Léo Baiano

Leonardo Lima dos Santos (born 10 February 1992), known as Léo Baiano, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Velo Clube.

Career Born in Licínio de Almeida, Bahia, Léo Baiano played for Funorte and Cruzeiro as a youth, before making his senior debut with the former in the 2012 Campeonato Mineiro Segunda Divisão. In December of that year, he moved to , and helped the club to achieve promotion in the 2013 Segundona.

On 2 January 2015, after a short loan stint back at Funorte, Léo Baiano moved to Série B side Boa Esporte also on loan. He subsequently joined Boa permanently, but was unable to establish himself as a starter.

On 1 December 2017, Léo Baiano was presented at Mirassol for the upcoming season. In June of the following year, he was loaned to Botafogo-SP, before returning to his parent club in September.

On 26 April 2019, Léo Baiano moved to Novorizontino in the Série D. On 1 July, however, he was loaned to Paysandu, before returning to his parent club on 15 October.

Back to Novorizontino for the 2020 campaign, Léo Baiano was a regular starter during the club's two consecutive promotions, and signed a new one-year contract on 1 December 2022. The following 10 May, however, he joined Figueirense.

In November 2024, Léo Baiano was presented in the squad of Velo Clube for the 2025 Campeonato Paulista.

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