Alexandro da Silva Santos ( ''Leko''; born March 23, 1985), better known as Leko, is a retired Brazilian
striker who concluded his football career with the
Hong Kong First Division
The Hong Kong First Division League () is the second-highest division in the Hong Kong football league system. Established in 1908, it is the third oldest in Asia, after Calcutta and Bombay. Moreover, it is the oldest top-flight league system ...
club
Citizen
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on August 1, 2022.
Club career
East Bengal
In February Santos signed for Indian
I-League
The I-League is the men's second professional football division of the Indian football league system behind the Indian Super League. Administered by the All India Football Federation, it is currently contested by 13 clubs. It operates as a s ...
club
East Bengal
East Bengal (; ''Purbô Bangla/Purbôbongo'') was the eastern province of the Dominion of Pakistan, which covered the territory of modern-day Bangladesh. It consisted of the eastern portion of the Bengal region, and existed from 1947 until 195 ...
and played his first game on March 6, 2011, in a 2–1 loss to
Mumbai
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.
Sham Shui Po
Leko signed with
Sham Shui Po
Sham Shui Po () is an area of Kowloon, Hong Kong, situated in the northwestern part of the Kowloon Peninsula, north of Tai Kok Tsui, east of Cheung Sha Wan and south of Shek Kip Mei (). It is located in and is the namesake of the Sham Shui ...
on 5 January 2012.
體壇快訊﹕深水埗簽傑志棄將
''Ming Pao''. 6 January 2012.
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Leko
at HKFA
1985 births
Living people
Brazilian men's footballers
Brazilian expatriate men's footballers
Men's association football forwards
Citizen AA players
Hong Kong First Division League players
Expatriate men's footballers in Hong Kong
Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Hong Kong
East Bengal Club players
I-League players
21st-century Brazilian sportsmen
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