Leonardo Carneiro Martins dos Santos (born 31 March 1998), known as Léo Santos, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Veranópolis.
Club career Born in São Paulo, Léo Santos came through the youth academy of Desportivo Brasil between 2012 and 2017, including a loan spell in the youth categories of Shandong Luneng, in China. He made his senior debut with Desportivo Brasil in 2018, before moving to Francana in 2019.
He subsequently had loan and transfer spells with Inter SM and Independente de Limeira in 2020, returning to Inter SM in 2021. In 2022, he represented Luverdense, Avenida and Lajeadense over the course of the season.
In 2023, Léo Santos signed for XV de Piracicaba for the Campeonato Paulista Série A2, before moving to Guarany de Bagé later that year. He went on to play for Comercial and Veranópolis in 2024, later joining GE Brasil to compete in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série D.
Léo Santos signed for Juventus-SP in 2025, before moving to Itabirito FC. He joined URT at the start of 2026, before signing for Altos in March 2026 to play in the Série D. He returned to Veranópolis later in 2026.
Career statistics
+Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueCupState LeagueOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsDesportivo Brasil2018Série A30000007070Francana2019Paulista Segunda Divisão000020100201Inter SM2020Gaúcho Série A20000310031Independente de Limeira2020Paulista Segunda Divisão0000400040Inter SM2021Gaúcho Série A2000013100131Aimoré2021Série D0000000000Luverdense2022Campeonato Mato-Grossense0000300030Avenida2022Gaúcho Série A2000012100121Lajeadense2022Gaúcho Série A20000003030XV de Piracicaba2023Série A20000000000Guarany de Bagé2023Gaúcho Série A2000011000110Comercial2024Série A20000800080Veranópolis2024Gaúcho Série A2000011100111GE Brasil2024Série D4100000041Juventus-SP2025Série A2000012000120Itabirito FC2025Série D4000000040URT2026Campeonato Mineiro000010100101Altos2026Série D5000000050Veranópolis2026Gaúcho Série A20000000000Career total910010751001307
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