Leonildo Soares

Leonildo Soares Gonçalves Ceita, commonly known as Leonildo Soares and sometimes as Ju, is a São Toméan professional footballer who plays as a right-back for UFC Moitense and the São Tomé and Príncipe national team. He also holds Portuguese citizenship.

Club career

After he immigrated to Portugal along with his family during his childhood years, he played in several Portuguese clubs including Seixal, Amora and Vitória de Setúbal. He started his professional career, his first club was Fabril do Barros, then played with Amora and recently Pinhalnovense. He became the first Santomean to play with a Bangladeshi club Abahani Limited of its capital Dhaka for the 2014 season.

International career

Leonildo Soares made his international debut on 4 June 2016, when he played entirely in a loss Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Cape Verde.