Leonardo Buta

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Ulineia and the second or paternal family name is Buta.

Leonardo Daniel Ulineia Buta (born 5 June 2002) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a left-back or winger for Spanish Segunda División club Eibar on loan from Italian club Udinese.^[1]

Leonardo Buta

Personal information
Full name	Leonardo Daniel Ulineia Buta
Date of birth	(2002-06-05) 5 June 2002 (age 23)
Place of birth	Anadia, Portugal
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Left-back
Team information
Current team	Eibar (on loan from Udinese)
Number	24
Youth career
0000–2014	CB Estarreja
2014–2015	Benfica
2015–2017	Anadia
2017–2018	Palmeiras FC
2018–2021	SC Braga
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2020–2022	Braga B	15	(0)
2021–2022	Braga	5	(0)
2022–	Udinese	2	(0)
2023–2024	→ Gil Vicente (loan)	29	(0)
2024–2025	→ Moreirense (loan)	7	(0)
2025–	→ Eibar (loan)	0	(0)
International career
2018–2019	Portugal U17	5	(0)
2019–2020	Portugal U18	10	(0)
2022	Portugal U20	1	(1)
2023	Portugal U21	3	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 3 June 2025

Club career

Having grown through the youth ranks and reserve team of SC Braga, Leonardo Buta made his professional debut for the club on the 12 February 2022, replacing Bruno Rodrigues at the 56th minute of a 2–1 home Primeira Liga win against Paços de Ferreira.^[2][3][4]

On 5 June 2022, Buta signed a five-year contract with Udinese in Italy.^[5]

On 18 July 2023, Udinese sent Buta on a season-long loan to Primeira Liga side Gil Vicente.^[6]

On 2 September 2024, Buta moved to Moreirense, with Udinese announcing it as a permanent transfer.^[7] However, that move was retroactively reported as a loan.^[8]

On 24 July 2025, Buta was loaned to Eibar in Spain.^[8]

International career

Buta is a youth international for Portugal, playing with the under-17 during the 2018–19 season.^[9]

Personal life

Born in a family of Angolan descent, Leonardo is the younger brother of professional footballer Aurélio Buta.^[2][10]