Léo_Sena
Léo Sena
Brazilian footballer
Leonardo "Léo" de Souza Sena (born 31 December 1995) is a Brazilian professional footballer who currently plays for Água Santa.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Leonardo de Souza Sena | ||
| Date of birth | (1995-12-31) 31 December 1995 (age 28) | ||
| Place of birth | São Paulo, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Água Santa | ||
| Youth career | |||
| São Paulo | |||
| Paraná | |||
| Diadema | |||
| 2014–2015 | Rio Claro | ||
| 2015 | Goiás | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2020 | Goiás | 185 | (1) |
| 2020–2021 | Atlético Mineiro | 3 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | → Spezia (loan) | 19 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Spezia | 0 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Goiás | 0 | (0) |
| 2023 | Lokomotiv Plovdiv | 8 | (0) |
| 2024– | Água Santa | 2 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 October 2023 | |||
Léo Sena was born in São Paulo, and represented São Paulo, Paraná, Clube Atlético Diadema and Rio Claro as a youth, before joining Goiás in 2015.[1] Promoted to the main squad ahead of the 2016 season, he made his senior debut on 14 February of that year by coming on as a second-half substitute for Carlos Eduardo in a 2–2 Campeonato Goiano home draw against Atlético Goianiense.[2]
Léo Sena scored his first senior goal on 8 May 2016, netting the opener in a 1–1 home draw against Anápolis, for the state league's final; his side went on to win the competition on penalties.[3] He made his Série B debut for the club five days later, starting in a 1–0 away win against Tupi.[4]
On 13 August 2016, Léo Sena renewed his contract with the club until the end of 2019.[5] During the 2018 campaign, he contributed with 13 appearances as his side achieved promotion to Série A.
On 2 June 2020, Goiás announced that they had reached an agreement with Atlético Mineiro for the transfer of Léo Sena for a R$ 4 million fee.[6] Four months later, he joined Spezia in the Italian Serie A on a season-long loan with the option to buy.[7] On 2 June 2021, Sena signed a three-year contract with Spezia for €1,250,000.[8]
Sena tested positive for COVID-19 in July 2021 and in the following month received a diagnosis of myocarditis, missing the entirety of the 2021–22 season as a result. In July 2022, his contract with Spezia was brought to an end on mutual terms.[9] In July 2023, Sena joined Bulgarian club Lokomotiv Plovdiv on a three-year contract.[10]
- As of match played 29 July 2022.[11]
| Club | Season | League | State League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Goiás | 2016 | Série B | 35 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 42 | 1 | ||
| 2017 | 28 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — | 49 | 0 | ||||
| 2018 | 13 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — | 33 | 0 | ||||
| 2019 | Série A | 33 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 52 | 0 | ||
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | — | 9 | 0 | |||
| Total | 109 | 0 | 56 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 185 | 1 | ||
| Atlético Mineiro | 2020 | Série A | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||
| Spezia (loan) | 2020–21 | Serie A | 16 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | — | — | 19 | 0 | |||
| Spezia | 2021–22 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 16 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | — | — | 19 | 0 | |||||
| Career total | 126 | 0 | 58 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 207 | 1 | ||
- Appearance(s) in Copa Verde
- Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana
Goiás
- Campeonato Goiano: 2016, 2017, 2018
Atlético Mineiro
- "Léo Sena – meia – Goiás" [Léo Sena – midfielder – Goiás] (in Portuguese). Futebol Planejado. 16 July 2016. Retrieved 19 December 2018.
- "Empate entre Goiás e Atlético com gol olímpico e defesa de pênalti" [Draw between Goiás and Atlético with olympic goal and penalty save] (in Portuguese). Diário de Goiás. 14 February 2016. Retrieved 19 December 2018.
- ""Intruso" na final, Léo Sena vive tarde de protagonista na conquista do Goiás" ["Intruder" in the final, Léo Sena lives afternoon of protagonist in Goiás' achievement] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 8 May 2016. Retrieved 19 December 2018.
- "Com gol no fim, Goiás bate o Tupi e estreia com o pé direito na Série B" [With goal in the end, Goiás defeat Tupi and debut with the right foot in the Série B] (in Portuguese). ESPN Brasil. 14 May 2016. Retrieved 19 December 2018.
- "Jovem Léo Sena acerta renovação de contrato com Goiás" [Young Léo Sena agrees contract renewal with Goiás] (in Portuguese). Diário de Goiás. 13 August 2016. Retrieved 19 December 2018.
- "Goiás confirma venda de Léo Sena ao Atlético-MG por R$ 4 milhões" [Goiás confirm sale of Léo Sena to Atlético-MG for R$ 4 million] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 2 June 2020. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
- "Atlético-MG anuncia empréstimo de volante Léo Sena para o Spezia por uma temporada" [Atlético-MG announces Léo Sena at Spezia on season-long loan] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 2 October 2020. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
- "Volante Léo Sena é vendido pelo Atlético-MG ao Spezia, da Itália, por R$ 8,1 milhões" [Defensive midfielder Léo Sena is sold by Atlético-MG to Spezia, from Italy, for R$ 8,1 million] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 2 June 2021. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
- "Leo Sena rescinde con lo Spezia: da un anno è fermo a causa di complicanze dovute al Covid" [Leo Sena revokes contract with Spezia: a year sidelined due to complications from Covid] (in Italian). La Repubblica. 30 July 2022. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
- "Нов в Локо (Пд) не е играл футбол от две години" (in Bulgarian). topsport.bg. 9 July 2023. Retrieved 27 September 2023.
- Léo Sena at Soccerway