Lelê (footballer, born 1997)
Brazilian footballer (born 1997)
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Leanderson da Silva Genésio (born 1 October 1997), commonly known as Lelê, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a forward for Cypriot First Division club Pafos, on loan from Fluminense.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Leanderson da Silva Genésio | ||
| Date of birth | 1 October 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Pafos (on loan from Fluminense) | ||
| Number | 18 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2023 | Itaboraí Profute | 34 | (17) |
| 2020 | → Maricá (loan) | 18 | (6) |
| 2021 | → Maricá (loan) | 9 | (5) |
| 2022–2023 | → Volta Redonda (loan) | 44 | (22) |
| 2023 | → Fluminense (loan) | 29 | (2) |
| 2024– | Fluminense | 14 | (6) |
| 2025 | → Ceará (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2025 | → Nagoya Grampus (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2025 | → Atlético Goianiense (loan) | 17 | (6) |
| 2026– | → Pafos (loan) | 12 | (3) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 27 June 2026 | |||
Club career
Born in Rio de Janeiro, Lelê started his career with Itaboraí Profute, first appearing in the 2018 Campeonato Carioca Série C. After being the top scorer of the side in the following year, he was loaned to Maricá for the remainder of the Campeonato Carioca Série B1.[1]
Lelê returned to Profute for the latter stages of the 2020 Campeonato Carioca Série B2, but rejoined Maricá for the 2021 season.[2] On 20 December of that year, after helping Maricá to reach the Copa Rio finals and achieve a first-ever qualification to the Copa do Brasil, he joined Volta Redonda.[3]
Lelê was regularly used for Voltaço during the 2022 campaign, winning both the Campeonato Carioca Série A2 and the Copa Rio. On 11 January 2023, his loan with Profute was renewed for a further year;[4] Profute, however, confirm the extension of the loan until April.[5]
On 28 February 2023, Série A side Fluminense announced the signing of Lelê on loan from Profute, with the player arriving at the club after the 2023 Campeonato Carioca.[6] In his debut in the category on 15 April, he came on as a half-time substitute for Gabriel Pirani, assisted John Kennedy's second and scored the third goal in a 3–0 away win over América Mineiro.[7]
Career statistics
- As of 20 August 2026[8]
| Club | Season | League | State League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Itaboraí Profute | 2018[9] | Carioca Série C | — | 12 | 4 | — | — | — | 12 | 4 | ||||
| 2019[10][11] | Carioca Série B2 | — | 16 | 12 | — | — | 6[a] | 7 | 22 | 19 | ||||
| 2020 | — | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | 6 | 1 | ||||||
| Total | — | 34 | 17 | — | — | 6 | 7 | 40 | 24 | |||||
| Maricá (loan) | 2020 | Carioca Série B1 | — | 18 | 6 | — | — | — | 18 | 6 | ||||
| 2021 | Carioca Série A2 | — | 9 | 5 | — | — | 9[a] | 4 | 18 | 9 | ||||
| Total | — | 27 | 11 | — | — | 9 | 4 | 36 | 15 | |||||
| Volta Redonda | 2022 | Série C | 20 | 7 | 24 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | 5[a] | 3 | 50 | 15 | |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 15 | 14 | ||||
| Total | 20 | 7 | 37 | 17 | 3 | 2 | — | 5 | 3 | 65 | 29 | |||
| Fluminense (loan) | 2023 | Série A | 29 | 2 | — | — | 8[b] | 0 | — | 37 | 2 | |||
| Fluminense | 2024 | Série A | 0 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2[b] | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | 13 | 6 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||||
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 6 | ||
| Ceará Sporting Club (loan) | 2025 | Série A | 7 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 0 | |||
| Atlético Goianiense (loan) | Série B | 17 | 6 | — | — | — | — | 17 | 6 | |||||
| Pafos (loan) | 2025–26 | Cypriot First Division | 12 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 14 | 4 | |||
| 2026–27 | Cypriot First Division | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 5[d] | 2 | — | 5 | 2 | |||
| Total | 12 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | 5 | 2 | — | 19 | 6 | ||||
| Career total | 85 | 18 | 113 | 51 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 2 | 21 | 14 | 239 | 87 | ||
- Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores
- Appearance in Recopa Sudamericana
- Four appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa League, one appearance and one goal in UEFA Conference League