Ferreira (footballer, born 1986)

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Ferreira and the second or paternal family name is Pessoa.
Ferreira
Personal information
Full name Leandro Ferreira Pessoa
Date of birth (1986-07-15) 15 July 1986 (age 38)
Place of birth São Caetano do Sul, Brazil
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Sampaio Corrêa
Youth career
2004–2006 Mauaense
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2007 União Suzano
2008 Bragantino
2008 Nacional-SP
2009 Nacional-PR
2009 ECUS
2010 Osvaldo Cruz
2011–2012 ECUS
2013–2015 Sport Boys Warnes 106 (22)
2015 San José 6 (0)
2016 Blooming 32 (5)
2017–2018 Sport Boys Warnes 29 (1)
2019 Atlético Cajazeirense 10 (0)
2019 Campinense 8 (1)
2019– Sampaio Corrêa 182 (3)
2020 → Atlético Cajazeirense (loan) 7 (0)
2023 → Operário Ferroviário (loan) 21 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 October 2024

Leandro Ferreira Pessoa (born 15 July 1986), simply known as Ferreira, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Sampaio Corrêa.

Career

Born in São Caetano do Sul, Ferreira became famous playing for Bolivian football teams, especially Sport Warnes, where he was Apertura champion in 2015, and for Sampaio Corrêa, where he arrived in 2019 and was part of winning four state titles, in addition to becoming the team captain with more than 160 appearances. Due to several years working in the country, Ferreira also has Bolivian citizenship.[1][2][3]

Honours

Sport Boys Warnes
Sampaio Corrêa

References

  1. ^ "Volante Ferreira deve ser o próximo reforço do Sampaio para Série C". GloboEsporte (in Portuguese). 19 June 2019. Retrieved 13 October 2024.
  2. ^ "Chorando, Ferreira lamenta segundo rebaixamento seguido pelo Sampaio: "Somos todos culpados"". GloboEsporte (in Portuguese). 25 August 2024. Retrieved 13 October 2024.
  3. ^ "Ferreira revela conversas adiantadas para renovação com o Sampaio: "Querem que eu permaneça e eu quero ficar"". GloboEsporte (in Portuguese). 6 September 2024. Retrieved 13 October 2024.