Leonardo "Léo" Silva Lelis (born 15 November 1993) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Liga 2 club Persikabo 1973.

Léo Lelis
Personal information
Full name Leonardo Silva Lelis
Date of birth (1993-11-15) 15 November 1993 (age 30)
Place of birth Ipuã, Brazil
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
Persikabo 1973
Number 3
Youth career
2009 Comercial-SP
2009–2010 Vila Aurora
2010–2013 Fluminense
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2015 Fluminense 0 (0)
2013Chicago Fire Premier (loan) 1 (0)
2013–2014Fehérvár (loan) 0 (0)
2015Paulista (loan) 3 (0)
2015 Coimbra 3 (0)
2016–2018 Kamza 16 (0)
2018 RTU 0 (0)
2019–2020 Valmiera 28 (3)
2021–2022 Persiraja Banda Aceh 29 (2)
2022–2023 Persebaya Surabaya 29 (5)
2023–2024 Borneo Samarinda 20 (3)
2024– Persikabo 1973 7 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 November 2024

Club career

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Persiraja Banda Aceh

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In June 2021, Léo Lelis moved to Persiraja Banda Aceh in the Indonesian Liga 1.[2] He made his professional debut for the club, in a 2–1 loss against Bhayangkara on 29 August 2021.[3]

On 11 September 2021, he scored his first goal for Persiraja in a 3–2 win over PSS Sleman, where he scored with a header in the 5th minute.[4]

He contributed with total 29 appearances and 2 goals during with Persiraja Banda Aceh for one season.[5]

Persebaya Surabaya

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Lelis was signed for Persebaya Surabaya to play in Liga 1 in the 2022–23 season.[6] He made his league debut on 14 August 2022 in a match against Madura United at the Gelora Bung Tomo Stadium, Surabaya.[7] On 1 October, Lelis scored his first league goal for Persebaya in an away win against Arema at the Kanjuruhan Stadium.[8] Until the end of the match, the score was 2–3 for Persebaya over Arema, but after the match ended, a tragedy appeared called Kanjuruhan Stadium disaster, where the home fans rioted to the point of killing hundreds of victims.[9] On 6 December, Lelis scored a brace for Persebaya in a 2–3 win against Barito Putera in the 12nd season of Liga 1.[10]

References

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  1. ^ "Léo Lelis". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 21 October 2023.
  2. ^ "Persiraja Resmi Ikat Kontrak Tiga Pemain Asing". PERSIRAJA.ID (in Indonesian). Retrieved 12 June 2021.
  3. ^ "Bhayangkara 2–1 Persiraja". soccerway.com. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
  4. ^ "Hasil Persiraja Vs PSS: Menangi Drama 5 Gol, Laskar Rencong Raih Tripoin Perdana". Kompas. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
  5. ^ "Leo Lelis Pamit Tinggalkan Persiraja". waspada. 11 April 2022. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
  6. ^ "Mengenal Leo Lelis, Pemain Baru Persebaya dari Tim Degradasi". www.suara.com. 8 April 2022. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
  7. ^ "Hasil Liga 1 Persebaya Surabaya vs Madura United: Bajul Ijo Batal Menang di Kandang". sports.sindonews.com. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
  8. ^ "Momen Leo Lelis Kebingungan saat Cetak Gol Perdana bagi Persebaya Surabaya di Liga 1". Tribunnews (in Indonesian). 28 October 2022. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
  9. ^ "Kerusuhan Terjadi Usai Laga Arema FC vs Persebaya, 127 Orang Tewas". Detik (in Indonesian). 2 October 2022. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
  10. ^ "Cetak Brace Bikin Leo Lelis Optimistis Persebaya Perbaiki Posisi". bolaskor. 8 December 2022. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
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