Leândro Rossi Pereira (born 26 November 1988) is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a forward.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Leândro Rossi Pereira | ||
| Date of birth | 26 November 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | Andradina, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Araçatuba | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Rio Verde | |||
| Mixto | |||
| 2011 | Zawisza Rzgów | 15+ | (3+) |
| 2012–2026 | Radomiak Radom | 364 | (116) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
editIn 2007, Leândro traveled with a Brazilian youth team through a Polish businessman to Poland and Turkey, where they played against Fenerbahçe, one of the most successful clubs in Turkey.[1] After that, however, he stopped playing professional football for two years due to not receiving clearance from the Polish Football Association.[2]
Before the second half of the 2010–11 season, he signed for Polish fifth division side Zawisza Rzgów after playing for Mixto in the Brazilian lower leagues.
In early 2012, he signed for Polish fourth division club Radomiak Radom,[3] helping them achieve promotion to the second division within seven seasons.[4] In 2021, with Leandro as club captain, Radomiak won promotion back to the Ekstraklasa after 36 years of absence.[5] He made 85 appearances, scored six goals and provided seven assists for Radomiak in the Polish top-tier. He retired from professional football on 16 May 2026, starting in a 3–1 loss to Lech Poznań and leaving the pitch in the 9th minute to a guard of honour from both teams. His jersey number 9 was retired by Radomiak after the game.[6]
Personal life
editOn 28 June 2021, Leândro received Polish citizenship.[7]
Honours
editReferences
edit- ↑ "Oszuści ze mną nie wygrali". weszlo.com.
- ↑ "Interview with Leandro Rossi". jpnews.com.br.
- ↑ "Leandro Rossi Pereira, czyli brazylijski snajper Radomiaka. Na koncie ponad 50 goli!". laczynaspilka.pl.
- ↑ Leândro Rossi at Soccerway
- ↑ Borzęcki, Marcin (14 June 2021). "Przez wioski i dzięki kibicom. Radomiak znów na salonach". sport.tvp.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 29 May 2026.
- ↑ Jabłoński, Jakub (16 May 2026). "Polały się łzy. Leandro zagrał po raz ostatni w karierze. "Dziękuję Polska, dziękuję Radom. Kocham ten klub"". gol24.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 29 May 2026.
- ↑ "Leandro z polskim obywatelstem!" (in Polish). Radomiak Radom. 28 June 2021. Archived from the original on 20 October 2021. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
- ↑ "III liga 2011/2012, grupa: łódzko-mazowiecka". 90minut.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 24 February 2024.
- ↑ "III liga 2014/2015, grupa: łódzko-mazowiecka". 90minut.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 24 February 2024.
- ↑ "I liga 2017/2018 - strzelcy". 90minut.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 24 February 2024.
- ↑ "I liga 2018/2019 - strzelcy". 90minut.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 24 February 2024.
External links
edit- Leândro Rossi at 90minut.pl (in Polish)
- Leândro Rossi at WorldFootball.net
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