Léo Duarte (footballer, born 1999)

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Cruz and the second or paternal family name is Duarte.
Léo Duarte
Personal information
Full name Leonardo da Silva Cruz Duarte
Date of birth (1999-03-23) 23 March 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth Salto, Brazil
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Right-back
Team information
Current team
 Ituano
Youth career
2014–2019 Ituano
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2021 Ituano 38 (2)
2021 → XV de Piracicaba (loan) 15 (0)
2022–2023 Inter de Limeira 26 (0)
2022 → Mirassol (loan) 23 (1)
2023 Vila Nova 29 (0)
2024– Ituano 9 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:49, 28 February 2024 (UTC)

Leonardo da Silva Cruz Duarte (born 23 March 1999), known as Léo Duarte, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a right-back for Ituano.

Career

Léo Duarte was born in Salto, São Paulo, and joined Ituano's youth setup at the age of 14. He made his senior debut on 8 August 2018, starting in a 3–1 away loss to Nacional-SP, for the year's Copa Paulista.

On 3 February 2021, Léo Duarte was loaned to XV de Piracicaba until the end of the Campeonato Paulista Série A2.[1] Upon returning, he started to feature more regularly for Ituano, and scored his first senior goal on 14 August, netting his team's second in a 2–2 home draw against São José-RS.[2]

On 6 December 2021, Léo Duarte signed a contract with Inter de Limeira until the middle of 2023.[3] On 7 April 2022, he was loaned to Mirassol until the end of the year.[4]

On 29 March 2023, Léo Duarte signed for Série B side Vila Nova.[5] After being a regular starter, he returned to Ituano on 18 December, with the club now also in the second division.[6]

Career statistics

As of 28 February 2024[7]
Club Season League State League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Ituano 2018 Paulista — — — — 1[a] 0 1 0
2020 Série C 12 0 5 0 — — — 17 0
2021 21 2 — — — — 21 2
Total 33 2 5 0 — — 1 0 39 2
XV de Piracicaba (loan) 2021 Paulista A2 — 15 0 — — — 15 0
Inter de Limeira 2022 Série D 0 0 14 0 — — — 14 0
2023 0 0 12 0 — — — 12 0
Total 0 0 26 0 — — — 26 0
Mirassol (loan) 2022 Série C 23 1 — — — — 23 1
Vila Nova 2023 Série B 29 0 — — — — 29 0
Ituano 2024 Série B 0 0 9 1 1 0 — — 10 1
Career total 85 3 55 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 142 4
  1. ^ Appearance(s) in Copa Paulista

Honours

Ituano

Mirassol

References

  1. ^ "Ituano empresta lateral Léo Duarte ao XV de Piracicaba" [Ituano loan full-back Léo Duarte to XV de Piracicaba] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 3 February 2021. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
  2. ^ "Léo Duarte comemora primeiro gol pelo Ituano e valoriza "ponto importante" na Série C" [Léo Duarte celebrates first goal for Ituano and values "important point" in the Série C] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 16 August 2021. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
  3. ^ "Inter de Limeira anuncia lateral-direito campeão da Série C para a próxima temporada" [Inter de Limeira announce right-back champion of the Série C for the following season] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 6 December 2021. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
  4. ^ "Mirassol oficializa a contratação do lateral-direito Léo Duarte" [Mirassol turn official the signing of right-back Léo Duarte] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 7 April 2022. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
  5. ^ "Vila Nova contrata lateral-direito Léo Duarte, de 24 anos" [Vila Nova sign right-back Léo Duarte, aged 24] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 29 March 2023. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
  6. ^ "O recordista Léo Duarte está de volta" [The recordist Léo Duarte is back] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Ituano FC. 18 December 2023. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
  7. ^ Léo Duarte at Soccerway. Retrieved 28 February 2024.