José Leonardo Ribeiro da Silva

José Leonardo Ribeiro da Silva (born February 8, 1988), commonly known as Leonardo, is a Brazilian former footballer who played as a defender.

Career Leonardo was born in São Paulo and played for the São Paulo youth teams before being promoted into the senior team. He was sent out on loan to Major League Soccer team Los Angeles Galaxy in 2010 along with fellow Brazilians from the club Alex Cazumba and Juninho.

He made his debut for the team on March 27, 2010, in Galaxy's opening game of the 2010 MLS season against New England Revolution. Leonardo would deal with injuries in 2010, but made 10 appearances and helped the Galaxy win the 2010 Supporters Shield.

He scored his first professional goal on April 2, 2011, a headed goal from a David Beckham cross, in a 1–0 win over Philadelphia Union. However he would suffer a torn ACL and a torn LCL on April 17, 2011, forcing him to miss the rest of the 2011 season.

On February 7, 2012, Los Angeles announced it had acquired the full rights to Leonardo on a free transfer from São Paulo. Leonardo would miss most of the 2012 season due to injuries, making 0 league appearances and only appearing in 1 US Open Cup match. Leonardo enjoyed a good season for 2015, making 29 appearances across all competitions and being named the Galaxy defender of the year. However the team lost 3-2 in the first round of the playoffs to Sporting Kansas City. He signed with the Dynamo on January 5, 2017.

Leonardo made his Dynamo debut on March 4, 2017 in a 3-2 win over Seattle Sounders FC. He scored his first goal for the Dynamo on May 31 against Real Salt Lake. He made 30 league appearances on the year and helped the Dynamo qualify for the playoffs for the first time since 2013. He would make 3 appearances in the playoffs as the Dynamo reached the Western Conference Finals, where they would fall to Seattle.

Career statistics

Honors Los Angeles Galaxy MLS Cup (3): 2011, 2012, 2014 Supporters' Shield (2): 2010, 2011 Major League Soccer Western Conference Championship (2): 2011, 2012

Houston Dynamo

US Open Cup: 2018