Leonardo Bittencourt
Leonardo Jesus Loureiro Bittencourt (born 19 December 1993) is a German professional footballer who plays for Werder Bremen, as a midfielder.
 Bittencourt in training with Hannover 96 in 2013 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Leonardo Jesus Loureiro Bittencourt | ||
| Date of birth | 19 December 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Leipzig, Germany | ||
| Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)[1] | ||
| Playing position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Werder Bremen | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2005–2010 | Energie Cottbus | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2012 | Energie Cottbus II | 4 | (2) |
| 2010–2012 | Energie Cottbus | 29 | (2) |
| 2012–2013 | Borussia Dortmund II | 12 | (1) |
| 2012–2013 | Borussia Dortmund | 5 | (1) |
| 2013–2015 | Hannover 96 | 57 | (5) |
| 2015–2018 | 1. FC Köln | 67 | (11) |
| 2018–2020 | 1899 Hoffenheim | 22 | (1) |
| 2019–2020 | → Werder Bremen (loan) | 28 | (4) |
| 2020– | Werder Bremen | 0 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2011 | Germany U19 | 2 | (0) |
| 2013–2015 | Germany U21 | 20 | (3) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23:40, 6 July 2020 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 20:12, 1 December 2019 (UTC) | |||
Personal life
Bittencourt was born in Leipzig, Germany. He is the son of Franklin Bittencourt, a Brazilian former professional player who played in Germany, and is now active as a coach.[2]
Club career
He began his career with Energie Cottbus.[3][1] On 1 December 2011, it was announced that Bittencourt had signed a four-year contract with Borussia Dortmund, effective from 1 July 2012.[2] He moved to Hannover 96 at the end of the 2012–13 season.[4]
On 13 July 2015, Bittencourt joined 1. FC Köln on a four-year deal keeping him at the club until 2019.[5]
On 28 April 2018, he played as Köln lost 3–2 to SC Freiburg which confirmed Köln's relegation from the Bundesliga.[6] After the team's relegation, Bittencourt was transferred to TSG 1899 Hoffenheim for a fee of €6 million.[7]
On 2 September 2019, SV Werder Bremen announced the signing of Bittencourt on a season-long loan deal.[8] It was reported the transfer included an obligation for Werder Bremen to sign him permanently for an estimated transfer fee of €7 million.[9] The obligation took effect in July 2020.[10]
International career
Bittencourt has represented Germany's youth teams, under 19 and under 21.
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Energie Cottbus II | 2010–11 | Regionalliga Nord | 4 | 2 | – | – | – | 4 | 2 | |||
| Energie Cottbus | 2010–11 | 2. Bundesliga | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2011–12 | 26 | 2 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 27 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 29 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 2 | ||
| Borussia Dortmund II | 2012–13 | 3. Liga | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 12 | 1 | ||
| Borussia Dortmund | 2012–13 | Bundesliga | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 7 | 1 | |
| Hannover 96 | 2013–14 | 2. Bundesliga | 31 | 4 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 33 | 4 | ||
| 2014–15 | 26 | 1 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 28 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 57 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 5 | ||
| 1. FC Köln | 2015–16 | Bundesliga | 29 | 3 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 30 | 3 | ||
| 2016–17 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 18 | 3 | ||||
| 2017–18 | 22 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | – | 28 | 6 | |||
| Total | 67 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 12 | ||
| 1899 Hoffenheim | 2018–19 | Bundesliga | 21 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | 26 | 1 | |
| 2019–20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 22 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 1 | ||
| Werder Bremen (loan) | 2019–20 | Bundesliga | 28 | 4 | 3 | 2 | – | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 32 | 6 | |
| Career total | 224 | 27 | 16 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 249 | 30 | ||
- Appearance in Bundesliga relegation playoffs
References
- Leonardo Bittencourt at Soccerway
- Fligge, Sascha (1 December 2011). "Bittencourt wechselt zum BVB" (in German). RuhrNachrichten.de. Retrieved 1 December 2011.
- Leonardo Bittencourt at fussballdaten.de (in German)
- "Hannover 96 verpflichtet Bittencourt" (in German). Hannover 96. 18 June 2013. Archived from the original on 21 June 2013. Retrieved 24 July 2013.
- "LEONARDO BITTENCOURT SIGNS FOR 1. FC KÖLN". 1. FC Köln. 14 July 2015. Archived from the original on 14 July 2015.
- "Cologne relegated after dramatic loss in Freiburg". Bundesliga. Retrieved 17 November 2019.
- https://www.swr.de/sport/fussball/bundesliga/1899-hoffenheim/Bundesliga-TSG-1899-Hoffenheim,bittencourt-102.html.SWR.de. Retrieved 1 July 2018
- "Leonardo Bittencourt joins on loan from Hoffenheim". SV Werder Bremen. 2 September 2019. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
- Philippsen, Petra (2 September 2019). "Werder zaubert im Transferendspurt Bittencourt aus dem Hut". Buten und Binnen (in German). Radio Bremen. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
- "Auslaufende Verträge, Kaufpflicht von Toprak, Bittencourt und Selke: So geht es mit dem Werder-Kader weiter". Sportbuzzer (in German). 7 July 2020. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
- "Leonardo Bittencourt » Club matches". worldfootball.net (in German). Retrieved 17 November 2019.
- "Leonardo Bittencourt". kicker Online. Retrieved 18 November 2019.