Léo Cittadini

Léo Cittadini
Personal information
Full name Leonardo Cittadini
Date of birth (1994-02-27) 27 February 1994
Place of birth Rio Claro, Brazil
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Santos
Number 27
Youth career
2011-2012 Guarani
2012–2013 Santos
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011-2012 Guarani 0 (0)
2013– Santos 25 (0)
2014 → Ponte Preta (loan) 11 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 28 November 2016.


Leonardo 'Léo' Cittadini (born 27 February 1994) is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Santos as a midfielder.

Club career

Guarani

Born in Rio Claro, São Paulo, Cittadini started his career at Guarani, and was promoted to first team in 2010, under the management of Vágner Mancini.[1] He made his first team debut on 30 March 2011, against Horizonte, for the season's Copa do Brasil.[2] He was handed a starting spot on 1 May, against São José, providing an assist for Léo Paraíba's goal.[3]

However, in December, Cittadini had altercations with his club, claiming late payment of wages.[4] In March 2012, half of the player's rights was sold to an agent, due to problems in the negotiation of a contract renewal.[5]

Santos

On 7 July 2012, he signed a two-year contract with Santos, being assigned to youth team.[6] There, he won the 2012 Campeonato Paulista U-20, beating São Paulo in the finals,[7] and also won the 2013 Copa São Paulo de Futebol Júnior.[8]

On 3 June 2013, he was promoted to Santos' first team alongside Walace.[9] He made his debut on the 12th, replacing Pedro Castro in the 70th minute of a 1-0 home win against Atlético Mineiro.[10]

On 24 July 2013, Cittadini scored his first professional goal, the last of a 2–0 away win against CRAC for the season's Copa do Brasil.[11]

Ponte Preta (loan)

In April 2014 Cittadini joined Guarani's fierce rivals Ponte Preta on loan until the end of the season.[12] He made his debut for the club on the 19th, playing the entire second half in a 1–1 home draw against Icasa.

On 7 October Cittadini's loan was cancelled, and he subsequently returned to Santos.[13]

Return from loan

After his return from loan, Cittadini was not utilized by managers Enderson Moreira and Marcelo Fernandes. After the arrival of Dorival Júnior he returned to action, being converted to a defensive midfielder in the 2016 season; he also rejected a loan move to Chievo in the process.[14]

On 10 April 2016 Cittadini scored his first goal after his return, netting his team's first in a 2–1 Campeonato Paulista home win against Audax.[15] He was mainly used as a replacement to Lucas Lima afterwards, becoming a starter during the latter's participation in Copa América Centenario. On 6 November, after nearly two months without playing a single minute, he came off the bench to provide two assists in Santos' 2–1 away win against former club Ponte Preta; he ended up crying after the match was over.[16]

Career statistics

As of 28 November 2016[17]
Club Season League State League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Guarani 2011 Série B —4010——50
Santos 2013 Série A 30—21——51
2014 00200000—20
2015 60000000—60
2016 150414000—231
Subtotal 250616100—372
Ponte Preta (loan) 2014 Série B 110—30——140
Career total 36010110100—562

Honours

Santos

References

  1. ↑ "Exceção, nova promessa recebe atenção especial no Guarani" [Exception, new pearl receives special focus in Guarani]. Terra Esportes. Retrieved 4 June 2013.
  2. ↑ "Guarani 2 x 2 Horizonte - Zebra dá as caras e Bugre cai em casa" [Guarani 2–2 Horizonte — Zebra shows up and Bugre fell in home] (in Portuguese). Futebol Interior. 30 March 2011. Retrieved 6 June 2013.
  3. ↑ "São José 2 x 3 Guarani - Bugre vira no Vale do Paraíba e está na final!" [São José 2–3 Guarani — Bugre comebacks in Vale do Paraíba and is in final!] (in Portuguese). Futebol Interior. 1 May 2011. Retrieved 6 June 2013.
  4. ↑ "Léo Citadini entra na Justiça contra o Guarani, mas presidente garante permanência" [Léo Citadini goes to court against Guarani, but president assures his permanence] (in Portuguese). Milton Neves. 12 December 2011. Retrieved 6 June 2013.
  5. ↑ "Guarani não consegue acordo com Léo Cittadini e oficializa sua venda" (in Portuguese). Lance!. 5 March 2012. Retrieved 6 June 2013.
  6. ↑ "Santos acerta com Leonardo Cittadini, revelação do Bugre" [Santos signs Leonardo Cittadini, Bugre's pearl] (in Portuguese). Lance!. 7 July 2012. Retrieved 6 June 2013.
  7. ↑ "Santos vence o São Paulo e é campeão paulista sub-20" [Santos defeats São Paulo and is the Paulista under-20's champion]. Lance!. Retrieved 4 June 2013.
  8. ↑ "Santos domina Goiás e é campeão da Copa SP após 28 anos de jejum" [Santos dominates Goiás and is Copa SP's champion after 28 years]. Terra Esportes.
  9. ↑ "Claudinei Oliveira promove Léo Cittadini e Walace e conta com retorno de Geuvânio" [Claudinei Oliveira promotes Léo Cittadini and Walace and counts with Geuvânio's return]. Santos FC. 3 June 2013.
  10. ↑ "Com gol solitário de Cícero, Santos vence Atlético Mineiro e deixa o Z-4" [With Cícero's lone goal, Santos defeats Atlético Mineiro and leaves Z-4]. Globo Esporte. 12 June 2013.
  11. ↑ "Garotos brilham, Santos derrota Crac e se classifica para as oitavas de final" [Boys shine, Santos defeats Crac and qualifies for round of 32] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 24 July 2013. Retrieved 25 July 2013.
  12. ↑ "Cria do Guarani, meia Léo Cittadini deixa o Santos e acerta com a Ponte" [Guarani's youth graduate, midfielder Léo Cittadini leaves Santos and signs with Ponte] (in Portuguese). UOL Esporte. 21 April 2014. Retrieved 23 April 2014.
  13. ↑ "Santos e Ponte Preta devolvem promessas" [Santos and Ponte send back youth prospects] (in Portuguese). Band Esporte. 7 October 2014. Retrieved 25 October 2014.
  14. ↑ "Não à Europa e nova posição: como Cittadini 'ressurge' no Santos" [No to Europe and new position: how Cittadini 'rebirths' at Santos] (in Portuguese). Lance!. 29 March 2016. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
  15. ↑ "Ronaldo Mendes entra, marca logo depois e garante virada do Santos sobre o Audax" [Ronaldo Mendes comes in, scores afterwards and assures Santos' comeback over Audax] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 10 April 2016. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
  16. ↑ "Herói da virada do Santos, Cittadini sai do banco e chora ao final" [Hero of Santos' comeback, Cittadini leaves the bench and cries at the end] (in Portuguese). UOL Esporte. 6 November 2016. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
  17. ↑ Léo Cittadini profile at Soccerway. Retrieved 7 September 2015.
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