Leonardo Naldi de Matos (born 18 August 2001), known as Léo Naldi, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Criciúma, on loan from Vitória.
Born in Pindamonhangaba, São Paulo, Léo Naldi began his career with a futsal team in his hometown before joining Taubaté's youth setup in 2013.[1] His first – and only – appearance with the main squad occurred on 1 September 2018, as he came on as a late substitute in a 1–0 home win over São Bernardo, for the year's Copa Paulista.[2]
Léo Naldi moved to Ponte Preta in 2020, initially for the under-20 team.[3] He made his first team debut on 29 January 2021, replacing Igor Maduro in a 7–2 away routing of Figueirense, in the last round of the 2020 Série B.[4]
On 19 February 2021, Léo Naldi renewed his contract with Ponte until December 2024.[5] He scored his first professional goal on 13 March, netting the winner in a 1–0 Campeonato Paulista away success over Botafogo-SP; it was also the first start of his career.[6]
On 11 May 2022, after establishing himself as a regular starter, Léo Naldi further extended his link until July 2025.[7]
| Club | Season | League | State League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Taubaté | 2018 | Paulista A2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1[a] | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| Ponte Preta | 2020 | Série B | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 6[a] | 0 | 7 | 0 | |||
| 2021 | 17 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 27 | 5 | ||||
| 2022 | 33 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 46 | 1 | ||||
| 2023 | 27 | 1 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 46 | 3 | ||||
| Total | 78 | 6 | 37 | 3 | 5 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | 126 | 9 | |||
| Career total | 78 | 6 | 37 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 137 | 9 | ||
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