Léo Baptistão

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This name uses Portuguese naming customs. The first or maternal family name is Carrilho and the second or paternal family name is Baptistão.

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Léo Baptistão
Léo Baptistão - 01.jpg
Baptistão with Atlético Madrid in 2013
Personal information
Full name Leonardo Carrilho Baptistão
Date of birth (1992-08-26) 26 August 1992 (age 31)
Place of birth Santos, Brazil
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Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 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.

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

As of 20 April 2016[27][28]
Club Season League Cup Europe Other Total
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

References

  1. ↑ 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)
  2. ↑ 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)
  3. ↑ Canterano corner – Leo Baptistao; Forza Futbol, 21 September 2012
  4. ↑ 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)
  5. ↑ Léo Baptistao se rompe la clavícula en una acción fortuita (Léo Baptistão breaks collarbone in fortuitous action); Rayo Herald, 11 August 2011 (Spanish)
  6. ↑ Baptistao maintains Rayo's winning start; ESPN FC, 25 August 2012
  7. ↑ Atletico edge seven-goal thriller; ESPN FC, 16 September 2012
  8. ↑ Espanyol snatch five-goal thriller; ESPN FC, 21 October 2012
  9. ↑ Piti at the double to down Malaga; ESPN FC, 3 November 2012
  10. ↑ Celta stunned after Cabral red; ESPN FC, 10 November 2012
  11. ↑ Man Utd linked with Rayo youngster Leo Baptistao; ESPN FC, 9 January 2013
  12. ↑ Leo Baptistao, entre tres o cuatro semanas de baja (Leo Baptistao, out three to four weeks); Marca, 16 January 2013 (Spanish)
  13. ↑ Leo Baptistao, en condiciones de reaparacer en el Pizjuán (Leo Baptistao, fit to play at the Pizjuán); Marca, 30 January 2013 (Spanish)
  14. ↑ Rayo rock rivals Atletico; ESPN FC, 10 February 2013
  15. ↑ 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)
  16. ↑ Baptistao, nuevo jugador rojiblanco (Baptistao, new rojiblanco player); Atlético Madrid, 3 June 2013 (Spanish)
  17. ↑ Neymar ya hace de Messi (Neymar already plays as Messi); Marca, 21 August 2013 (Spanish)
  18. ↑ Atlético back with a win at Zenit's expense; UEFA.com, 18 September 2013
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  27. ↑ Léo Baptistão at ESPN FC
  28. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.

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