Léo Baptistão
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Leonardo Carrilho Baptistão | ||
Date of birth | 26 August 1992 | ||
Place of birth | Santos, Brazil | ||
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Position(s) | Striker | ||
Team information | |||
Current team
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Villarreal (loan from Atlético Madrid) | ||
Number | 10 | ||
Youth career | |||
Portuguesa Santista | |||
2008–2011 | Rayo Vallecano | ||
2009–2010 | → San Fernando (loan) | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2011–2012 | Rayo Vallecano B | 17 | (4) |
2012–2013 | Rayo Vallecano | 28 | (7) |
2013– | Atlético Madrid | 5 | (0) |
2014 | → Betis (loan) | 17 | (1) |
2014–2015 | → Rayo Vallecano (loan) | 25 | (7) |
2015– | → Villarreal (loan) | 26 | (3) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:00, 16 May 2016 (UTC) |
Leonardo Carrilho Baptistão (born 26 August 1992), commonly known as Léo Baptistão, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays for Spanish club Villarreal CF on loan from Atlético Madrid. He mainly operates as a striker, but can also appear as a winger.
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Club career
Early career
Born in Santos, São Paulo, Baptistão began playing football for Associação Atlética Portuguesa (Santos), alongside Neymar.[1] Aged only 16, he moved to Spain and joined Rayo Vallecano's youth system. However, he soon contracted hepatitis and had to return home to be treated by his father, a doctor; subsequently he was loaned to CD San Fernando de Henares after the Royal Spanish Football Federation prevented him from joining his previous club.[2][3]
Rayo Vallecano
In July 2011, after playing his last year as a junior again with Rayo, Baptistão joined the first team for preseason games.[4] However, in his debut, a Trophy of Vallecas match against Sporting de Gijón, he suffered a collarbone injury;[5] his first appearances as a senior were made with the B-team, in Segunda División B.
In the 2012 summer, Baptistão was again summoned for Rayo main squad's preseason. On 25 August he finally made his first-team debut, starting in a 2–1 La Liga away win against Real Betis, assisting Piti on one goal and scoring the winner.[6] On 16 September he netted against Atlético Madrid but in a 3–4 away loss,[7] adding a brace the following month at RCD Espanyol but again not being able to help his team gain a single point.[8]
Baptistão quickly became an automatic first-choice in his first year with the Paco Jémez-led side. On 3 November 2012 he provided a further two assists for Piti in a 2–1 away win over Málaga CF,[9] scoring his fifth goal of the season the following matchday, a 3–2 home success against Celta de Vigo.[10]
In January 2013, with the winter transfer window opened, Baptistão was linked with moves to the likes of Liverpool, Manchester United, Queens Park Rangers, Leeds United and Brighton,[11] but nothing came of it. On 14 February, in only his second appearance after being sidelined several weeks with a muscle injury,[12][13] he scored the winner in a 2–1 home win over Atlético Madrid,[14] only to be downed with another collarbone ailment in April, which sidelined him for the rest of the season.[15]
Atlético Madrid
On 3 June 2013, Baptistão signed a five-year contract with Atlético Madrid for an undisclosed fee.[16] He made his debut for his new team on 21 August, replacing Arda Turan in a 1–1 home draw against FC Barcelona for the first leg of the domestic Supercup, which was eventually lost on the away goals rule.[17]
Baptistão scored his first goal for the Colchoneros on 18 September 2013, in a 3–1 home win over FC Zenit Saint Petersburg for the season's UEFA Champions League. It was also his maiden appearance in the competition.[18]
On 11 January of the following year, Baptistão joined fellow league club Betis on loan until June.[19] He scored in a 2-0 away win against city rivals Sevilla FC in the last-16 clash of the UEFA Europa League,[20] but the tie eventually ended in penalty shootout elimination.
On 19 August 2014, Baptistão joined former side Rayo in a season-long loan.[21] In late September, in two games separated by only three days, he earned his team six points by scoring braces at home against Athletic Bilbao (2–1)[22] and at Levante UD (2–0).[23]
Baptistão was loaned to Villarreal CF in the 2015 summer, with the club having an option to buy him at the end of the campaign.[24] On 27 September, he helped defeat Atlético Madrid by scoring the game's only goal at the Estadio El Madrigal,[25] and four days later, against FC Viktoria Plzeň for the Europa League group stage, repeated the feat.[26]
Statistics
Club
Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Rayo Vallecano B | 2011–12 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 4 |
Rayo Vallecano | 2012–13 | 28 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 7 |
Atlético Madrid | 2013–14 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 1 |
Betis (loan) | 2013–14 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 2 |
Rayo Vallecano (loan) | 2014–15 | 25 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 7 |
Villarreal (loan) | 2015–16 | 24 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 6 |
Career total | 116 | 22 | 6 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 137 | 27 |
Honours
- Atlético Madrid
- La Liga: 2013–14
- UEFA Champions League: Runner-up 2013–14
- Supercopa de España: Runner-up 2013
References
- ↑ Neymar relembra início de carreira na Briosa ao lado de Léo Baptistão (Neymar remembers start of career in Briosa alongside Léo Baptistão); Globo Esporte, 29 October 2012 (Portuguese)
- ↑ Las lesiones retrasaron la aparición de Leo en la élite (Injuries delayed Leo's coming into scene in the top); Diario AS, 27 August 2012 (Spanish)
- ↑ Canterano corner – Leo Baptistao; Forza Futbol, 21 September 2012
- ↑ Léo Baptistao: “Es un sueño hacer la pretemporada con el primer equipo” (Léo Baptistao: "It's a dream to make the pre-season with the first team"); Rayo Herald, 28 July 2011 (Spanish)
- ↑ Léo Baptistao se rompe la clavícula en una acción fortuita (Léo Baptistão breaks collarbone in fortuitous action); Rayo Herald, 11 August 2011 (Spanish)
- ↑ Baptistao maintains Rayo's winning start; ESPN FC, 25 August 2012
- ↑ Atletico edge seven-goal thriller; ESPN FC, 16 September 2012
- ↑ Espanyol snatch five-goal thriller; ESPN FC, 21 October 2012
- ↑ Piti at the double to down Malaga; ESPN FC, 3 November 2012
- ↑ Celta stunned after Cabral red; ESPN FC, 10 November 2012
- ↑ Man Utd linked with Rayo youngster Leo Baptistao; ESPN FC, 9 January 2013
- ↑ Leo Baptistao, entre tres o cuatro semanas de baja (Leo Baptistao, out three to four weeks); Marca, 16 January 2013 (Spanish)
- ↑ Leo Baptistao, en condiciones de reaparacer en el Pizjuán (Leo Baptistao, fit to play at the Pizjuán); Marca, 30 January 2013 (Spanish)
- ↑ Rayo rock rivals Atletico; ESPN FC, 10 February 2013
- ↑ Leo Baptistao se perderá lo que resta de temporada por lesión (Leo Baptistao will be sidelined for the rest of the season due to injury); Diario AS, 20 April 2013 (Spanish)
- ↑ Baptistao, nuevo jugador rojiblanco (Baptistao, new rojiblanco player); Atlético Madrid, 3 June 2013 (Spanish)
- ↑ Neymar ya hace de Messi (Neymar already plays as Messi); Marca, 21 August 2013 (Spanish)
- ↑ Atlético back with a win at Zenit's expense; UEFA.com, 18 September 2013
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External links
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- Léo Baptistão profile at BDFutbol
- Léo Baptistão profile at Futbolme (Spanish)
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- Living people
- Brazilian footballers
- Association football forwards
- La Liga players
- Segunda División B players
- Rayo Vallecano footballers
- Atlético Madrid footballers
- Real Betis players
- Villarreal CF players
- Brazilian expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in Spain
- Brazilian expatriates in Spain