Léo Lelis

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Silva and the second or paternal family name is Lelis.

Léo Lelis

Personal information
Full name	Leonardo Silva Lelis
Date of birth	(1993-11-15) 15 November 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth	Ipuã, Brazil
Height	1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Position(s)	Centre-back
Youth career
2009	Comercial-SP
2009–2010	Vila Aurora
2010–2013	Fluminense
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2013–2015	Fluminense	0	(0)
2013	→ Chicago Fire Premier (loan)	1	(0)
2013–2014	→ Fehérvár (loan)	0	(0)
2015	→ Paulista (loan)	3	(0)
2015	Coimbra	3	(0)
2016–2018	Kamza	16	(0)
2018	RTU	0	(0)
2019–2020	Valmiera	28	(3)
2021–2022	Persiraja Banda Aceh	29	(2)
2022–2023	Persebaya Surabaya	29	(5)
2023–2024	Borneo Samarinda	20	(3)
2024	Persikabo 1973	10	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 December 2024

Leonardo "Léo" Silva Lelis (born 15 November 1993) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back.

Club career

Persiraja Banda Aceh

In June 2021, Léo Lelis moved to Persiraja Banda Aceh in the Indonesian Liga 1.^[2] He made his professional debut for the club, in a 2–1 loss against Bhayangkara on 29 August 2021.^[3]

On 11 September 2021, he scored his first goal for Persiraja in a 3–2 win over PSS Sleman, where he scored with a header in the 5th minute.^[4]

He contributed with total 29 appearances and 2 goals during with Persiraja Banda Aceh for one season.^[5]

Persebaya Surabaya

Lelis was signed for Persebaya Surabaya to play in Liga 1 in the 2022–23 season.^[6] He made his league debut on 14 August 2022 in a match against Madura United at the Gelora Bung Tomo Stadium, Surabaya.^[7] On 1 October, Lelis scored his first league goal for Persebaya in an away win against Arema at the Kanjuruhan Stadium.^[8] Until the end of the match, the score was 2–3 for Persebaya over Arema, but after the match ended, a tragedy appeared called Kanjuruhan Stadium disaster, where the home fans rioted to the point of killing hundreds of victims.^[9] On 6 December, Lelis scored a brace for Persebaya in a 2–3 win against Barito Putera in the 12nd season of Liga 1.^[10]

References

1. "Léo Lelis". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 21 October 2023.
2. "Persiraja Resmi Ikat Kontrak Tiga Pemain Asing". PERSIRAJA.ID (in Indonesian). Retrieved 12 June 2021.
3. "Bhayangkara 2–1 Persiraja". soccerway.com. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
4. "Hasil Persiraja Vs PSS: Menangi Drama 5 Gol, Laskar Rencong Raih Tripoin Perdana". Kompas. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
5. "Leo Lelis Pamit Tinggalkan Persiraja". waspada. 11 April 2022. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
6. "Mengenal Leo Lelis, Pemain Baru Persebaya dari Tim Degradasi". www.suara.com. 8 April 2022. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
7. "Hasil Liga 1 Persebaya Surabaya vs Madura United: Bajul Ijo Batal Menang di Kandang". sports.sindonews.com. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
8. "Momen Leo Lelis Kebingungan saat Cetak Gol Perdana bagi Persebaya Surabaya di Liga 1". Tribunnews (in Indonesian). 28 October 2022. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
9. "Kerusuhan Terjadi Usai Laga Arema FC vs Persebaya, 127 Orang Tewas". Detik (in Indonesian). 2 October 2022. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
10. "Cetak Brace Bikin Leo Lelis Optimistis Persebaya Perbaiki Posisi". bolaskor. 8 December 2022. Retrieved 10 December 2022.

External links

• Léo Lelis at Soccerway