Leandro Love


Leandro Rodrigues da Silva, known as Leandro Love, is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Rio Claro Futebol Clube - SP as a forward.

Club career

Born in São Paulo, he started his career with Rio Preto. On 8 August 2006 he was signed by J2 League club Vissel Kobe. He played his only league match on 30 September 2006. In December 2006 he was signed by Amparo but he was loaned to Rio Branco in January 2007 for Campeonato Paulista. He scored 4 goals in 17 games.

Melbourne Victory

On 3 July he was sold to Brasilis and loaned to A-League club Melbourne Victory soon after, as the fourth and last foreigner. He played 15 A-League games and once in the 2008 AFC Champions League; he was released on 30 June 2008.

Return to São Paulo state

In January 2009 he was loaned to Campeonato Paulista club Oeste. He scored one goal in eight appearances. In May 2009 he left for ABC for 2009 Campeonato Brasileiro Série B but wasreleased before round one. He then left for Série C side Criciúma.
In December 2009 he was signed by Marília for 2010 Campeonato Paulista Série A2. He started all 19 matches and scored 12 goals, including 2 hat tricks.
In June 2010, he signed a 1-year contract with Linense for Copa Paulista and 2011 Campeonato Paulista. On 28 April 2011, he moved to Brazilian Série B club Portuguesa.
In December 2015, the Tricordiano-MG hired Leandro Love for the 2016 season. Since then he has played for São Bento, Treze FC, Rio Claro FC and CS Seriog-SE. As of the 2019/2020 season, he plays for CRD Libolo.