Léo Veloso

Veloso was born on 29 May 1987 in Pedro Leopoldo, Brazil. During his youth, he played for Atlético Mineiro in Belo Horizonte. Veloso moved to the Netherlands, signing with Willem II, where he made his Eredivisie debut on 30 August 2008, playing the entire match under coach Andries Jonker in a 2–1 home win over Ajax. One and a half years later he signed with Romanian side CFR Cluj. Veloso made his Liga I debut on 22 February 2010, as coach Andrea Mandorlini sent him in the 64th minute to replace goal-scorer Lacina Traoré in a 1–0 away win over Unirea Urziceni, and his performance was highly regarded. He made a total of 10 league appearances until the end of the season as the team won The Double. Veloso then played in two 2010–11 UEFA Champions League group stage games for The Railwaymen: a 1–0 loss to Basel and a 1–1 draw against AS Roma. In June 2011, he left CFR. Veloso joined Chornomorets, making his Ukrainian Premier League debut on 3 March 2012, as coach Roman Hryhorchuk used him the entire match in the 1–0 home victory against Illichivets Mariupol. He netted his first goal for them on 7 April in a 3–2 home loss to Zorya Luhansk. In 2014, Veloso went back to his home country, signing with Goiás. He made his Brazilian Série A debut on 24 August under coach Ricardo Drubscky in a 1–0 home loss to Cruzeiro. Subsequently, he played four matches in the 2014 Copa Sudamericana, as Goiás reached the round of 16 where they were eliminated by Emelec. Afterwards he went to play for…

CFR Cluj

Liga I: 2009–10 Cupa României: 2009–10