Bruno Leonardo
Brazilian footballer (born 1996)
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Bruno Leonardo dos Santos Covas (born 2 June 1996), known as Bruno Leonardo, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a central defender for Chapecoense.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Bruno Leonardo dos Santos Covas | ||
| Date of birth | 2 June 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Ribeirão Preto, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 1+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position | Centre back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Chapecoense | ||
| Number | 33 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Comercial-SP | |||
| 2011 | Olé Brasil | ||
| 2012 | Velo Clube | ||
| 2012 | Bahia | ||
| 2013–2016 | Santos | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017 | Santos | 0 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Portuguesa Santista | 4 | (0) |
| 2019 | → VOCEM (loan) | 12 | (0) |
| 2020 | Patrocinense | 0 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | São Bento | 29 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Ferroviária | 28 | (3) |
| 2022 | Paysandu | 14 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Portuguesa | 11 | (2) |
| 2023 | → Chapecoense (loan) | 24 | (2) |
| 2024– | Chapecoense | 97 | (6) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 14:38, 1 June 2026 (UTC) | |||
Club career
Born in Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Bruno Leonardo started his career at Comercial-SP's youth categories. He subsequently represented Olé Brasil, Velo Clube and Bahia before joining Santos in 2013.[1][2]
On 12 February 2016, Bruno Leonardo renewed his contract with Peixe until the end of the year.[3] He left the club in March 2018, and signed for Portuguesa Santista.[4]
Bruno Leonardo also spent a period on loan at VOCEM in the 2019 season before being named in the squad of Patrocinense for the 2020 Campeonato Mineiro in December of that year.[5] On 4 March 2020, however, after being only an unused substitute, he returned to his native state after signing for São Bento.[6]
On 1 June 2021, Bruno Leonardo was announced as the new addition of Ferroviária.[7] He moved to Paysandu on 8 April 2022,[8] and despite featuring regularly, he terminated his contract on a mutual agreement on 10 August.[9]
On 12 August 2022, Bruno Leonardo signed for Portuguesa.[10] On 28 March 2023, he was announced at Chapecoense on loan for the year's Série B.[11]
On 20 December 2023, Chape announced Bruno Leonardo's contract renewal, with the player signing a one-year deal.[12]
Career statistics
- As of 1 June 2026[13]
| Club | Season | League | State League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Santos | 2017 | Série A | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 4[a] | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Portuguesa Santista | 2018 | Paulista A3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2019 | Paulista A2 | — | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | |||||
| Total | — | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | ||||||
| VOCEM | 2019 | Paulista 2ª Divisão | — | 12 | 0 | — | — | — | 12 | 0 | ||||
| Patrocinense | 2020 | Mineiro | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||||
| São Bento | 2020 | Série C | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | — | — | — | 18 | 0 | |||
| 2021 | Série D | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | — | — | — | 11 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 9 | 0 | 20 | 0 | — | — | — | 29 | 0 | |||||
| Ferroviária | 2021 | Série D | 19 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 19 | 2 | ||||
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 19 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 29 | 3 | ||||
| Paysandu | 2022 | Série C | 14 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 14 | 0 | ||||
| Portuguesa | 2022 | Paulista A2 | — | — | — | — | 5[a] | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||||
| 2023 | Paulista | — | 11 | 2 | — | — | — | 11 | 2 | |||||
| Total | — | 11 | 2 | — | — | 5 | 0 | 16 | 2 | |||||
| Chapecoense | 2023 | Série B | 24 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 24 | 2 | ||||
| 2024 | 30 | 4 | 6 | 1 | — | — | 1[b] | 0 | 37 | 5 | ||||
| 2025 | 28 | 0 | 14 | 1 | — | — | — | 42 | 1 | |||||
| 2026 | Série A | 14 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 1[c] | 0 | 22 | 0 | ||
| Total | 96 | 6 | 25 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 125 | 8 | |||
| Total | 138 | 8 | 81 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 233 | 13 | ||
- Appearance(s) in Copa Paulista
- Appearance(s) in Copa Santa Catarina
- Appearance(s) in Copa Sul-Sudeste