Léo Chú
Brazilian footballer (born 2000)
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Leonardo Alves Chú Franco (born 6 April 2000), known as Léo Chú, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Avaí on loan from Alverca.[2]
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Chú with Seattle in 2024 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Leonardo Alves Chú Franco[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 6 April 2000[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Porto Alegre, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Avaí (on loan from Alverca) | ||
| Number | 7 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2010–2019 | Grêmio | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2021 | Grêmio | 4 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | → Ceará (loan) | 22 | (3) |
| 2021–2024 | Seattle Sounders FC | 79 | (7) |
| 2025 | FC Dallas | 4 | (1) |
| 2025– | Alverca | 0 | (0) |
| 2026 | → Athletic (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2026– | → Avaí (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 11 August 2026 | |||
Club career
Grêmio
Léo Chú was born in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, and joined Grêmio's youth setup at the age of ten. On 5 February 2020, he renewed his contract until the end of 2024.[3]
Ceará (loan)
On 10 February 2020, Léo Chú was loaned to fellow Série A side Ceará until the end of the season.[4] He made his senior debut twelve days later, coming on as a second-half substitute for Wescley in a 1–0 Campeonato Cearense home win against Caucaia.[5]
Léo Chú made his top tier debut occurred on 12 October 2020, as he started in a 2–1 home success over Corinthians.[6] He scored his first goal in the category on 25 November, netting the equalizer in a 1–1 home draw against São Paulo.
2021 season
Back to Grêmio for the 2021 campaign, Léo Chú made his debut for the club on 14 March, starting in a 2–0 Campeonato Gaúcho away win against Esportivo.[7] Late in the month, he scored the equalizer in a 2–2 draw at São Luiz-RS.[8]
Seattle Sounders FC
On August 5, 2021, Léo Chú signed with Seattle Sounders FC of Major League Soccer.[9] He made his debut for the club on September 14, coming on as a substitute and providing an assist to Raúl Ruidíaz's goal in stoppage time to win a Leagues Cup semifinal against Santos Laguna. Chú made his MLS debut on September 29 against the San Jose Earthquakes with another substitute appearance.[10]
He set a club record with four assists—all to Jordan Morris—in a 4–1 defeat of Sporting Kansas City in March 2023.[11]
FC Dallas
On January 7, 2025, Chú was traded to FC Dallas by Seattle Sounders FC alongside $2 million in general allocation money, and an international roster slot, for striker Jesús Ferreira.[12]
Alverca
On 12 July 2025, Chú was signed by Primeira Liga side Alverca for an undisclosed fee.[13]
Career statistics
- As of 1 December 2024[14]
| Club | Season | League | State League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Ceará | 2020 | Série A | 22 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 1[a] | 0 | 30 | 3 | |
| Grêmio | 2021 | Série A | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3[b] | 0 | — | 12 | 2 | |
| Seattle Sounders FC | 2021 | MLS | 8 | 1 | – | – | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | |
| 2022 | MLS | 25 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 25 | 0 | |
| 2023 | MLS | 36 | 5 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 36 | 5 | |
| 2024 | MLS | 15 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 15 | 1 | |
| Career total | 106 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 126 | 12 | ||
- Appearance(s) in Copa do Nordeste
- Two appearances in Copa Libertadores, one appearance in Copa Sudamericana
Honours
Grêmio
Seattle Sounders FC