Leonan

Leonan
Personal information
Full name	Leonan José Valandro Gomes
Date of birth	28 October 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth	Engenho Velho, Brazil
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Left back
Team information
Current team	Retrô
Number	22
Youth career
2006–2011	Grêmio
2011–2012	Caxias
2012–2013	Marcílio Dias
2013–2016	Atlético Mineiro
Senior career*
Years	Team
2013	Marcílio Dias
2014–2019	Atlético Mineiro
2018	→ Fortaleza (loan)
2019	→ Botafogo-SP (loan)
2020–2021	Avaí
2020–2021	→ Santa Cruz (loan)
2021	Santa Cruz
2022	Portuguesa (RJ)
2022–2023	Remo
2024–	Retrô
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 September 2024

Leonan José Valandro Gomes (born 28 October 1995), simply known as Leonan, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as for Retrô a left back.

Club career

Born in Engenho Velho, Rio Grande do Sul, Leonan started his career at Grêmio's youth setup in 2006.^[1] Released in 2011, he represented Caxias and Marcílio Dias, making his senior debut with the latter on 1 September 2013 by starting in a 1–0 Campeonato Catarinense Divisão Especial home win against Canoinhas AC.

Leonan joined Atlético Mineiro in 2013, after impressing in a trial period.^[2] He was promoted to the first team ahead of the 2016 season by manager Diego Aguirre, but only made his professional debut on 23 October of that year by starting in a 3–0 home win against Figueirense for the Série A championship.^[3]

In 2018, Leonan joined Fortaleza on loan and took part in the 2018 Campeonato Brasileiro Série B winning campaign.

Leonan joined Santa Cruz Futebol Clube in October 2020. In 2021, he took part in the campaign that relegated the club to Campeonato Brasileiro Série D.

In 2022, Leonan joined Clube do Remo, a football club based in Belém that plays in Campeonato Brasileiro Série C. During the season, Leonan missed the decisive penalty shoot-out against Cruzeiro that would advance Remo to the next round of Copa do Brasil.^[4] In 2023, Leonan missed another penalty in the Copa do Brasil shoot-out, this time against Sport Club Corinthians Paulista, contributing to another elimination.^[5] Leonan played the finals of Campeonato Paraense, but his club was defeated by Águia de Marabá Futebol Clube,^[6] a club that had never been state champion.