foxsports
Sergio Leandro de Oliveira Jr. Facts
June 15, 2014 - Name: Sergio Leandro de Oliveira Jr.
Age: 19
ADVERTISEMENT
City: Rio de Janeiro
Position: midfielder
Soccer strengths: His smooth style, or "liso" as they say in Portuguese.
How he found football: First gift he ever received was a soccer ball when he was six months old. “It’s every boy’s first gift in Brazil," he says.
Soccer status: Plays for Botofogo Juniors. Started with Tigres do Brasil at 11. Played briefly for Mexico's Santos Laguna in Liga MX.
Who inspires him: All the great Brazilian players.
Quote: “I would play anywhere, but I love it here,” he says of his Botafogo neighborhood.
share
