Léo Jabá

Léo Jabá
Personal information
Full name Leonardo Rodrigues Lima
Date of birth (1998-08-02) 2 August 1998
Place of birth São Paulo, Brazil
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position Striker
Club information
Current team
Corinthians
Number 18
Youth career
2009 São Paulo
2009–2016 Corinthians
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015– Corinthians 1 (0)
National team
2015 Brazil U17
2016– Brazil U20

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21 November 2016.


Leonardo Rodrigues Lima (born 2 August 1998 in São Paulo), known as Léo Jabá, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Corinthians.[1]

Club career

Early career

Jabá joined Corinthians when he was 11 years old at Corinthians, after a brief stint at rival São Paulo.[2] He was part of the 2016 Copa São Paulo de Futebol Júnior and 2016 U20 Campeonato Brasileiro squads that ended up as runner up in both tournaments.[3]

Corinthians

Jabá made his unofficial professional debut in a friendly on 22 July 2015, as he entered in the second half of Corinthians' 1–0 victory against ABC at Natal.[4]

He made his official debut as a substitute during the second half of a 1–0 against Internacional on November 21.[5]

Career statistics

As of match played 21 November 2016.
Club Season National League National Cup Libertadores Copa Sudamericana State League Friendly Total
App Goals App Goals App Goals App Goals App Goals App Goals App Goals
Corinthians 2016 10000000000010
Career Total 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0

References

  1. Staff. "Léo Jabá" (in Portuguese). ogol.com.br. Retrieved 2016-11-21.
  2. Staff (2015-08-04). "Sósia de Guerrero, Léo Jabá mostra origens e quer fazer história no Timão" (in Portuguese). esportes.terra.com.br. Retrieved 2016-11-21.
  3. Staff (2016-09-22). "Corinthians promove Léo Jabá e mais três jogadores do sub-20; veja a lista" (in Portuguese). globoesporte.globo.com. Retrieved 2016-11-21.
  4. Staff (2015-07-23). "Léo Jabá se torna o terceiro jogador mais jovem a vestir a camisa do Timão" (in Portuguese). corinthians.com.br. Retrieved 2016-11-21.
  5. Staff (2016-11-21). "Com boa atuação nos minutos finais, Léo Jabá estreia em jogo oficial pelo Corinthians". meutimao.com.br. Retrieved 2016-11-21.


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