Leonildo Soares
Leonildo Soares Gonçalves Ceita (born 7 August 1992), commonly known as Leonildo Soares and sometimes as Ju,[1] is a São Toméan footballer who plays as a left winger for Finnish club Peimari United and the São Tomé and Príncipe national team. He also holds Portuguese citizenship.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Leonildo Soares Gonçalves Ceita | ||
Date of birth | 7 August 1992 | ||
Place of birth | Água Grande, São Tomé and Príncipe | ||
Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in) | ||
Playing position(s) | Left winger | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Peimari United | ||
Number | 21 | ||
Youth career | |||
2004–2008 | Seixal | ||
2008–2009 | Amora | ||
2009–2011 | Vitória de Setúbal | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2011–2012 | Fabril do Barreiro | 30 | (6) |
2012–2013 | Amora | 32 | (5) |
2013–2014 | Pinhalnovense | 8 | (0) |
2014 | Abahani Limited | ||
2015– | Peimari United | ||
National team‡ | |||
2016– | São Tomé and Príncipe | 4 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 26 March 2017 |
Club career
After he immigrated to Portugal along with his family during his childhood years, he played in several Portuguese clubs including Seixal, Amora and Vitória de Setúbal. He started his professional career, his first club was Fabril do Barros, then played with Amora and recently Pinhalnovense. He became the first Santomean to play with a Bangladeshi club Abahani Limited of its capital Dhaka for the 2014 season. Since 2015, he played in Finland and currently plays with Peimari United.
International career
Leonildo Soares made his international debut on 4 June 2016, when he played entirely in a loss Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Cape Verde.[2]
References
- "Ju valor são-tomense nos campeonatos jovens de Portugal – Em entrevista" (in Portuguese). 3 January 2011. Retrieved 14 July 2016.
- "CAF - Competitions - Q CAN 2017 - Match Details". CAF. Retrieved 26 June 2016.
External links
- Leonildo Soares at ForaDeJogo
- Leonildo Soares at National-Football-Teams.com
- Leonildo Soares at Soccerway