Leo Jaraguá
Personal information
Full name Leonardo Mendonça da Rosa
Date of birth (1987-05-21) 21 May 1987
Place of birth Jaraguá do Sul, Brazil
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Defender, winger
Team information
Current team
 Sporting CP
Number 2
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006 Jaraguá
2007 Tubarão
2008 Foz Futsal
2009–2018 Kairat Almaty
2016–2017 → Sporting CP (loan) 28 (11)
2018– Sporting CP 13 (9)
International career
2015– Kazakhstan
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 August 2018 (UTC)

Leonardo Mendonça da Rosa (born 21 May 1987), commonly known as Leo Jaraguá or just Leo, is a Brazilian born Kazakhstani futsal player who plays for Sporting CP and the Kazakhstani national futsal team as a defender and winger.

Career

Leo started his career in his hometown team and Brazilian powerhouse, Jaraguá, followed by short stints at Tubarão, and Foz Futsal.[1] In 2009 he was invited by a friend to play for Kairat Almaty in Kazakhstan where he played for eight seasons,[2] winning two UEFA Futsal Cups at the club. After having previously spent one season on loan from Kairat Almaty at Sporting CP Leo made a permanent move to the team in the summer of 2018.[3]

Personal life

He is the older brother of Daniel Rosa, a futsal player who played alongside Leo at Kairat Almaty in the 2017/18 season.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 "No Cazaquistão, irmãos jaraguaenses realizam sonho de jogarem juntos pela primeira vez na carreira" [In Kazakhstan two brothers from Jaraguá do Sul fulfil the dream of playing together for the first time in their careers]. LNF - Portal Oficial da Liga Nacional de Futsal (in Portuguese). 10 May 2018. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
  2. ↑ "O jogador de futsal de Jaraguá do Sul que conquistou a Europa" [The futsal player from Jaraguá do Sul who conquered Europe]. OCP News (in Portuguese). Retrieved 9 August 2018.
  3. ↑ "Futsal: Sporting anuncia regresso de Léo Jaraguá" [Futsal: Sporting announces the return of Léo Jaraguá]. Maisfutebol (in Portuguese). 7 July 2018. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
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