# Léo (footballer, born 1988)

Leonardo Renan Simões de Lacerda (born 30 January 1988), commonly known as Léo, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a central defender.

## Club career
### Grêmio

Born in Contagem, Minas Gerais, Léo joined Grêmio's youth setup at the age of 12. He made his first team – and Série A – debut on 25 July 2007, coming on as a first-half substitute for Itaqui in a 2–0 away win over Náutico.
Léo scored his first professional goal for Grêmio on 16 September 2007, netting the winner in a 1–0 home success over rivals Internacional. He then became a regular starter for the side, and helped the club finish second in the 2008 Série A.

### Palmeiras

On 18 December 2009, Léo moved to fellow top tier side Palmeiras on a five-year contract, with Maurício moving in the opposite direction on loan; Grêmio also saw R$ 6.5 million of a R$8 million debt being discounted on the move. He made his club debut the following 16 January, starting and scoring his team's second in a 5–1 Campeonato Paulista home routing of Mogi Mirim.
Léo began the season as a starter, but was subsequently overtaken by Maurício Ramos and Edinho.

### Cruzeiro

On 13 August 2010, Léo moved to Cruzeiro for a fee of R$1 million plus Leandro Amaro. Initially a backup to Edcarlos and Gil, he subsequently became a regular starter in the 2011 season onwards, when both left the club.
Léo was also a part of the Cruzeiro squad which won two consecutive Série A titles in 2013 and 2014, aside from winning four Campeonato Mineiro titles. He struggled with injuries during the 2019 and 2020 campaigns, with his side suffering a first-ever relegation in the former.
On 20 May 2021, after nearly eleven years and 401 matches with Cruzeiro, Léo left the club after rescinding his contract.

## Club Statistics

    As of 14 December 2021
| Club | Season | League | League | League | State League | State League | National Cup | National Cup | Continental | Continental | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Grêmio | 2007 | Série A | 20 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 20 | 1 |
| Grêmio | 2008 | Série A | 25 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | — | — | 28 | 4 |
| Grêmio | 2009 | Série A | 26 | 2 | 9 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 2 | — | — | 20 | 1 |
| Grêmio | Total | Total | 71 | 6 | 10 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 2 | — | — | 94 | 8 |
| Palmeiras | 2010 | Série A | 8 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 25 | 3 |
| Cruzeiro | 2010 | Série A | 16 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | 1 |
| Cruzeiro | 2011 | Série A | 27 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 30 | 0 |
| Cruzeiro | 2012 | Série A | 26 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 40 | 2 |
| Cruzeiro | 2013 | Série A | 13 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 25 | 4 |
| Cruzeiro | 2014 | Série A | 29 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 43 | 5 |
| Cruzeiro | 2015 | Série A | 5 | 0 | 11 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 0 | — | — | 23 | 1 |
| Cruzeiro | 2016 | Série A | 15 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 |
| Cruzeiro | 2017 | Série A | 26 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 55 | 2 |
| Cruzeiro | 2018 | Série A | 31 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 9 | 1 | — | — | 57 | 1 |
| Cruzeiro | 2019 | Série A | 18 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 0 | — | — | 45 | 2 |
| Cruzeiro | 2020 | Série B | 10 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 21 | 1 |
| Cruzeiro | 2021 | Série B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Cruzeiro | Total | Total | 216 | 7 | 84 | 8 | 51 | 3 | 28 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 380 | 19 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 295 | 13 | 105 | 10 | 57 | 4 | 41 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 499 | 30 |
* 1 2 Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana
* 1 2 3 4 5 Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores
* ↑ Appearance(s) in Primeira Liga

## Honours
### Grêmio

* Campeonato Gaúcho: 2007

### Cruzeiro

* Campeonato Mineiro: 2011, 2014, 2018, 2019
* Campeonato Brasileiro Série A: 2013, 2014
* Copa do Brasil: 2017, 2018