Leandro Pimenta

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Coelho and the second or paternal family name is Pimenta.
Leandro Pimenta
Personal information
Full name Leandro António Coelho Pimenta[1]
Date of birth (1990-07-09) 9 July 1990 (age 34)[1]
Place of birth Albufeira, Portugal[1]
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Ferreiras
Number 30
Youth career
1999–2005 Imortal
2005–2009 Benfica
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2013 Benfica 0 (0)
2009–2010 → Beira-Mar (loan) 10 (0)
2010–2011 → Fátima (loan) 12 (0)
2011–2012 → Atlético (loan) 27 (3)
2012–2013 Benfica B 34 (1)
2013–2015 Gil Vicente 14 (0)
2016–2017 Freamunde 30 (2)
2017–2018 Fafe 13 (1)
2019–2020 Covilhã 6 (0)
2021–2022 Imortal 11 (0)
2022– Ferreiras 30 (4)
International career
2005 Portugal U16 3 (0)
2006–2007 Portugal U17 13 (0)
2007–2008 Portugal U18 9 (0)
2008–2009 Portugal U19 11 (1)
2010 Portugal U20 5 (0)
2011–2012 Portugal U21 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:43, 12 March 2024 (UTC)

Leandro António Coelho Pimenta (born 9 July 1990) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for F.C. Ferreiras as a midfielder.

Club career

Born in Albufeira, Algarve, Pimenta joined S.L. Benfica's academy at the age of 15. He spent his first three seasons as a senior on loan in the Segunda Liga, representing in quick succession S.C. Beira-Mar,[2] C.D. Fátima and Atlético Clube de Portugal.[3] He scored his first goal as a professional while at the service of the latter club, the only in a 1–0 away win against Portimonense S.C. on 5 November 2011.[4]

Pimenta returned to Benfica for the 2012–13 season, as part of the newly created reserve team who competed in the second division. On 11 December 2012, he renewed his contract until 2016 with a buyout clause of €30 million.[3]

On 17 July 2013, Pimenta signed a three-year deal with Gil Vicente FC.[5] He made his debut in the Primeira Liga on 18 August, starting in the 2–0 home victory over Académica de Coimbra.[6]

Pimenta returned to the second tier in January 2016, joining S.C. Freamunde as of 1 July.[7] On 31 January 2019, he moved to S.C. Covilhã of the same league from lowly AD Fafe.[8]

International career

Pimenta won the first of two caps for Portugal at under-21 level on 9 August 2011, coming on as a late substitute in a 1–1 friendly draw with Slovakia held in Estoril.[9]

Honours

Beira-Mar

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Leandro Pimenta" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
  2. ^ "Beira Mar garante empréstimo de dois jovens do Benfica" [Beira Mar confirm loan of two Benfica youths] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 14 July 2009. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
  3. ^ a b "Leandro Pimenta renova por três épocas" [Leandro Pimenta renews for three seasons] (in Portuguese). Rádio e Televisão de Portugal. 11 December 2012. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
  4. ^ "Portimonense-Atlético, 0–1: Lisboetas reforçam liderança" [Portimonense-Atlético, 0–1: Men from Lisbon solidify first place]. Record (in Portuguese). 5 November 2011. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
  5. ^ "Leandro Pimenta assina por três épocas" [Leandro Pimenta signs for three seasons]. Gil Vicente F.C. 17 July 2013. Archived from the original on 22 July 2013. Retrieved 17 July 2013.
  6. ^ "Gil Vicente reduzido a dez vence Académica" [Undermanned Gil Vicente beat Académica] (in Portuguese). TSF. 18 August 2013. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
  7. ^ "Leandro Pimenta assinou até 2018" [Leandro Pimenta signed until 2018]. Record (in Portuguese). 15 January 2016. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
  8. ^ "Sporting da Covilhã com novos reforços" [Sporting da Covilhã with new additions] (in Portuguese). Rádio Covilhã. 31 January 2019. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
  9. ^ "Sub-21: Portugal-Eslováquia, 1–1" [Under-21: Portugal-Slovakia, 1–1]. Record (in Portuguese). 9 August 2011. Retrieved 27 September 2020.