Luís Leal (footballer)

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Luís Leal
Personal information
Full name Luís Leal dos Anjos
Date of birth (1987-05-29) 29 May 1987 (age 36)
Place of birth Arrentela, Portugal
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Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 Cerro Porteño
Number 22
Youth career
1996–1998 Arrentela
1998–2002 Sporting CP
2002–2006 Cova da Piedade
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2008 Cova da Piedade
2008–2009 Atlético 29 (12)
2009–2010 Moreirense 32 (13)
2010–2011 Estoril 23 (8)
2011–2012 União Leiria 16 (2)
2012–2013 Estoril 41 (15)
2013–2014 Al-Ahli 9 (7)
2014–2015 Ittihad Kalba 12 (5)
2015 → Gaziantepspor (loan) 11 (0)
2015–2016 APOEL 1 (2)
2015 → Belenenses (loan) 10 (2)
2016– Cerro Porteño 13 (11)
International career‡
2012– São Tomé and Príncipe 5 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 April 2016
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 October 2015

Luís Leal dos Anjos (born 29 May 1987), known as Leal, is a Santomean professional footballer who plays for Paraguayan club Cerro Porteño as a striker.

Club career

Born in Arrentela, Setúbal District, Leal started playing football with Sporting Clube de Portugal,[1] moving after four years to Clube Desportivo Cova da Piedade. He made his senior debuts with the latter, playing a couple of seasons in the fourth division.

Leal then had two solid campaigns in the third level, one apiece with Atlético Clube de Portugal and Moreirense FC, continuing his professional progression in the 2010 summer by signing with G.D. Estoril Praia in division two.[1] He made his debuts in the Primeira Liga in the 2011–12 campaign with U.D. Leiria,[2] appearing in his first game in the category on 15 August 2011, against Académica de Coimbra (18 minutes played, 1–2 home loss).

In the 2012 summer, after Leiria's relegation (and further demotion to the third tier due to irregularities), Leal returned to Estoril, with the team now in the top level. He started the season in impressive fashion, scoring a hat-trick in a 3–1 home win against C.S. Marítimo[3] and one in a 2–2 draw at former club Sporting.[4]

On 18 June 2015, after brief spells at Al-Ahli SC, Al-Ittihad Kalba SC and Gaziantepspor, Leal signed a two-year contract with Cypriot First Division club APOEL FC.[5] He made his debut on 14 July, in a 0–0 home draw against FK Vardar for the second qualifying round of the UEFA Champions League.[6]

Leal scored his first two goals for APOEL on 22 August 2015, in a 5–1 victory at Ermis Aradippou.[7][8] Eight days later, however, after underperforming in the Champions League's qualifiers, he was sent on loan to C.F. Os Belenenses until the end of the season.[9]

On 26 January 2016, Leal joined Cerro Porteño for an undisclosed fee,[10][11] signing a two-year contract with the club.[12] He made his debut in the Paraguayan Primera División five days later, in a 1–2 away loss against Sportivo Luqueño where he came on as a 64th-minute substitute for Sergio Díaz;[13] one week later, he scored a double to help to a 3–0 home win over General Caballero Sport Club.[14]

International career

Born in Portugal, Leal expressed his desire to represent São Tomé and Príncipe internationally.[15] He made his debut on 16 June 2012 in a 2013 Africa Cup of Nations qualification match against Sierra Leone,[16] and scored his first goal on 13 June 2015 in the 1–7 defeat in Cape Verde for the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers.[17]

International goals

Goal Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
1. 13 June 2015 Estádio Nacional, Praia, Cape Verde  Cape Verde
5–1
7–1
 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification [17]
2. 8 October 2015 12 de Julho, São Tomé, São Tomé and Príncipe  Ethiopia
1–0
1–0
 2018 World Cup qualification
3. 23 March 2016 12 de Julho, São Tomé, São Tomé and Príncipe  Libya
2–1
2–1
 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification

Career statistics

Club

As of 21 December 2015
Club Season League Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Atlético 2008–09[18] Portuguese Second Division 29 12 2 0 — — — 31 12
Moreirense 2009–10[18] Portuguese Second Division 32 13 2 1 — — — 34 14
Estoril 2010–11[18] Segunda Liga 23 8 0 0 6 0 — — 29 8
União Leiria 2011–12[18] Primeira Liga 16 2 1 0 2 0 — — 19 2
Estoril 2012–13[18] Primeira Liga 30 10 1 0 4 0 — — 35 10
2013–14[18] Primeira Liga 11 5 2 1 0 0 9[lower-alpha 1] 3 — 22 9
Total 41 15 3 1 4 0 9 3 — 57 19
Al-Ahli 2013–14[19] Saudi Professional League 9 7 1 0 5[lower-alpha 2] 2 — — 15 9
Ittihad Kalba 2014–15[19] UAE Pro-League 12 5 — 6 0 — — 18 5
Gaziantepspor (loan) 2014–15[19] Süper Lig 11 0 1 1 — — — 12 1
APOEL 2015–16[19] Cypriot First Division 1 2 0 0 — 6[lower-alpha 3] 0 1[lower-alpha 4] 0 8 2
Belenenses (loan) 2015–16[19] Primeira Liga 10 2 1 0 0 0 6[lower-alpha 1] 1 — 17 3
Career total 184 66 11 3 23 2 21 4 1 0 240 75
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  2. ↑ Appearances in Kings Cup (Saudi Arabia)
  3. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  4. ↑ Appearances in Cypriot Super Cup

International

As of 11 October 2015
São Tomé and Príncipe
Year Apps Goals
2012 1 0
2013 0 0
2014 0 0
2015 3 2
Total 4 2

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Full circle – a decade in the life of Luís Leal; PortuGOAL, 28 September 2012
  2. ↑ Avançados Luís Leal e Jorge Chula são os primeiros reforços (Forwards Luís Leal and Jorge Chula are first signings); MSN Desporto, 17 June 2011 (Portuguese)
  3. ↑ Luís Leal e o «hat trick»: «Foi uma boa noite» (Luís Leal and «hat trick»: «It was a good night»); Mais Futebol, 24 September 2012 (Portuguese)
  4. ↑ Estoril derail Sporting at the Alvalade; PortuGOAL, 29 September 2012
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  15. ↑ S.Tomé/CAN/2013: Luís Leal chegou finalmente ao país e viaja ainda hoje para Malabo (S.Tomé/CAN/2013: Luís Leal finally arrived in the country and travels to Malabo still today); STP Press, 12 June 2012 (Portuguese)
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