 December 2022. Retrieved 10 December 2022.

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