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Athlete Football player Association football player |
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Brazil Hungary |
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| Gender | male | ||||
| Birth | 19 March 1982, São Paulo, São Paulo (microregion), São Paulo metropolitan area, São Paulo | ||||
| Age: | 38 years | ||||
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Leandro Marcolini Pedroso de Almeida (born 19 March 1982), generally known as Leandro, is a Brazilian-born Hungarian footballer. He plays as a midfielder.
Club career
He has also played for Brazilian clubs Londrina, Corinthians, Atlético Paranaense, and Hungarian clubs Debreceni VSC, Ferencváros, MTK, Haladás and Bük.
AC Omonia
In January 2010 he signed a contract with Cypriot side AC Omonia. He broke into the first team very quickly and he soon became a key player. He also won the Championship witb Omonoia. He scored at the Super Cup match to send the match to penalties and win another title with Omonia. At the end of the season Omonia won the Cup too with Leandro the hero for Omonia scoring at the extra time at semi-finals. For the 2011-2012 season he is named 3rd captain of Omonia for what he offered to the club, behind Constantinos Makrides and Christos Karipidis. During the 2011-2012 season, the Brazilian faced many injury problems and played poorly, resulting the raise of the issue of disengagement because of his injuries. Eventually, he stayed and participated in the preparation with no problems, and not only he won a position in the starting lineup but became captain of the team. Leandro became the leader of Omonia, and an example of consistency and professionalism.
International career
After residing in Hungary for 5 years since the age of 17, he became a naturalized citizen of Hungary. He has since played for Hungary. Leandro’s début came on 1 June 2004, in a match against China.
| National team | Season | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hungary | 2004 | 3 | 0 |
| 2005 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2007 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2008 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2009 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2010 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2011 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2012 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2013 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2015 | 5 | 0 | |
| Total | 16 | 0 | |
Statistics
| International appearances | |||||
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| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Result | Competition |
| 1 | 1 June 2004 | Tianjin | China PR | 1–2 | Friendly |
| 2 | 6 June 2004 | Kaiserslautern | Germany | 2–0 | Friendly |
| 3 | 18 August 2004 | Glasgow | Scotland | 3–0 | Friendly |
| 4 | 2 February 2005 | Istanbul | Saudi Arabia | 0–0 | Friendly |
| 5 | 9 February 2005 | Cardiff | Wales | 0–2 | Friendly |
| 6 | 10 October 2006 | Valletta | Malta | 1–2 | UEFA Euro 2008 Qual. |
| 7 | 22 August 2007 | Budapest | Italy | 3–1 | Friendly |
| 8 | 13 October 2007 | Budapest | Malta | 2–0 | UEFA Euro 2008 Qual. |
| 9 | 17 October 2007 | Łódź | Poland | 1–0 | Friendly |
| 10 | 21 November 2007 | Budapest | Greece | 1–2 | UEFA Euro 2008 Qual. |
| 11 | 5 March 2014 | Győr | Finland | 1–2 | Friendly |
| 12 | 29 March 2015 | Budapest | Greece | 0–0 | UEFA Euro 2016 Qual. |
| 13 | 5 June 2015 | Debrecen | Lithuania | 4–0 | Friendly |
| 14 | 4 September 2015 | Budapest | Romania | 0–0 | UEFA Euro 2016 Qual. |
| 15 | 7 September 2015 | Belfast | Northern Ireland | 1–1 | UEFA Euro 2016 Qual. |
| 16 | 11 October 2015 | Athens | Greece | 3–4 | UEFA Euro 2016 Qual. |
Honours
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MTK Hungária FC
- Hungarian Cup: 1999/00
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Ferencvárosi TC
- Hungarian League: 2003/04
- Hungarian Cup: 2002/03, 2003/04
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Debreceni VSC
- Hungarian League: 2006/07, 2008/09
- Hungarian Cup: 2007/08
- Hungarian Super Cup: 2007, 2009
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Atlético Paranaense
- Campeonato Paranaense: 2005
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AC Omonia
- Cypriot Championship: 2009–10
- Cypriot Cup: 2011, 2012
- Cyprus FA Shield: 2010, 2012