Leonardo Mendonça da Rosa (born 21 May 1987), commonly known as Leo Jaraguá or just Leo, is a Brazilian born

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who plays for

Sporting CP Sporting Clube de Portugal (), otherwise referred to as Sporting CP or simply Sporting (particularly within Portugal), or as Sporting Lisbon in other countries,

and the Kazakhstani national futsal team as a defender and winger.

Career

Leo started his career in his hometown team and Brazilian powerhouse, Jaraguá, followed by short stints at

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, and

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. In 2009 he was invited by a friend to play for Kairat Almaty in

where he played for eight seasons, winning two

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s at the club. After having previously spent one season on loan from Kairat Almaty at

Sporting CP Sporting Clube de Portugal (), otherwise referred to as Sporting CP or simply Sporting (particularly within Portugal), or as Sporting Lisbon in other countries,

Leo made a permanent move to the team in the summer of 2018.

Personal life

He is the older brother of Daniel Rosa, a

who played alongside Leo at Kairat Almaty in the 2017/18 season. He is also the cousin of

Willian Dorn Willian Felipe Dorn (born 17 December 1994) is a Brazilian professional futsal player who plays as a goalkeeper for the Russian club MFK Norilsk Nickel and Brazil national team. Career Born in Jaraguá do Sul, Dorn arrived at Joinville Futsal ...

who is playing as a goalkeeper for

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References

External links

FPF club profile
1987 births Living people Futsal defenders Futsal forwards Kazakhstani men's futsal players Brazilian men's futsal players Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Kazakhstan Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal Brazilian emigrants to Kazakhstan Naturalized citizens of Kazakhstan Sporting CP futsal players People from Jaraguá do Sul Sportspeople from Santa Catarina (state) 21st-century Brazilian sportsmen {{Brazil-sport-bio-stub