Léo Veloso

Leonardo "Léo" Henrique Veloso (born 29 May 1987) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a left back.

Career Veloso was born on 29 May 1987 in Pedro Leopoldo, Brazil. During his youth, he played for Atlético Mineiro in Belo Horizonte.

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. 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 Santa Cruz, São Bernardo and Ferroviária, ending his career in 2017.

Honours CFR Cluj Liga I: 2009–10 Cupa României: 2009–10