Leandro Vilela Sales Teixeira (born 29 June 1995) is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Mirassol as a midfielder.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Leandro Vilela Sales Teixeira[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 29 June 1995[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Curitiba, Paraná | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Paysandu | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Paraná | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2019 | Paraná | 110 | (1) |
| 2016 | → J. Malucelli (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2019 | → Vitória (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Vitória de Setúbal | 11 | (0) |
| 2020–2022 | Operário Ferroviário | 64 | (3) |
| 2022–2023 | Guarani | 41 | (1) |
| 2023– | Mirassol | 0 | (0) |
| 2024 | Paysandu | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 April 2022 | |||
Honours edit
Paysandu
Club career edit
A product of the youth academy of Paraná Clube, Vilela impressed the club's technical staff during the 2014 São Paulo Junior Football Cup and was subsequently promoted to the first team. In his first season with the club, he contributed with nine matches (two of which were as a starter) and scoring one goal.[2] On 2 June 2015, he signed a contract extension which would keep him at the club till 2017.[3]
In order to get more first team opportunities, Vilela joined fourth tier club J. Malucelli Futebol on a three month long loan deal on 2 May 2016.[4] He became a regular in the Paraná squad in the 2017 season. During a match against Clube de Regatas Brasil, he won the praise of manager Lisca, who called Vilela a "blank check" for the club.[5] In October, he was ruled out of play for 40 days, following an injury.[6] He contributed with 27 matches as his side won promotion to the Série A.
At the start of the 2018 season, Vilela was appointed as the club captain.[7]
On 7 January 2019, Vilela was loaned out to Vitória for the upcoming season.[8]
On 24 June 2019, he signed a 3-year contract with Portuguese Primeira Liga club Vitória de Setúbal.[9]
Career statistics edit
- As of match played on 26 November 2018
| Club | Season | League | State League | Cup | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Paraná | 2014[10] | Série B | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 |
| 2015[10] | Série B | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 | |
| 2016[10] | Série B | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2017[10] | Série B | 27 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 44 | 0 | |
| 2018[10] | Série A | 30 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 41 | 0 | |
| Total | 70 | 1 | 22 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 105 | 1 | ||
| J. Malucelli (loan) | 2016[10] | Série D | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Career total | 75 | 1 | 26 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 115 | 1 | ||
Personal life edit
Vilela is a supporter of the Paraná Clube. His uncle Emerson Bandido played for the club and was a part of the squad which won promotion to Série A in 2000.[11] Vilela has said that his uncle is a source of inspiration for him.[12]
References edit
- ^ a b c "Leandro Vilela". Paraná Clube. Retrieved 14 February 2018.
- ^ "Vilela segue dicas do tio, campeão em 2000, para brilhar no Paraná Clube [Vilela follows tips from Uncle, champion in 2000, to shine at Paraná Clube]" (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 28 January 2015. Retrieved 14 February 2018.
- ^ "Paraná Clube oficializa renovações de Leandro Vilela e Lucas Pará [Paraná Clube officializes renovations of Leandro Vilela and Lucas Pará]" (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 2 June 2017. Retrieved 14 February 2018.
- ^ "Série B: Em reformulação, Paraná confirma saída de mais um jogador [Serie B: In reformulation, Paraná confirms another player's exit]" (in Portuguese). Futebol Interior. 2 May 2016. Retrieved 14 February 2018.
- ^ "Com jovens em alta, Paraná vê Leandro Vilela como trunfo: "Cheque em branco" [With young people on the rise, Paraná sees Leandro Vilela as an asset: "Blank check"]" (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 8 August 2017. Retrieved 14 February 2018.
- ^ "Volante Leandro Vilela desfalca o Paraná por 40 dias; Kiss e Jhony são opções [Midfielder Leandro Vilela embezzles Paraná for 40 days; Kiss and Jhony are options]" (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 3 October 2017. Retrieved 14 February 2018.
- ^ "Remanescente do acesso, Vilela vira capitão e crê em classificação do Paraná [Remnant of the access, Vilela turns captain and believes in classification of Paraná]" (in Portuguese). Gazeta do Povo. 9 February 2018. Retrieved 14 February 2018.
- ^ "Vitória anuncia Leandro Vilela como reforço para temporada 2019" [Vitória announces Leandro Vilela as reinforcement for season 2019] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 7 January 2019. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
- ^ "O Vitória FC anuncia a contratação de Leandro Vilela" (Press release) (in Portuguese). Vitória de Setúbal. 24 June 2019.
- ^ a b c d e f "Leandro Vilela". Soccerway. Retrieved 14 February 2018.
- ^ "Leandro Vilela tenta repetir os feitos do tio "Bandido" no Paraná [Leandro Vilela tries to repeat the accomplishments of Uncle "Bandido" in Paraná]" (in Portuguese). Gazeta do Povo. 27 January 2015. Retrieved 14 February 2018.
- ^ "Leandro Vilela se inspira em ex-jogador do Paraná Clube [Leandro Vilela draws inspiration from former Paraná Clube player]" (in Portuguese). Tribuna PR. 27 January 2015. Retrieved 14 February 2018.
External links edit
- Leandro Vilela at Soccerway