Leonardo Campos Duarte da Silva (born 17 July 1996), commonly known as Léo Duarte, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Super Lig club İstanbul Başakşehir.
 Duarte with İstanbul Başakşehir in 2022 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Leonardo Campos Duarte da Silva | ||
| Date of birth | 17 July 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Mococa, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | İstanbul Başakşehir | ||
| Number | 5 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2011–2013 | Desportivo Brasil | ||
| 2014–2016 | Flamengo | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2019 | Flamengo | 49 | (1) |
| 2019–2022 | AC Milan | 7 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | → İstanbul Başakşehir (loan) | 50 | (0) |
| 2022– | İstanbul Başakşehir | 64 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 September 2024 | |||
Career
editEarly career
editDuarte spend most of his youth career at Flamengo winning multiples competitions, the most important was the 2016 Copa São Paulo de Futebol Júnior, the top youth tournament in Brazil, being the team captain and lifting the trophy. He had a solid tournament, being praised and along with Felipe Vizeu and Ronaldo, Duarte received has been praised as a player ready to be promoted to the professional team.[2][3] Few weeks later all three players started training with the professional team.
Flamengo
editOn 5 March 2016, Duarte debuted as a starter in a 3–1 win over Bangu on a 2016 Campeonato Carioca match.[4] In this particular game Flamengo fielded several young players and reserves.
Due to injuries and transfers throughout the 2016 season Duarte played in another eight matches, including seven in the 2016 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A and one appearance in 2016 Copa do Brasil, all matches as starter. His first Campeonato Brasileiro Série A match was on 14 May 2016 in a 1–0 win against Sport at Estádio Raulino de Oliveira in Volta Redonda.[5] He scored his first goal for the club against Fluminense on 13 October 2018, scoring in the 45th+2nd minute.[6]
On 22 August 2018, Duarte extended his contract with Flamengo until December 2022.[7]
AC Milan
editOn 27 July 2019, Brazilian press announced the agreement between Flamengo and AC Milan in a €10 million transfer with a clause that could potentially rise to €11 million.[8] On 7 August 2019, Duarte was officially announced as a Milan player on a five-year deal.[9] He made his debut on 29 September 2019, in a 3–1 league defeat to Fiorentina.[10]
İstanbul Başakşehir (loan)
editOn 11 January 2021, Duarte joined Turkish club İstanbul Başakşehir on loan until 30 June 2022. The deal includes the option to buy.[11][12] He made his league debut against Sivasspor on 16 January 2021.[13]
İstanbul Başakşehir
editOn 8 July 2022, Başakşehir announced the permanent signing of Duarte on a 4 year deal.[14] During his permanent spell, he made his league debut against Kasımpaşa on 8 August 2022.[15]
Personal life
editCareer statistics
edit- As of match played 2 February 2023.
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Flamengo | 2016 | Série A | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 1[a] | 0 | 9 | 0 | |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4[b] | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| 2018 | 33 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 4[c] | 1 | 6[a] | 0 | 49 | 2 | ||
| 2019 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 7[c] | 0 | 10[a] | 0 | 28 | 0 | ||
| Total | 49 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 21 | 0 | 92 | 2 | ||
| AC Milan | 2019–20 | Serie A | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 6 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 3 | 0 | |||
| Total | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
| İstanbul Başakşehir (loan) | 2020–21 | Süper Lig | 17 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | 21 | 0 | |
| 2021–22 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 33 | 0 | ||||
| İstanbul Başakşehir | 2022–23 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | – | 27 | 0 | ||
| Total | 68 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 81 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 124 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 22 | 0 | 182 | 2 | ||
- ^ a b c Appearance(s) in Campeonato Carioca.
- ^ Two appearances and in Campeonato Carioca and two appearances in Primeira Liga.
- ^ a b Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores.
Honours
editFlamengo
References
edit- ^ "Léo Duarte". İstanbul Başakşehir F.K. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
- ^ "Flamengo é tricampeão da Copa São Paulo de Futebol Jr" (in Portuguese). flamengo.com.br. 25 January 2016. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
- ^ "Flamengo reage, derrota o Corinthians nos pênaltis e conquista a Copa SP" (in Portuguese). uol.com.br. 25 January 2016. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
- ^ "Base decide, Muralha pega pênalti, e Fla vence Bangu de virada por 3 a 1" (in Portuguese). globoesporte.com. 5 March 2016. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
- ^ "Flamengo vence Sport por 1 a 0 com baixo ritmo e poucas chances de gol" (in Portuguese). UOL. 14 May 2016. Retrieved 29 August 2018.
- ^ "Flamengo vs Fluminense - 13 October 2018". int.soccerway.com.
- ^ "Flamengo anuncia renovação de contrato com zagueiro Léo Duarte" (in Portuguese). globoesporte.com. 22 August 2018. Retrieved 29 August 2018.
- ^ "Com indicação de Serginho e aval de Maldini, Léo Duarte vai assinar por cinco anos com o Milan". globoesporte.com (in Portuguese). 27 July 2019. Retrieved 29 July 2019.
- ^ "Léo Duarte is Rossonero" (Press release). A.C. Milan. 7 August 2019. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
- ^ "AC Milan 1-3 Fiorentina: Milan lose third Serie A game in a row". BBC Sport. 29 September 2019. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
- ^ "COMUNICATO UFFICIALE: LÉO DUARTE". A.C. Milan (in Italian). 11 January 2021. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
- ^ "Hoş Geldin Leonardo Duarte" [Welcome Leonardo Duarte]. İstanbul Başakşehir F.K. (in Turkish). 11 January 2021. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
- ^ "Istanbul Basakeshir vs Sivasspor - 16 January 2021". int.soccerway.com.
- ^ "LEONARDO DUARTE İLE 4 YIL DAHA". ibfk.com.tr (in Turkish). İstanbul Başakşehir. 8 July 2022. Retrieved 8 July 2022.
- ^ "İstanbul Başakşehir vs Kasımpaşa - 8 August 2022". int.soccerway.com.
- ^ "Official Statement" (Press release). A.C. Milan. 23 September 2020. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
External links
edit- Léo Duarte at Soccerway
- Flamengo Léo Duarte Profile