Leandro da Silva Wanderley (born 19 April 1979), simply known as Leandro, is a Brazilian

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who plays for

Associação Desportiva Cabofriense Associação Desportiva Cabofriense, commonly known as Cabofriense, is a Brazilian professional association football club based in Cabo Frio, Rio de Janeiro. The team plays in Série D, the fourth tier of the Brazilian football league system, ...

as a

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Football career

Born in Rio de Janeiro, Leandro made his professional debuts at the age of 18, with hometown's América Football Club. Two years later he joined

Esporte Clube Vitória Esporte Clube Vitória, commonly referred to as Vitória, is a Brazilian professional club based in Salvador, Bahia founded on 13 May 1899. It competes in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série B, the second tier of Brazilian football, as well as i ...

and, in 2002, moved to

Cruzeiro Esporte Clube Cruzeiro Esporte Clube (), known simply as Cruzeiro, is a Brazilian sports club based in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais. Although they compete in a number of different sports, Cruzeiro is mostly known for its association football team. It plays ...

. In the latter club, he was an undisputed starter in the

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, as the team won both the league and cup trophies. In January 2005, Leandro moved to Europe and signed with Portugal's

FC Porto Futebol Clube do Porto, MHIH, OM (), commonly known as FC Porto or simply Porto, is a Portuguese professional sports club based in Porto. It is best known for the professional football team playing in the Primeira Liga, the top flight of Portu ...

. He made his

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debut on the 15th in a 0–0 away draw against Académica de Coimbra but, failing to adjust, he returned to his country on loan shortly after, spending two years with former team Cruzeiro. Deemed surplus to requirements at Porto, Leandro continued in the same predicament in the following years, always in his country. On 4 October 2008, in a match against

Clube Atlético Mineiro Clube Atlético Mineiro (), commonly known as Atlético Mineiro or Atlético, and colloquially as Galo (, "Rooster"), is the largest professional football club based in the city of Belo Horizonte, the capital city of the Brazilian state of Mi ...

, he completed 100 official games for Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras, being honored with a No. 100 jersey; subsequently he represented Fluminense Football Club, Vitória and Atlético Mineiro. On 4 September 2012, Palmeiras confirmed that Leandro signed a four-month contract. Only two months later, however, he was released.Palmeiras dispensa cinco jogadores e coloca mais 11 à disposição (Palmeiras releases five players and transferlists a further 11)
Globo Esporte, 29 November 2012

Honours

;Vitória * Nordeste Cup: 1999 * Bahia State League: 2000 *Bahia State Superleague: 2002 ;Cruzeiro * Minas Gerais State League: 2003, 2004, 2006 *

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* Brazilian League:

;Palmeiras *

São Paulo State League The Campeonato Paulista Série A1, commonly known as Campeonato Paulista, nicknamed Paulistão, is the top-flight professional football league in the Brazilian state of São Paulo. Run by the FPF, the league is contested between 16 clubs and typ ...

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Leandro 1979 births Living people Brazilian people of Dutch descent Brazilian men's footballers Men's association football defenders Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players America Football Club (Rio de Janeiro) players Esporte Clube Vitória players Cruzeiro Esporte Clube players Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras players Fluminense FC players Clube Atlético Mineiro players Associação Desportiva Cabofriense players Primeira Liga players FC Porto players Brazilian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal Footballers from Rio de Janeiro (city)