Been to La Bestia? Léo Souza, who has also passed through Santos, is in a great phase of Asian football
The highlight of Asian football for a few years, the striker Léo Souza, who had periods in Corinzi and Santos, continues to reaffirm his goal. The port player of Shanghai, from China, thus consolidates his position among the great Brazilian markers in international football. According to a “soft” survey, Leo appears as the third Brazilian player with the best average objectives in the last 12 months. The beast scored 24 goals in just 35 games. A phenomenon!
At 27, the player was hired this season from the port of Shanghai, current twice Chinese champion, to provide the role of the protagonism left by midfielder Oscar, who returned to Brazil to defend Sao Paulo. It didn’t take much and the attacker is already starting to attract the spotlight again. This is because, so far, Leo adds two goals and six -games assistance for the team. The numbers represent an average of a participation of one goal every two games.
“I am very happy to see my name among the main Brazilian markers last year. This is the result of a lot of work, dedication and passion that I have and demonstrated every time I enter the field. I built my career in Asian football with many efforts, and being among the Brazilian markers in this period only strengthens that I did a good job.
Léo Souza side by side with Brazilian stars
The “Sofascore” list highlights Léo Souza together with the names of Brazilian football, such as Raphinha (32 goals), Barcelona and Júnior wines from Real Madrid (27). In addition, the attacker was consolidated among the 10 largest Brazilian markers in the history of China, adding two consecutive seasons at the top of the local league artillery: he was the greatest marker of the Chinese championship in 2023 and the vice marker in 2024.
Léo Souza also has relevant milestones in Asian football. He is the only player in history to be a marker twice in a row with Japanese alloys (2018 and 2019) and has been recognized as the most dangerous striker of South Korea in 2022.
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Source: Terra

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