Leandro Sanca

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Baldé and the second or paternal family name is Sanca.

Leandro Mário Baldé Sanca (born 4 January 2000) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a winger for Ekstraklasa club Piast Gliwice.

Leandro Sanca

Personal information
Full name	Leandro Mário Baldé Sanca
Date of birth	(2000-01-04) 4 January 2000 (age 25)
Place of birth	Lisbon, Portugal
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s)	Winger
Team information
Current team	Piast Gliwice
Number	11
Youth career
2010–2013	CR Foot
2013–2014	Real
2014–2018	Belenenses
2018–2020	Braga
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2020–2021	Braga B	1	(0)
2020–2021	Braga	2	(0)
2020–2021	→ Académica (loan)	29	(2)
2021–2023	Spezia	4	(0)
2021–2022	→ Casa Pia (loan)	27	(3)
2023	→ Famalicão (loan)	14	(2)
2023–2025	Chaves	49	(1)
2025–	Piast Gliwice	0	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 4 June 2025

Career

On 9 June 2020, Sanca signed a professional contract with Braga until 2024.^[2] Sanca made his professional debut with Braga in a 4–0 Primeira Liga win over C.D. Aves on 7 July 2020.^[3]

On 30 August 2021, he signed a three-year contract with Spezia in Italy and was at the same time loaned to Casa Pia for the 2021–22 season.^[4]

Upon his return from loan, Sanca made his Serie A debut for Spezia on 31 August 2022 against Juventus.^[5]

On 13 January 2023, he joined Famalicão on loan.^[6]

On 14 August 2023, Sanca signed with Chaves.^[7]

On 18 July 2025, Sanca moved to Polish Ekstraklasa club Piast Gliwice, signing a two-year contract with an extension option.^[8]

Personal life

Born in Portugal, Sanca is of Bissau-Guinean descent.^[9]