Leandro Damião

Early career

Damião began his career as a midfielder, playing for local teams in Jardim Alegre, Paraná. Having failed a trial as a midfielder at Atlético Ibirama, he had a new opportunity as a striker and was signed by team. Known as Leandrão at the time, Damião was first loaned to XV de Outubro de Indaial in 2007, before playing the 2008 Campeonato Brasileiro Série C for Marcílio Dias; he would later join Cidade Azul in the same year. Back to Atlético Ibirama, he scored eight goals in the 2009 Campeonato Catarinense and was transferred to Internacional, initially for the under-20 team.

Internacional

At Internacional, he won three titles with the club's under-20 side and earned a call-up to the B team. He scored twice in his Campeonato Gaúcho debut and was then called up to the first team for their 2010 Copa Libertadores campaign. Damião won his first major title in August 2010 when he helped Internacional defeat Guadalajara in the Copa Libertadores Finals. He scored the club's second goal in their second leg victory in Porto Alegre to win the competition 5–3 on aggregate. His performances at the Porto Alegre club earned him a place in the Brazil national football team and praise from Ronaldo, also drawing the interest of European clubs.

During the 2013 summer, he had offers from English side Tottenham Hotspur and Italian club Napoli. He was close to join the Italian side, but the deal fell through because "sponsorship contracts made it impossible". Even…

Damião was given his first call-up to the Brazil national team in March 2011 for the friendly against Scotland after Alexandre Pato withdrew from the squad due to injury. "I'm taking advantage of the circumstances to summon a player who has been playing well with Internacional and is young enough to play in the Olympics," said head coach Mano Menezes. He won his first cap in the match at the Emirates Stadium in London, which Brazil won 2–0. Damião scored his first goal for Brazil in a 1–0 friendly win against Ghana on 5 September at Craven Cottage. He also represented Brazil at the 2012 Olympic football tournament in London, being the tournament's top scorer with six goals in five appearances as Brazil finished runners-up to Mexico.

Club

As of 19 December 2024

International

As of 2 June 2013

Scores and results list Brazil's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Damião goal.

Internacional B

Copa FGF: 2009 Internacional

Copa Libertadores: 2010 Campeonato Gaúcho: 2011, 2012, 2013 Recopa Sudamericana: 2011 Flamengo

Campeonato Carioca: 2017 Kawasaki Frontale

J1 League: 2020, 2021 Emperor's Cup: 2020, 2023 J.League Cup: 2019 Japanese Super Cup: 2019, 2021 Brazil U23

Olympic Games Silver Medal: 2012 Brazil

Superclásico de las Américas: 2011 Individual

Olympic Games top scorer: 2012 Campeonato Gaúcho top scorer: 2011, 2012 Campeonato Mineiro top scorer: 2015 J.League top scorer: 2021 J.League MVP Award: 2021 J.League Best XI: 2021 Footballer of the Year in Japan: 2021