Leandro Franco
Brazilian footballer (born 1981)
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Leandro Lourenço Franco (born August 10, 1981), commonly known as Lê, is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a forward.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Leandro Lourenço Franco | ||
| Date of birth | August 10, 1981 | ||
| Place of birth | Pouso Alegre, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| União Barbarense | |||
| Inter de Limeira | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2002–2003 | Inter de Limeira | 20 | (9) |
| 2003 | Tombense | ||
| 2003 | XV de Piracicaba | ||
| 2004 | Paulista-SP | 3 | (0) |
| 2005 | Rio Branco-PR | 25 | (3) |
| 2005 | Colo-Colo | 15 | (3) |
| 2006 | Inter de Limeira | ||
| 2006 | Rio Branco-PR | ||
| 2007–2008 | Guarani-SP | 33 | (5) |
| 2008 | Atromitos | 8 | (0) |
| 2008 | Águila | 24[citation needed] | (7) |
| 2009 | Luis Ángel Firpo | 15 | (8) |
| 2010 | Marília | 13 | (1) |
| 2011 | Caldense | 2 | (0) |
| 2011 | Atlético Sorocaba | 3 | (0) |
| 2011 | Sport Boys | 11 | (8) |
| 2012 | Sporting Cristal | 18 | (4) |
| 2013 | Sport Boys | 11 | (6) |
| 2013 | León de Huánuco | 6 | (0) |
| 2014 | Juventude | 4 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | Independente Limeira | 11 | (2) |
| 2015 | Unión Magdalena | 6 | (0) |
| 2018 | Pouso Alegre | 2 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
Franco was born in Pouso Alegre. After playing with South American giants Colo-Colo in 2005,[2][3][4] he got offers to play in well known Mexican teams, such as Cruz Azul. Then went on to play in Super League Greece team Atromitos. His team relegated to Beta Ethniki, so he looked for new options. He finally got an offer to play for Águila, one of the biggest clubs in El Salvador and Central America. In 2009, he signed a one-year contract with fellow Salvadorans Luis Ángel Firpo. Then, in 2010 he moved back to his native Brazil to play with Marília Atlético Clube only to join Sport Boys in Peru in 2011 and 2013.[5] In that country, he also played for Sporting Cristal[2] and León de Huánuco.
