Claudinho (footballer, born 1997)
Brazilian footballer
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Cláudio Luiz Rodrigues Parise Leonel (Russian: Клаудио Луиз Родригес Парисе Леонел; born 28 January 1997), commonly known as Claudinho, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or a forward for Qatar Stars League club Al Sadd.
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Claudinho with Zenit Saint Petersburg in 2021 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Cláudio Luiz Rodrigues Parise Leonel[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 28 January 1997 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Guarulhos, Brazil | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)[2] | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Al Sadd | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 33 | ||||||||||||||||
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| 2003–2015 | Santos | ||||||||||||||||
| 2015–2016 | Corinthians | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2015–2017 | Corinthians | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2016 | → Bragantino (loan) | 18 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2017 | → Santo André (loan) | 16 | (4) | ||||||||||||||
| 2017–2019 | Ponte Preta | 16 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2018 | → Red Bull Brasil (loan) | 12 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2018 | → Oeste (loan) | 13 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2018–2019 | → Red Bull Brasil (loan) | 9 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2019–2021 | Red Bull Bragantino | 99 | (32) | ||||||||||||||
| 2021–2025 | Zenit Saint Petersburg | 93 | (17) | ||||||||||||||
| 2025– | Al Sadd | 18 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2021 | Brazil U23 | 9 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17 January 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 15:50, 7 August 2021 (UTC) | |||||||||||||||||
Club career
Early career
Born in Guarulhos, São Paulo, Claudinho moved to São Vicente at the age of 3 and joined Santos' youth setup in 2003, aged six. In July 2015, after impressing with the under-17s, he signed a professional contract with Corinthians, being initially assigned to the under-20 squad.[3]
Corinthians
Claudinho was part of the squad that won the 2015 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, despite never playing and only being an unused substitute. After losing the under-20s final from Flamengo in 2016 Copa São Paulo de Futebol Júnior,[4] he made his professional debut on 19 March of that year, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 4–0 Campeonato Paulista routing of Linense at the Arena Corinthians.[5]
Loans to Bragantino and Santo André
On 3 June 2016, Claudinho was loaned to Série B side Bragantino for the remaining of the season.[6] He contributed with 18 matches, as the club suffered relegation.[citation needed]
Claudinho spent the 2017 Campeonato Paulista on loan at Santo André, scoring four goals during the competition; his first came on 12 February, as he scored the second in a 2–0 away win against his parent club Corinthians.[7]
Ponte Preta
On 18 May 2017, Claudinho signed a two-and-a-half-year contract with Ponte Preta in the top tier, with the club acquiring 50% of his federative rights.[8] He made his debut in the category (and for the club) ten days later, replacing Lins in a 2–2 away draw against Atlético Mineiro.[citation needed]
Loans to Red Bull Brasil and Oeste
On 9 January 2018, Claudinho was loaned to Red Bull Brasil for the 2018 Campeonato Paulista,[9] where he featured regularly but scored just one goal. On 11 April, he moved to Oeste also in a temporary deal,[10] but cut short his loan in August to return to Red Bull.[11]
Red Bull Bragantino
On 24 April 2019, after Red Bull Brasil's merger with Bragantino to create Red Bull Bragantino, Claudinho's loan was renewed until the end of 2020.[12] He became a key unit for the club during the 2019 Campeonato Brasileiro Série B, contributing with ten goals as the club achieved promotion as champions; in September, RB Bragantino bought the 50% of his federative rights belonging to Ponte Preta, and he signed a contract until 2023.[13]
Claudinho was also a regular starter in the 2020 season, and scored his first Série A goal on 9 August, netting a last-minute equalizer in a 1–1 away draw against former club Santos.[14] The following 6 January, after impressing in the league, he further extended his deal until 2024.[15]
Zenit
On 7 August 2021, after winning the gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics with Brazil, Russian club FC Zenit Saint Petersburg announced the signing of Claudinho from RB Bragantino.[16] On 13 August 2021, he signed a five-year contract with Zenit.[17]
In his first season at Zenit Claudinho was elected the best player of the 2021/22 season of the Russian Championship by athletes who work in the Russian first division. He participated in 31 games, where he scored 10 goals and scored three assists.[18]
On 22 July 2022, Claudinho extended his contract with Zenit until 2027.[19] In August 2024, he extended his contract with Zenit to June 2028.[20]
Al Sadd
On 22 January 2025, Zenit announced Claudinho's transfer to Al Sadd in Qatar.[21]
International career
On 17 June 2021, Claudinho was named in the Brazil squad for the 2020 Summer Olympics.[22]
Personal life
On 24 February 2023, Claudinho acquired Russian citizenship.[23]
Career statistics
- As of match played 7 December 2024[24]
| Club | Season | League | State League | National cup[a] | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Corinthians | 2016 | Série A | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| Bragantino (loan) | 2016 | Série B | 18 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | — | — | 20 | 0 | |||
| Santo André (loan) | 2017 | Paulista | — | 16 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 17 | 4 | |||
| Ponte Preta | 2017 | Série A | 16 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 4[b] | 0 | — | 20 | 0 | ||
| Red Bull Brasil (loan) | 2018 | Paulista | — | 12 | 1 | — | — | — | 12 | 1 | ||||
| Oeste (loan) | 2018 | Série B | 13 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 13 | 0 | ||||
| Red Bull Brasil (loan) | 2018 | Paulista | — | — | — | — | 15[c] | 3 | 15 | 3 | ||||
| 2019 | — | 9 | 0 | — | — | — | 9 | 0 | ||||||
| Total | — | 9 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 3 | 24 | 3 | |||||
| Red Bull Bragantino | 2019 | Série B | 34 | 10 | — | — | — | — | 34 | 10 | ||||
| 2020 | Série A | 35 | 18 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 50 | 20 | |||
| 2021 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6[b] | 0 | — | 25 | 3 | |||
| Total | 74 | 28 | 25 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 0 | — | 109 | 33 | |||
| Zenit Saint Petersburg | 2021–22 | Premier Liga | 23 | 8 | — | 0 | 0 | 8[d] | 2 | — | 31 | 10 | ||
| 2022–23 | 24 | 5 | — | 5 | 0 | — | 1[e] | 0 | 30 | 5 | ||||
| 2023–24 | 30 | 4 | — | 12 | 1 | — | 1[e] | 0 | 43 | 5 | ||||
| 2024–25 | 16 | 0 | — | 3 | 1 | – | 1[e] | 0 | 20 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 93 | 17 | — | 20 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 124 | 21 | |||
| Career total | 214 | 45 | 63 | 9 | 27 | 3 | 18 | 2 | 18 | 3 | 340 | 62 | ||
- Includes Copa do Brasil, Russian Cup
- Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana
- Appearance(s) in Copa Paulista
- Six appearances, two goals in UEFA Champions League; two appearances in UEFA Europa League
- Appearance in the Russian Super Cup
Honours
Corinthians
Bragantino
Zenit Saint Petersburg
- Russian Premier League: 2021–22,[25] 2022–23,[26] 2023–24[27]
- Russian Cup: 2023–24[28]
- Russian Super Cup: 2022,[29] 2023,[30] 2024[31]
Al Sadd
Brazil U23
Individual
- Best Attacking Midfielder in Brazil: 2020[32]
- Bola de Ouro: 2020
- Bola de Prata: 2020
- Campeonato Brasileiro Série A Best Player: 2020
- Campeonato Brasileiro Série A Best Newcomer: 2020
- Campeonato Brasileiro Série A Top scorer: 2020
- Campeonato Brasileiro Série A: Player of the Month: January 2021[33]
- Campeonato Paulista Team of the Year: 2021
- Russian Premier League Player of the Month: November - December 2021[34]
- Russian Premier League Goal of the Month: November - December 2021[35]
- Russian Premier League Attacking Midfielder of the Season: 2021–22[36]
- Russian Premier League Best Player (as chosen by the league): 2021–22[37]
