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Léo Jardim

Not to be confused with Leonardo Jardim.

Leonardo "Léo" César Jardim (born 20 March 1995) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Vasco da Gama.

Club career

On 13 July 2019, Jardim joined Ligue 1 club Lille on a five-year contract.[1] Jardim made his club debut on 2 October 2019 in Lille's 2–1 home defeat to Chelsea in the UEFA Champions League group stage.[2][3] He made a further three appearances for Lille that season, all coming in the Coupe de la Ligue where the club was eliminated by Lyon on penalties in the semi-finals.[4]

On 1 September 2020, Jardim joined Portuguese side Boavista on loan for the 2020–21 season.[5]

Following Mike Maignan's exit to Milan in July 2021, Jardim was elevated to Lille's first choice goalkeeper.[6] On 1 August 2021, Jardim kept a clean sheet for Lille in their 1–0 victory over Paris Saint-Germain in the Trophée des Champions.[7] He made his Ligue 1 debut for the club in a 3–3 draw with Metz on 8 August,[8] followed by a 4–0 defeat against Nice.[9] Such negative results left Léo on the bench for 21 matches. The Brazilian only played again, in the League, against Montpellier, in his team's 1-0 victory.[10] This would be the first of 7 consecutive clean sheets that the Brazilian would make in that League season. Finishing the season as first choice goalkeeper, Léo helped his team gain 10th place in the table.[11]

At the end of the season, Léo Jardim, in 20 games, conceded 24 goals and had 9 clean sheets.

International career

On 11 March 2024, Jardim was called up for the Brazil national football team for the first time for the March friendlies against England and Spain as a replacement for Ederson, who was struck out on injury.[12]

Personal life

Born in Brazil, Léo Jardim holds both Brazilian and Italian nationality.[13]

Jardim has been married since 2017 to Carol Picolli. The couple has a son and a daughter.[14]

Career statistics

As of match played 19 April 2025[15]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League State league National cup League cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Grêmio 2014 Série A 0 0 0 0 — — — — 0 0
2015 Série A 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — — 0 0
2016 Série A 3 0 0 0 1 0 — 0 0 — 4 0
2017 Série A 5 0 3 0 0 0 — 0 0 1 0 9 0
Total 8 0 3 0 1 0 — 0 0 1 0 13 0
Rio Ave (loan) 2018–19 Primeira Liga 33 0 — 3 0 2 0 — — 38 0
Lille B 2019–20 National 2 1 0 — — — — — 1 0
2021–22 National 3 1 0 — — — — — 1 0
Total 2 0 — — — — — 2 0
Lille 2019–20 Ligue 1 0 0 — 0 0 3 0 1[a] 0 — 4 0
2021–22 Ligue 1 17 0 — 0 0 — 2[a] 0 1[b] 0 20 0
2022–23 Ligue 1 6 0 — 0 0 — — — 6 0
Total 23 0 — 0 0 3 0 3 0 1 0 30 0
Boavista (loan) 2020–21 Primeira Liga 34 0 — 1 0 0 0 — — 35 0
Vasco da Gama 2023 Série A 38 0 7 0 2 0 — — — 47 0
2024 Série A 38 0 11 0 10 0 — — — 59 0
2025 Série A 5 0 10 0 2 0 — 2 0 — 19 0
Total 81 0 28 0 14 0 — 2 0 — 125 0
Career total 181 0 31 0 19 0 5 0 5 0 2 0 243 0
  1. ^ a b Appearance(s) in the UEFA Champions League
  2. ^ Appearance in the Trophée des Champions

Honours

Grêmio

Lille

References

  1. ^ "Le LOSC recrute le gardien brésilien, Léo Jardim". losc.fr (in French). Lille OSC. 13 July 2019. Retrieved 20 March 2020.
  2. ^ "Willian's excellent second-half volley gave Chelsea victory over Lille in their second Champions League group stage match in France". BBC. 2 October 2019. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
  3. ^ "Lille 1-2 Chelsea". Chelsea FC. 2 October 2019. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
  4. ^ "OL - LOSC (CDL): We're Going to the Stade De France! (2-2, 4-3 on penalties)". Olympique Lyonnais. 21 January 2021. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
  5. ^ "Boavista anunciado Guarda-redes Leo Jardim".
  6. ^ "Lille target Trabzonspor goalkeeper Çakır as Maignan replacement". Get Football News. 2 August 2021. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
  7. ^ a b "Lille beat PSG to clinch first French Super Cup". Sky Sports. 1 August 2021. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
  8. ^ "Champion Lille gets last-gasp 3-3 draw, Marseille wins 3-2". Wtop. 8 August 2021. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
  9. ^ "Lille vs. Nice". Retrieved 1 October 2024.
  10. ^ "Lille vence Montpellier 1 a 0 e assume sétimo lugar no Francês". Retrieved 1 October 2024.
  11. ^ "Tabela Ligue 1 2022". Retrieved 1 October 2024.
  12. ^ "Dorival Jr. convoca Léo Jardim, Fabrício Bruno e Galeno para Seleção". ge (in Brazilian Portuguese). 11 March 2024. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
  13. ^ "Leonardo-Cesar JARDIM". unfp.org. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
  14. ^ "Do hospital para o campo: Léo Jardim pede para jogar após filha nascer e segura vaga do Vasco". Retrieved 1 October 2024.
  15. ^ "Léo Jardim". Soccerway.