Leandro (footballer, born February 1985)

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Montera and the second or paternal family name is da Silva.

Leandro Montera da Silva, or simply Leandro (born 12 February 1985), is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a striker.

Leandro Montera

Personal information
Full name	Leandro Montera da Silva
Date of birth	(1985-02-12) 12 February 1985 (age 40)
Place of birth	São Paulo, Brazil
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Youth career
1993–1999	Corinthians
2000–2004	Nacional (SP)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2005	Nacional (SP)	0	(0)
2005	→ São Paulo (loan)	0	(0)
2005	→ Omiya Ardija (loan)	7	(1)
2006	→ Montedio Yamagata (loan)	40	(23)
2007–2008	Vissel Kobe	57	(22)
2009	Gamba Osaka	21	(11)
2009–2014	Al-Sadd	28	(23)
2012	→ Al-Rayyan (loan)	4	(4)
2012–2013	→ Gamba Osaka (loan)	34	(27)
2014–2015	Kashiwa Reysol	42	(16)
2015–2018	Vissel Kobe	46	(24)
2018–2020	Tokyo Verdy	36	(8)
2021	Nacional (SP)	6	(2)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

Leandro also played for Rio Branco (SP).^[1][2][3] In August 2009, he joined Qatari outfit Al-Sadd Sports Club for €7 million.^[4][5] On 1 February 2012, he moved to league rivals Al Rayyan Sports Club on loan from Al-Sadd.^[6] He played four matches with Al-Rayyan and scored four goals. In June 2012, he was loaned to Gamba Osaka, where he played during the 2009 season,^[7] then played for Gamba until June 2013.^[8]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition^{[9][10][11][citation needed]}

Club	Season	League			National cup[a]		League cup[b]		Continental		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Omiya Ardija	2005	J1 League	7	1	1	0	0	0	–		8	1
Montedio Yamagata	2006	J2 League	40	23	2	4	–		–		42	27
Vissel Kobe	2007	J1 League	32	15	0	0	3	2	–		35	17
	2008		25	7	1	2	4	1	–		30	10
	Total		57	22	1	2	7	3	0	0	65	27
Gamba Osaka	2009	J1 League	21	11	0	0	2	1	6	10	29	22
Al-Sadd	2009–10	Qatar Stars League	20	20	2	0	4	9	6	5	32	34
	2010–11		8	3	0	0	0	0	6	0	14	3
	Qatar		28	23	2	0	4	9	12	5	46	37
Al-Rayyan	2011–12	Qatar Stars League	4	4	0	0	0	0	5	1	9	5
Gamba Osaka	2012	J1 League	15	14	0	0	2	0	5	1	22	15
	2013	J2 League	19	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	19	13
	Total		34	27	0	0	2	0	5	1	41	28
Al-Sadd	2013–14	Qatar Stars League	7	3	0	0	0	0	–		7	3
Kashiwa Reysol	2014	J1 League	28	11	2	1	10	6	1	1	41	19
	2015		14	5	0	0	0	0	6	5	20	10
	Total		42	16	2	1	10	6	7	6	61	29
Vissel Kobe	2015	J1 League	12	4	2	0	3	1	–		17	5
	2016		31	19	1	0	5	2	–		37	21
	2017		1	0	0	0	0	0	–		1	0
	2018		2	0	0	0	1	1	–		3	1
	Total		46	23	3	0	9	4	0	0	58	27
Tokyo Verdy	2018	J2 League	11	1	0	0	–		–		11	1
	2019		25	7	0	0	0	0	–		25	7
	2020		1	0	0	0	0	0	–		1	0
	Total		37	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	37	8
Nacional Atlético Clube (SP)	2021	Campeonato Paulista Série A3	6	2	0	0	0	0	–		6	2
Total			329	153	11	7	34	23	35	23	402	216

1. Includes Emperor's Cup, Emir of Qatar Cup.
2. Includes J. League Cup, Sheikh Jassem Cup.

Honours

Individual

• AFC Champions League Top Scorers: 2009
• J. League Division 1 Top Scorer: 2016
• J. League Best Eleven: 2016