Leandro (footballer, born 1993)

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Oliveira and the second or paternal family name is Moura.

Weverson Leandro Oliveira Moura (born 12 May 1993), more commonly known as Leandro, is a Brazilian footballer who last plays as a winger or a forward. He last played for J1 League club FC Tokyo.

Leandro

Personal information
Full name	Weverson Leandro Oliveira Moura[1]
Date of birth	(1993-05-12) 12 May 1993 (age 32)
Place of birth	Brasília, Brazil
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[2]
Position(s)	Winger, forward
Team information
Current team	Monsoon FC
Youth career
2007	Guará-DF
2008	CFZ de Brasília
2008–2010	Gama
2010–2011	Grêmio
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2011–2013	Grêmio	44	(8)
2013	→ Palmeiras (loan)	30	(13)
2014–2018	Palmeiras	20	(1)
2015	→ Santos (loan)	14	(1)
2016	→ Coritiba (loan)	25	(5)
2017	→ Kashima Antlers (loan)	23	(11)
2018–2019	Kashima Antlers	27	(2)
2020	→ FC Tokyo (loan)	26	(9)
2021–2023	FC Tokyo	44	(12)
2024	Paysandu SC	5	(0)
2025–	Monsoon FC
International career‡
2011	Brazil U23	1	(0)
2013	Brazil U20	2	(0)
2013	Brazil	1	(1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 5 November 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 4 October 2015

Club career

Born in Brasília, Distrito Federal, Leandro joined Grêmio's youth setup in May 2010, after impressing with Gama.^[3] He was promoted to the main squad in January of the following year, he made his senior debut on 20 February 2011, coming on as a late substitute for Fábio Rochemback and scoring the last in a 5–0 home routing of Ypiranga.^[4]

Leandro signed a five-year deal with Tricolor immediately after his 18th birthday,^[5] and made his Série A debut on 22 May, starting in a 1–2 home loss against Corinthians.^[6] On 3 August he scored his first top flight goal, netting the first in a 2–2 draw against Atlético Mineiro also at the Estádio Olímpico Monumental.^[7]

On 14 February 2013 Leandro signed a one-year loan deal with Palmeiras, along with Vilson and Léo Gago and with Hernán Barcos moving in the opposite way.^[8] He made his debut for the club seven days later, scoring the game's in a home success over União Barbarense.

Leandro scored 13 league goals in 30 appearances, helping Verdão return to the main category at first attempt. On 10 January 2014, he signed a four-year permanent deal with the club, for a €5 million fee.^[9]

On 3 August 2015 Leandro was loaned to Santos, until December.^[10]

On 2 February 2016 Leandro was loaned to Coritiba.

In 2017 Leandro was loaned to Kashima Antlers.^[11]

International career

Leandro has represented Brazil in the 2011 Pan American Games, and also featured with the under-20s in 2013 South American Youth Football Championship. On 2 April 2013, Leandro was called up by Felipão for the main squad to play a friendly against Bolivia;^[12] he made his full international debut four days later, replacing Ronaldinho Gaúcho and scoring the last in a 4–0 away win.^[13]

Career statistics

Club

As of 5 November 2022^[14][15]

Club	Season	League			Cup		League Cup		Continental		State League		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Grêmio	2011	Série A	22	1	0	0	—		2	0	12	7	—		36	8
	2012		22	7	4	0	—		3	0	9	0	—		38	7
	2013		0	0	0	0	—		0	0	2	0	—		2	0
	Total		44	8	4	0	0	0	5	0	23	7	0	0	76	15
Palmeiras	2013	Série B	30	13	1	0	—		0	0	11	6	—		42	19
	2014	Série A	18	1	6	1	—		—		10	1	—		34	3
	2015		2	0	2	0	—		—		0	0	—		4	0
	Total		50	14	9	1	0	0	0	0	21	7	0	0	80	22
Santos	2015	Série A	14	1	0	0	—		—		—		—		14	1
Coritiba	2016	Série A	25	5	3	2	—		4[a]	1	13	2	3[b]	2	48	12
Kashima Antlers	2017	J1 League	23	11	1	0	1[c]	0	5	0	—		0[d]	0	30	11
	2018		5	0	1	0	0[c]	0	1	1	—		2[e]	0	9	1
	2019		22	2	1	1	2[c]	0	—		—		—		25	3
	Total		50	13	3	1	3	0	6	1	0	0	2	0	64	15
FC Tokyo	2020	J1 League	26	9	—		3[c]	3	8	2	—		—		37	14
	2021		22	7	1	0	7[c]	2	—		—		—		30	9
	2022		20	5	1	1	0[c]	0	—		—		—		21	6
	Total		68	21	2	1	10	5	8	2	0	0	0	0	88	29
Career total			250	62	21	5	13	5	25	4	57	16	5	2	369	94

1. All appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana
2. All appearance(s) in Primeira Liga
3. All appearance(s) in J.League Cup
4. All appearance(s) in Japanese Super Cup
5. All appearance(s) in FIFA Club World Cup

International

As of 6 April 2013^[16]

Brazil
Year	Apps	Goals
2013	1	1
Total	1	1

International goals

Scores and results list Brazil's goal tally first.^[16]

No	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	6 April 2013	Estadio Ramón Tahuichi Aguilera, Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia	Bolivia	4–0	4–0	Friendly

Honours

Club

Palmeiras

• Copa do Brasil: 2015
• Campeonato Brasileiro Série B: 2013

Kashima Antlers

• AFC Champions League: 2018
• Japanese Super Cup: 2017

FC Tokyo

• J.League Cup: 2020

International

Brazil U20

• Toulon Tournament: 2014

Individual

• J.League Cup MVP: 2020