Léo Bolgado

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is da Costa and the second or paternal family name is Bolgado.
Léo Bolgado
Personal information
Full name Leonardo da Costa Bolgado
Date of birth (1998-08-20) 20 August 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth Cuiabá, Brazil
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 CFR Cluj
Number 4
Youth career
2015–2018 Cruzeiro
2018–2020 Coimbra
2019–2020 → Académica (loan)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2023 Coimbra 0 (0)
2020–2021 → Alverca (loan) 21 (2)
2021–2022 → Leixões (loan) 32 (4)
2022–2023 → Casa Pia (loan) 11 (1)
2023–2024 Leixões 32 (2)
2024– CFR Cluj 16 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 December 2024

Leonardo da Costa Bolgado (born 20 August 1998), known as Léo Bolgado, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Liga I club CFR Cluj.

Club career

Bolgado is a youth product of the Brazilian clubs Cruzeiro and Coimbra, and had a stint on loan with the Académica U23s in Portugal in the 2019-20 season.[1]

He began his senior career with Alverca on loan from Coimbra for the 2020-21 season in the Portuguese third division.[2]

The following season he was loaned to Leixões in the Liga Portugal 2 in the 2021-22 season, where he was named to that divion's Team of the Season making 32 appearances.[3]

On 7 July 2022, he was sent on loan to Casa Pia, who had been recently promoted to the Portuguese Primeira Liga.[4]

On 4 July 2023, Bolgado returned to Leixões on a permanent deal, signing a three-year contract.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Oficial: Defesa Léo Bolgado reforça Casa Pia". Notícias ao Minuto (in Portuguese). 7 July 2022. Retrieved 20 October 2022.
  2. ^ "Leonardo Bolgado é reforço". Futebol Clube de Alverca (in Portuguese). 10 October 2020. Retrieved 20 October 2022.
  3. ^ "LÉO BOLGADO É 1ª DIVISÃO!". Coimbra Sports (in Portuguese). 4 July 2022. Retrieved 20 October 2022.
  4. ^ "Casa Pia confirma mais um reforço para a defesa da equipa" [Casa Pia announces another reinforcement for the team's defence] (in European Portuguese). O Jogo. 7 July 2022. Retrieved 26 October 2023.
  5. ^ "Leixões confirma regresso de Léo Bolgado" [Leixões confirms Léo Bolgado's return] (in European Portuguese). Record. 4 July 2023. Retrieved 26 October 2023.