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Leonardo Lelo

Solid contributorSC Braga · 26 yrsRotation
57.7
14.6%
Ratingi
27.4
9%
Seasoni
22
Valuei

based on the 2025/26 season · updated 20 Aug 2026

Profile

Full nameLeonardo Filipe da Cruz Lelo
PositionFull-back
NationalityPortugal
Age26
Date of birth30 Mar 2000
BirthplaceOlhão
Height175 cm
Shirt number#5
ClubSC Braga
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Season stats

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29
Appearances
0
Goals
4
Assists
1844
Minutes

Domestic-league season · SC Braga.

Scout report

Solid contributorFull-back

Leonardo Lelo is a 26-year-old full-back at SC Braga, rated 57.7 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 23rd of 76 on scout potential in the Primeira Liga. In his prime years, he has been a regular starter this season (60.3% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.25 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Lelo.

Judged on this season alone, Lelo graded 27 — a strong campaign that ranks top 30% of the 10 full-backs in the Primeira Liga, on 7 clean sheets and 2.245 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 30 → 27). Over the 5 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2021/22.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 58, top 30% of the 10 full-backs in the Primeira Liga. At 26 Lelo is in his prime years, and a market index of 22 reflects that trajectory.

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Past his 2021/22 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2021/22Trending downStepped up 2022/23
Current potentialTop 30% full-backs · Primeira LigaCurrent seasonTop 30% full-backs · Primeira Liga3rd-best full-back in the Primeira Liga23rd in the Primeira Liga · potential3rd-highest potential full-back in the Primeira Liga
57.7
Ratingi
3rd of 10 full-backs
27.4
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
60.3%
Minutes
a regular starter
2.25
Def. actions / 90
moderate defensive volume

Output in context · SC Braga finished 4th of 18 · an upper-table side

29
Apps
2.25
Def. / 90
21
Tackles
22
Interceptions
7
Clean sheets

2.25 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 7 clean sheets across 29 appearances. Behind an upper-table side (4th of 18) the side controls more games, so the defensive load is lighter — the value sits as much in composure and ball progression as in raw volume. Going forward he chipped in 0 goals and 4 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

  • Availability. On the pitch for 60.3% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
  • Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.2 goal involvements per 90, useful for a full-back.

Watch points

  • Few red flags. No obvious weaknesses in the current-season profile — consistency is the next test.

Outlook

With a Rating of 57.7, Lelo carries the 3rd-highest potential of the full-backs in the Primeira Liga (top 30%). Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.25 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90), with a bit more on the ball than most in the role. In the prime window — at or near peak market value, so the next two seasons are the ones to cash in or build around.

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among full-backs in the Primeira Liga with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals0

Passing

Assists4

Defending

Tackles21
Interceptions22
Blocks3

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards2
Red cards0

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.