Leandrinho (footballer, born 1993)

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Leandro Cordeiro de Lima Silva (born 25 September 1993), commonly known as Leandrinho, is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Emirates as a defensive midfielder.

Leandrinho

Leandrinho with Santos in 2016
Personal information
Full name	Leandro Cordeiro de Lima Silva
Date of birth	(1993-09-25) 25 September 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth	Espinosa, Brazil
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s)	Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team	Emirates
Youth career
	Camisa 10
2005–2007	São Paulo
2007–2010	Rio Claro
2010–2013	Santos
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2012–2016	Santos	52	(0)
2016–2019	Rio Ave	20	(0)
2019–2020	Vitória FC	15	(0)
2020–2021	Avaí	13	(1)
2021–2023	Mafra	51	(0)
2023–2025	Al-Jandal	57	(1)
2025–	Emirates	0	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 25 June 2023

Club career

Santos

Leandrinho playing for Santos in 2016

Born in Espinosa, Minas Gerais, Leandrinho joined Santos FC's youth system in 2010, aged 16. He made his first team debut on 5 August 2012, in a 0–3 away loss against Naútico for the Série A championship.^[1]

Leandrinho was later praised by manager Muricy Ramalho due to his performances,^[2] but was demoted to the under-20s, helping the side to win the category's Campeonato Paulista.^[3] He scored his first professional goal on 10 July 2013, netting his side's only in a 1–1 home draw against CRAC, for that year's Copa do Brasil.^[4]

On 16 August 2013, after being definitely promoted to the main squad by manager Claudinei Oliveira, Leandrinho renewed his link with Santos until December 2017,^[5] being also a regular during the campaign, appearing in 21 matches. He eventually lost his space in 2014, contributing with only eight league matches.

After appearing in even less matches in 2015, Leandrinho was about to go out on loan to Oeste on 3 June 2016, until December.^[6] The move later fell through, after both parts failed to agree terms.

Rio Ave

On 8 July 2016, Leandrinho was transferred to Portuguese Primeira Liga club Rio Ave, with Santos retaining part ownership.^[7]

Vitória FC

On 2 September 2019, Leandrinho signed a three-year contract with fellow top tier side Vitória FC.^[8]

Mafra

On 17 June 2021, he returned to Portugal and signed with Mafra.^[9] On 1 July 2023, Leandrinho's contract with Mafra expired and he was released.^[10]

Al Jandal

On 10 July 2023, Leandrinho signed for Saudi First Division League side Al-Jandal.^[11]

Personal life

Leandrinho is the brother of the footballer Léo Cordeiro.^[12]

Career statistics

As of 4 March 2021^[13]

Club	Season	League			State League		Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Santos	2012	Série A	3	0	—		—		—		—		3	0
	2013		21	0	—		3	1	—		—		24	1
	2014		8	0	8	0	2	0	—		—		18	0
	2015		6	0	6	0	4	0	—		—		16	0
	2016		0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	—		2	0
	Subtotal		38	0	14	0	11	1	—		—		63	1
Rio Ave	2016–17	Primeira Liga	0	0	—		0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	2017–18		9	0	—		1	0	—		2[a]	0	12	0
	2018–19		11	0	—		—		2[b]	0	3[a]	0	16	0
	Subtotal		20	0	—		1	0	2	0	5	0	28	0
Vitória de Setúbal	2019–20	Primeira Liga	15	0	—		1	0	—		1[a]	0	17	0
Avaí	2020	Série B	13	1	—		—		—		—		13	1
Career total			86	1	14	0	13	1	2	0	6	0	121	2

1. Appearance(s) in Taça da Liga
2. Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League

Honours

Santos

• Recopa Sudamericana: 2012
• Campeonato Paulista: 2015, 2016