Leandro Mário Baldé Sanca (born 4 January 2000) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a winger for Chaves.

Leandro Sanca
Personal information
Full name Leandro Mário Baldé Sanca
Date of birth (2000-01-04) 4 January 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth Lisbon, Portugal
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
Chaves
Number 10
Youth career
2010–2013 CR Foot
2013–2014 Real
2014–2018 Belenenses
2018–2020 Braga
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2021 Braga B 2 (0)
2020–2021 Braga 2 (0)
2020–2021Académica (loan) 29 (2)
2021–2023 Spezia 4 (0)
2021–2022Casa Pia (loan) 27 (3)
2023Famalicão (loan) 14 (2)
2023– Chaves 37 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 June 2024

Club career

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On 9 June 2020, Sanca signed a professional contract with Braga until 2024.[2] Sanca made his professional debut with Braga in a 4-0 Primeira Liga win over C.D. Aves on 7 July 2020.[3]

On 30 August 2021, he signed a 3-year contract with Spezia in Italy and was at the same time loaned to Casa Pia for the 2021–22 season.[4]

Upon his return from loan, Sanca made his Serie A debut for Spezia on 31 August 2022 against Juventus.[5]

On 13 January 2023, he joined Famalicão on loan.[6]

On 14 August 2023, Sanca signed with Chaves.[7]

Personal life

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Born in Portugal, Sanca is of Bissau-Guinean descent.[8]

References

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  1. ^ "Leandro Sanca". Spezia Calcio. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
  2. ^ Redação (5 July 2020). "Leandro Sanca seguro até 2024 (SC Braga)". A Bola (in Portuguese). Retrieved 5 July 2020.
  3. ^ "Sporting Braga vs. Desportivo Aves - 4 July 2020 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
  4. ^ "UFFICIALE | LEANDRO SANCA È UN NUOVO CALCIATORE DELLO SPEZIA" (Press release) (in Italian). Spezia. 30 August 2021. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
  5. ^ "Juventus v Spezia game report". Soccerway. 31 August 2022. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
  6. ^ "LEANDRO SANCA AL FAMALICÃO" (Press release) (in Italian). Spezia. 13 January 2023. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
  7. ^ "SANCA É REFORÇO" [SANCA IS REINFORCEMENT] (in Portuguese). Chaves. 14 August 2023. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
  8. ^ "Figura da Semana: ÚMARO EMBALÓ – NASCEU PARA SER GOLEADOR" (in Portuguese).
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