Leandrinho (footballer, born 2005)
Brazilian footballer
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Leandro Viana da Silva Gama (born 17 March 2005), commonly known as Leandrinho, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Emirati club Sharjah.[2]
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| Full name | Leandro Viana da Silva Gama | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 17 March 2005[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | Left-back | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Sharjah | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 12 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2012–2024 | Vasco da Gama | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2024–2026 | Vasco da Gama | 22 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| 2025 | → Al-Shabab (loan) | 10 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2026– | Sharjah | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2025– | Brazil U20 | 6 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 13 December 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 16:41, 17 February 2025 (UTC) | |||||||||||||||||
Career
Born in Rio de Janeiro, Leandrinho joined Vasco da Gama's youth sides in 2012, aged seven. On 6 September 2021, he signed his first professional contract until June 2025.[3]
Leandrinho made his first team debut on 18 January 2024, starting and scoring the second in a 2–0 Campeonato Carioca home win over Boavista.[4] Six days later, he renewed his link until January 2027.[5]
Leandrinho made his Série A debut on 22 June 2024, coming on as a second-half substitute for Lucas Piton and scoring his team's third in a 4–1 home routing of São Paulo.[6]
On 29 January 2025, Leandrinho joined Saudi Pro League club Al-Shabab on a six-month loan.[7]
Career statistics
- As of 17 February 2025[8]
| Club | Season | League | State League | National Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Vasco da Gama | 2024 | Série A | 18 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 23 | 2 | ||
| Career total | 18 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 2 | ||
Honours
Brazil U20