Leonardo Buta

Leonardo Buta
Personal information
Full name	Leonardo Daniel Ulineia Buta
Date of birth	5 June 2002 (age 22)
Place of birth	Anadia, Portugal
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Left-back, winger
Team information
Current team	Moreirense
Youth career
0000–2014	CB Estarreja
2014–2015	Benfica
2015–2017	Anadia
2017–2018	Palmeiras FC
2018–2021	SC Braga
Senior career*
Years	Team
2020–2022	Braga B
2021–2022	Braga
2022–2024	Udinese
2023–2024	→ Gil Vicente (loan)
2024–	Moreirense
International career‡
2018–2019	Portugal U17
2019–2020	Portugal U18
2022	Portugal U20
2023–	Portugal U21
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 June 2024; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:38, 17 October 2023 (UTC)

Leonardo Daniel Ulineia Buta (born 5 June 2002) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a left-back or winger for Primeira Liga club Moreirense.^[1]

Club career

Having grown through the youth ranks and reserve team of SC Braga, Leonardo Buta made his professional debut for the club on the 12 February 2022, replacing Bruno Rodrigues at the 56th minute of a 2–1 home Primeira Liga win against Paços de Ferreira.^[2]^[3]^[4]

On 5 June 2022, Buta signed a five-year contract with Udinese in Italy.^[5]

On 18 July, Udinese sent Buta on a season-long loan to Primeira Liga side Gil Vicente.^[6]

On 2 September 2024, Buta moved to Moreirense on a permanent basis.^[7]

International career

Buta is a youth international for Portugal, playing with the under-17 during the 2018–19 season.^[8]

Personal life

Born in a family of Angolan descent, Leonardo is the younger brother of professional footballer Aurélio Buta.^[2]^[9]

References

^ Leonardo Buta at Soccerway. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
^ ^a ^b Amorim, Rui (14 February 2022). "Buta é o último guerreiro lançado na alta roda". A Bola (in Portuguese). Retrieved 15 February 2022.
^ Gonçalves, André (12 February 2022). "Buta é o 13.º jovem lançado por Carvalhal: conheça os números dos novos talentos do Sp. Braga". Record (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 15 February 2022.
^ "Carlos Carvalhal: "Reviravolta é sintoma de vitalidade"". Sporting Clube de Braga (in European Portuguese). 12 February 2022. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
^ "Leonardo Buta joins Udinese". Udinese. 5 June 2022. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
^ "Leonardo Buta é reforço do Gil Vicente FC" [Leonardo Buta is a Gil Vicente reinforcement]. gilvicentefc.pt (in European Portuguese). 18 July 2023. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
^ "Buta alla Moreirense" [Buta to Moreirense] (in Italian). Udinese. 2 September 2024. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
^ "Sp. Braga: Buta assina contrato e fica com cláusula milionária". Maisfutebol (in Portuguese). 13 May 2019. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
^ "Conheça Aurélio Buta, o jovem defesa chamado por Rui Vitória" [Meet Aurélio Buta, the young defender called up by Rui Vitória]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 19 July 2017. Retrieved 15 February 2022.