Place of birth Brazil 0000–2008 CFZ do Rio Current team Kitchee SC Years Team Height 1.86 m | Number 11 Role Football player Playing position Name Alessandro Leonardo Position Forward | |
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Date of birth (1987-03-10) 10 March 1987 (age 28) | ||
Highlights : Cambodia 0 - 2 Hong Kong
Alessandro Ferreira Leonardo (born 10 March 1987), commonly known as Sandro (Chinese: 辛祖), is a Hong Kong football player who currently play for Hong Kong Premier League club Kitchee.
Contents
- Highlights Cambodia 0 2 Hong Kong
- Citizen
- Biu Chun Rangers
- Sun Pegasus
- Kitchee
- International career
- International goals
- Club
- Individual
- References
Citizen
Sandro was sent off after a second bookable offence in the match against South China, when he pressured Zhang Chunhui to take his goal kick quickly and was considered by the referee to have obstructed the goalkeeper. Citizen lost the match 1:2.
Sandro scored a hat-trick against Tai Po FC on 2 May 2009 to help the club win 4:1 and end the 2008–09 season in third place in the league. On 25 October 2009, Sandro scored 5 goals for Citizen against Happy Valley at Siu Sai Wan Sports Ground, including a 50-yard lob.
With Citizen, Sandro won the 2010–11 Hong Kong Senior Challenge Shield after defeating South China AA in the final on penalties. But his contract was not renewed by the club at the end of the season.
Biu Chun Rangers
Sandro joined Biu Chun Rangers for the 2011–12 season. He scored on his debut for the club in the 1–4 defeat away to TSW Pegasus. He scored again in the second game against his old club Citizen to tie the match 2–2.
Sun Pegasus
Sandro joined Sun Pegasus for an undisclosed fee before the start of 2012–13 season. However, he only scored 1 goal in 10 matches and was released by the club on 31 December 2012.
Citizen
Sandro re-joined Citizen as a free transfer after he was released by Sun Pegasus.
Kitchee
On 15 July 2015, Sandro was formally signed as a Kitchee player. There was controversy surrounding the move as he had signed a pre-contractual agreement with Eastern nine months prior. While Sandro claimed, through his lawyer's advice that the agreement was not legally binding, Eastern's Executive Director Peter Leung took league action after the Hong Kong Football Association was unable to resolve the situation. Eventually the situation was resolved.
During the 2016–17 season, Sandro scored 21 goals on route to winning the Golden Boot. He was rewarded with a new contract on 11 July 2017.
International career
Sandro was born and raised in Brazil, but became a naturalized Hong Kong citizen through residency. Sandro made his international debut and scored his first goal for Hong Kong against Myanmar on 7 November 2015.