Léo Baptistão
Baptistão with Atlético Madrid in 2013
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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 | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
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Current team
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Espanyol | ||
| Number | 11 | ||
| 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) |
| 2013–2016 | Atlético Madrid | 5 | (0) |
| 2014 | → Betis (loan) | 17 | (1) |
| 2014–2015 | → Rayo Vallecano (loan) | 25 | (7) |
| 2015–2016 | → Villarreal (loan) | 26 | (3) |
| 2016– | Espanyol | 20 | (6) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19 May 2017. |
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Leonardo Carrilho Baptistão (born 26 August 1992), commonly known as Léo Baptistão, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays for Spanish club RCD Espanyol. He mainly operates as a striker, but can also appear as a winger.
Born in Santos, São Paulo, Baptistão began playing football for Associação Atlética Portuguesa (Santos), alongside Neymar. 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.
In July 2011, after playing his last year as a junior again with Rayo, Baptistão joined the first team for preseason games. However, in his debut, a Trophy of Vallecas match against Sporting de Gijón, he suffered a collarbone injury; 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. On 16 September he netted against Atlético Madrid but in a 3–4 away loss, adding a brace the following month at RCD Espanyol but again not being able to help his team gain a single point.
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