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

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, Leandro made his professional debuts at the age of 18, with hometown's

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. Two years later he joined

Esporte Clube Vitória Esporte Clube Vitória () is a Brazilian professional club based in Salvador, Bahia, Salvador, Bahia founded on 13 May 1899. It competes in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, as well as in the Campeonato Baiano, the top flight of the Bahia St ...

and, in 2002, moved to

Cruzeiro Esporte Clube Cruzeiro Esporte Clube () is a Brazilian professional football club, based in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais. Cruzeiro is the greatest team of Minas Gerais. Although competing in a number of different sports, Cruzeiro is mostly known for its as ...

. In the latter club, he was an undisputed starter in the 2003 season, as the team won both

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and cup trophies. In January 2005, Leandro moved to Europe and signed with

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. He made his

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debut on the 15th in a 0–0 away draw against

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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 The Clube Atlético Mineiro (), commonly known as Atlético Mineiro and colloquially as the Galo (, "Rooster"), is a professional association football club in Belo Horizonte, the capital city of the States of Brazil, Brazilian state of Minas ...

, he completed 100 official games for

Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras The Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras (), commonly known as Palmeiras, is a Brazilian professional football club based in the city of São Paulo, in the district of Perdizes. Palmeiras is one of the most popular clubs in South America, with an ...

, being honored with a No. 100 jersey; subsequently he represented

Fluminense Football Club Fluminense Football Club () is a Brazilian sports club based in the neighbourhood of Laranjeiras, in Rio de Janeiro, being the oldest Association football, football club in the state since its foundation in 1902. It competes in the Campeonato B ...

, 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 * Brazilian Cup:

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* Brazilian League:

;Palmeiras * São Paulo State League:

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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 EC players SE 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)