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'{{Infobox football biography | playername = Leandro Damião | image = [[File:Leandro Damião.jpg|150px]] | caption = Damião in 2011 | fullname = Leandro Damião da Silva <br/>dos Santos<ref>{{cite web|title=Leandro Damião|url=http://www.internacional.com.br/jogadorescolorados/index.php?codigo=611|publisher=[[Sport Club Internacional]]|accessdate=4 August 2010}}</ref> | dateofbirth = {{birth date and age|1989|07|22|df=y}}<ref>{{cite web|title=Leandro Damião da Silva dos Santos|url=http://uk.soccerway.com/players/leandro-damiao-da-silva-dos-santos/113526/|work=Soccerway|publisher=Global Sports Media|accessdate=19 July 2011}}</ref> | cityofbirth = [[Jardim Alegre]] | countryofbirth = [[Brazil]] | height = {{height|m=1.87}}<ref>{{cite web|title=Leandro Damiao|url=http://soccernet.espn.go.com/player/_/id/144196/leandro-damiao?cc=5739|publisher=[[ESPNsoccernet]]|accessdate=5 June 2011}}</ref> | position = [[Forward (association football)#Striker|Striker]] | currentclub = [[Sport Club Internacional|Internacional]] | clubnumber = 9 | youthyears1 = 2008 | youthyears2 = 2008–2009 | youthyears3 = 2009–2010 | youthclubs1 = [[Atlético Tubarão]] | youthclubs2 = [[Clube Atlético Hermann Aichinger|Atlético Ibirama]] | youthclubs3 = [[Sport Club Internacional|Internacional]] | years1 = 2010– | clubs1 = [[Sport Club Internacional|Internacional]] | caps1 = 46 <!-- Campeonato Brasileiro Série A only --> | goals1 = 20 | nationalyears1 = 2011– | nationalteam1 = [[Brazil national football team|Brazil]] | nationalcaps1 = 4 | nationalgoals1 = 1 | pcupdate = 15:28, 19 September 2011 (UTC) | ntupdate = 21:37, 15 September 2011 (UTC) }} '''Leandro Damião da Silva dos Santos''' (born 22 July 1989), commonly known as '''Leandro Damião''', is a [[Brazil]]ian [[Association football|footballer]] who plays as a [[Forward (association football)#Striker|striker]] for [[Campeonato Brasileiro Série A]] club [[Sport Club Internacional|Internacional]]. He has been [[Cap (sport)|capped]] at international level by [[Brazil national football team|Brazil]]. ==Club career== Damião began his career as a [[midfielder]], playing for local teams in [[Jardim Alegre]].<ref name=FIFA>{{cite web|title=Leandro Damiao: I've achieved my dream|url=http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/clubfootball/news/newsid=1422556.html|publisher=[[FIFA]]|accessdate=28 June 2011|date=21 April 2011}}</ref> He had unsuccessful trials with XV de Outubro and [[Clube Atlético Hermann Aichinger|Atlético Ibirama]] before joining [[Atlético Tubarão]]. "When I went to Ibirama a lot of people said I wasn’t good enough," he said. "I had an awful lot of problems to face and I nearly gave up football to go and help my family."<ref name=FIFA/> During his time with Atlético Tubarão he established himself in the team, having moved into a more advanced position as a [[Forward (association football)#Striker|striker]], and was given a second chance by Atlético Ibirama in 2009.<ref name=FIFA/> Having scored eight goals in the [[Campeonato Catarinense|Santa Catarina state championship]], Damião was transferred to [[Sport Club Internacional|Internacional]] where he won three titles with the club's under-20 side and earned a call-up to the B team.<ref name=FIFA/> He scored twice in his [[Campeonato Gaúcho]] debut and was then called up to the first team for their [[2010 Copa Libertadores]] campaign. Damião won his first major title in August 2010 when he helped Internacional defeat [[C.D. Guadalajara|Guadalajara]] in the [[2010 Copa Libertadores Finals|Copa Libertadores Finals]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Sturtridge|first=Tim|title=Internacional superstars claim Copa Libertadores win|url=http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/news-and-comment/internacional-superstars-claim-copa-libertadores-win-2056689.html|accessdate=28 June 2011|newspaper=[[The Independent]]|date=19 August 2010}}</ref> He scored the club's second goal in their second leg victory in [[Porto Alegre]] to win the competition 5–3 on aggregate.<ref>{{cite web|title=Copa Libertadores: Internacional claim the title|url=http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id=815521&sec=global&cc=5739|publisher=[[ESPNsoccernet]]|accessdate=28 June 2011|date=19 August 2010}}</ref> la mot thang dien an cut ==International career== He was given his first call-up to the [[Brazil national football team|Brazil national team]] in March 2011 for the friendly against [[Scotland national football team|Scotland]] after [[Alexandre Pato]] withdrew from the squad due to injury. "I'm taking advantage of the circumstances to summon a player who has been playing well with Internacional and is young enough to play in the Olympics," said head coach [[Mano Menezes]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Alexandre Pato misses Brazil friendly with Scotland|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/scotland/9432887.stm|publisher=[[BBC Sport]]|accessdate=28 June 2011|date=24 March 2011}}</ref> He won his first [[Cap (sport)|cap]] in the match at the [[Emirates Stadium]] in [[London]], which Brazil won 2–0.<ref>{{cite news|last=Murray|first=Ewan|title=Neymar shines brightest as Brazil make light work of Scotland|url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2011/mar/27/neymar-scotland-brazil-international-friendly|accessdate=28 June 2011|newspaper=[[The Guardian]]|date=27 March 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Campbell|first=Andy|title=Scotland 0–2 Brazil|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/scotland/9431234.stm|publisher=[[BBC Sport]]|accessdate=28 June 2011|date=27 March 2011}}</ref> Damião scored his first goal for Brazil in a 1–0 friendly win against [[Ghana national football team|Ghana]] on 5 September at [[Craven Cottage]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Brazil 1–0 Ghana|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/14798121.stm|publisher=[[BBC Sport]]|accessdate=5 September 2011|date=5 September 2011}}</ref> ==Career statistics== === Club === <!-- PLEASE CHANGE THE DATE OF THE UPDATE BELOW! Thank You!--> ''Last update: 19 September 2011.'' {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%; text-align: center;" |- !rowspan="2"|Club !rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|[[Campeonato Brasileiro Série A|Brasileirão]] !colspan="3"|[[Copa do Brasil]] !colspan="3"|[[Copa Libertadores]] !colspan="3"|[[Campeonato Gaucho]] !colspan="3"|Sudamericana^{<FONT color="blue">1</FONT>} !colspan="3"|Other^{<FONT color="blue">2</FONT>} !colspan="3"|Total |- !Apps!!Goals!!Assists!!Apps!!Goals!!Assists!!Apps!!Goals!!Assists!!Apps!!Goals!!Assists!!Apps!!Goals!!Assists!!Apps!!Goals!!Assists!!Apps!!Goals!!Assists |- |rowspan="2" valign="center"|[[File:Flag of Brazil.svg|17px]] [[Sport Club Internacional|Internacional]] |2010 |25||7||0||0||0||0||1||1||0||8||4||0||0||0||0||1||0||0||35||12||0 |- |2011 |21||13||5||0||0||0||8||4||2||13||17||2||2||3||0||2||2||0||46||39||9 |- ! colspan="2" | Total !45!!20!!4!!0!!0!!0!!9!!5!!2!!21!!21!!2!!2!!3!!0!!3!!2!!0!!81!!51!!9 |} :<small>'''^{<FONT color="blue">1</FONT>}Includes other competitive competitions, including the [[Recopa Sudamericana]]: [[2011 Recopa Sudamericana|2011]].'''</small> :<small>'''^{<FONT color="blue">2</FONT>}Includes other competitive competitions, including the [[FIFA Club World Cup]], [[Audi Cup]]: [[2011 Audi Cup|2011]].'''</small> === International === ''Last update: 16 September 2011.'' {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%; text-align: center;" |- !National team!!Year!!Apps!!Goals!!Assists |- |rowspan=1|'''[[Brazil national football team|Brazil]] |2011||4||1||0 |- !colspan=2|Total!!4!!1!!0 |} ===International goals=== <small>''Scores and results list Brazil's goal tally first''.</small> {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%" |- ! Goal !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition |- | 1. || 5 September 2011 ||[[Craven Cottage]], [[London]], England || {{fb|GHA}} || 1–0 || 1-0 || [[Exhibition game|Friendly]] |- |} ==Honours== ;[[Sport Club Internacional|Internacional]] *[[Copa Libertadores]]: [[2010 Copa Libertadores|2010]] *[[Campeonato Gaúcho]]: [[2011 Campeonato Gaúcho|2011]] *[[Recopa Sudamericana]]: [[2011 Recopa Sudamericana|2011]] ==References== {{Reflist}} ==External Links== *[http://www.national-football-teams.com/v2/player.php?id=45641 Leandro Damião] at National Football Teams *[http://www.zerozerofootball.com/player/leandro_damiao/2010_2011/profile/140/default/132181 Leandro Damião] at ZeroZeroFootball *[http://uk.soccerway.com/players/leandro-damiao-da-silva-dos-santos/113526/ Leandro Damião] at Soccerway *[http://soccernet.espn.go.com/player/_/id/144196/leandro-damiao?cc=5739 Leandro Damião] at ESPN {{Sport Club Internacional squad}} {{Persondata <!-- Metadata: see [[Wikipedia:Persondata]] --> | NAME = Damiao, Leandro | ALTERNATIVE NAMES = | SHORT DESCRIPTION = Brazilian footballer | DATE OF BIRTH = 22 July 1989 | PLACE OF BIRTH = [[Jardim Alegre]], [[Brazil]] | DATE OF DEATH = | PLACE OF DEATH = }} {{DEFAULTSORT:Damiao, Leandro}} [[Category:1989 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:People from Paraná (state)]] [[Category:Brazilian footballers]] [[Category:Brazil international footballers]] [[Category:Association football forwards]] [[Category:Sport Club Internacional players]] [[de:Leandro Damião]] [[es:Leandro Damião]] [[fr:Leandro Damião]] [[it:Leandro Damião]] [[nl:Leandro Damião]] [[ja:レアンドロ・ダミアン・ダ・シウバ・ドス・サントス]] [[pl:Leandro Damião]] [[pt:Leandro Damião]] [[ru:Леандро Дамиан]]'