Léo Duarte

Leonardo da Silva Cruz Duarte (born 23 March 1999), known as Léo Duarte, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a right-back for Ituano.

Career Léo Duarte was born in Salto, São Paulo, and joined Ituano's youth setup at the age of 14. He made his senior debut on 8 August 2018, starting in a 3–1 away loss to Nacional-SP, for the year's Copa Paulista.

On 3 February 2021, Léo Duarte was loaned to XV de Piracicaba until the end of the Campeonato Paulista Série A2. Upon returning, he started to feature more regularly for Ituano, and scored his first senior goal on 14 August, netting his team's second in a 2–2 home draw against São José-RS.

On 6 December 2021, Léo Duarte signed a contract with Inter de Limeira until the middle of 2023. On 7 April 2022, he was loaned to Mirassol until the end of the year.

On 29 March 2023, Léo Duarte signed for Série B side Vila Nova. After being a regular starter, he returned to Ituano on 18 December, with the club now also in the second division.

Career statistics

Honours Ituano Campeonato Brasileiro Série C: 2021

Mirassol Campeonato Brasileiro Série C: 2022