Leonardo "Léo" Silva Lelis (born 15 November 1993) is a Brazilian professional

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who plays as a

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Club career

Persiraja Banda Aceh

In June 2021, Léo Lelis moved to

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in the Indonesian Liga 1. He made his professional debut for the club, in a 2–1 loss against Bhayangkara on 29 August 2021. On 11 September 2021, he scored his first goal for Persiraja in a 3–2 win over

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, where he scored with a header in the 5th minute. He contributed with total 29 appearances and 2 goals during with Persiraja Banda Aceh for one season.

Persebaya Surabaya

Lelis was signed for

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to play in Liga 1 in the

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season. He made his league debut on 14 August 2022 in a match against

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at the

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. On 1 October, Lelis scored his first league goal for Persebaya in an away win against Arema at the

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. Until the end of the match, the score was 2–3 for Persebaya over Arema, but after the match ended, a tragedy appeared called

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, where the home fans rioted to the point of killing hundreds of victims. On 6 December, Lelis scored a brace for Persebaya in a 2–3 win against

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in the 12nd season of Liga 1.

Honours

Persijap Jepara * Liga 2 Promotion play-offs: 2024–25

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Lelis, Leo 1993 births Living people Footballers from São Paulo (state) Brazilian men's footballers Brazilian expatriate men's footballers Fehérvár FC players Paulista Futebol Clube players FC Kamza players Valmiera FC players Persiraja Banda Aceh players Persebaya Surabaya players Borneo F.C. Samarinda players Persikabo 1973 players Persijap Jepara players Nemzeti Bajnokság I players Kategoria e Parë players Kategoria Superiore players Latvian Higher League players Liga 1 (Indonesia) players Liga 2 (Indonesia) players Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Hungary Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Albania Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Latvia Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Indonesia Expatriate men's footballers in Hungary Expatriate men's footballers in Albania Expatriate men's footballers in Latvia Expatriate men's footballers in Indonesia Men's association football central defenders 21st-century Brazilian sportsmen