Leonardo "Léo" César Jardim (born 20 March 1995) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Vasco da Gama.
Club career On 13 July 2019, Jardim joined Ligue 1 club Lille on a five-year contract. Jardim made his club debut on 2 October 2019 in Lille's 2–1 home defeat to Chelsea in the UEFA Champions League group stage. He made a further three appearances for Lille that season, all coming in the Coupe de la Ligue where the club was eliminated by Lyon on penalties in the semi-finals.
On 1 September 2020, Jardim joined Primeira Liga side Boavista on loan for the 2020–21 season.
Following Mike Maignan's exit to A.C. Milan in July 2021, Jardim was elevated to Lille's first choice goalkeeper. On 1 August 2021, Jardim kept a clean sheet for Lille in their 1–0 victory over Paris Saint-Germain in the Trophée des Champions. He made his Ligue 1 debut for the club in a 3–3 draw with Metz on 8 August, followed by a 4–0 defeat against Nice. Such negative results left Léo on the bench for 21 matches. The Brazilian only played again, in the League, against Montpellier, in his team's 1–0 victory. This would be the first of seven consecutive clean sheets that the Brazilian would make in that League season. Finishing the season as first choice goalkeeper, Léo helped his team gain 10th place in the table.
At the end of the season, Léo Jardim, in 20 games, conceded 24 goals and had 9 clean sheets.
International career On 11 March 2024, Jardim was called up for the Brazil national football team for the first time for the March friendlies against England and Spain as a replacement for Ederson, who was struck out on injury.
Personal life Born in Brazil, Léo Jardim holds both Brazilian and Italian nationality.
Jardim has been married since 2017 to Carol Picolli. The couple has a son and a daughter.
Career statistics
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueState leagueNational cupLeague cupContinentalOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsGrêmio2016Série A300010—00—402017Série A503000—001090Total803010—0010130Rio Ave (loan) 2018–19Primeira Liga330—3020——380Lille B2019–20National 210—————102021–22National 310—————10Total20—————20Lille2019–20Ligue 100—00301Appearance(s) in the UEFA Champions League0—402021–22Ligue 1170—00—201Appearance in the Trophée des Champions02002022–23Ligue 160—00———60Total230—00303010300Boavista (loan) 2020–21Primeira Liga340—1000——350Vasco da Gama2023Série A3807020———4702024Série A380110100———5902025Série A360100120—80—6602026Série A2708060—100—510Total1390360300—180—2230Career total239039035050210203410
Honours Grêmio Copa do Brasil: 2016
Lille Trophée des Champions: 2021
References
External links Léo Jardim profile. Portal Oficial do Grêmio.