MARCOS LEONARDO
Date of birth: 02 May 2003
02 May 2003
Height:
1.74m
Weight:
70 Kg
Citizenship:
Brazil
Position:
Centre-Forward
Foot:
Right
Current club:
Santos FC, Brazil
Career:
Santos (2020-present)
Santos U20 (2018-2020): 5 games, 3 goals, 2 assists
Brazil U20 (2021-present): 3 games, 7 goals, 2 assists
Brazil U16 (2019; captain): 6 games, 2 goals
POSITIONING (2022)
(can have more than one position per game)
Centre-Forward: 33 games
Left Winger: 1 game
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4-2-3-1 (Santos F.C. – Brazil U20)
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4-4-2 (Santos F.C. – Brazil U20)
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3-4-3 (Santos F.C.)
Players comparison: Marcos Leonardo vs. Top U20 Centre Forwards in European Leagues
Marcos Leonardo: Goals
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In penalties, Marcos Leonardo starting position is just outside the penalty box. His approaching run is wide towards the left to prepare his strong foot and make the shot. In his penalties, he prefers strength over positioning, always targeting the lower side next to the post or toward the middle, also with low trajectory. He showcased his great technique performing a Panenka shot in one of the penalties taken.
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Marcos Leonardo is a very resilient striker, with great awareness of the position of the ball. Despite losing duels due to his physique, he carries on until the play is over.
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Despite being positioned far from the opposition goal, Marcos Leonardo is capable of creating scoring chances with his ability to win duels and drive the ball into the final third. After winning his duel, Leonardo has the vision to detect the opening space to make the run and find a comfortable position to take a shot. After a great first touch, he is able to produce a powerful shot without requiring much space to set himself.
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Marcos Leonardo has a very positive attitude, following the play in case a mistake happens on the opposition side. His good positioning is well used in these type of plays.
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When the game develops on the wings, Leonardo is aware of his positioning to avoid being caught offside. His controlling skills allow him to prepare his shot in tight spaces with quick movements
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Despite not having a great physical presence, Marcos Leonardo has a great jumping ability, allowing him to score several headers.
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Marcos Leonardo feels comfortable leaving his Centre Forward position to create space and avoid becoming a reference for the centre-backs. Once created the distraction, Marcos Leonardo comes back into his position but now without a reference.
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His awareness allows him to take advantage of situation where a second play or a rebound takes places, Striker’s instinct!
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Separation created and good timing to jump and place the shot on the side the cross came from
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Despite not facing the goal, his dribbling ability, especially in reduced spaces, helps Leonardo to create a shot opportunity even if there are more opposing players surrounding him.
Marcos Leonardo: Dribbling
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Marcos Leonardo has great speed and acceleration that is very useful when the ball is played into space.
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When receiving passes without facing the opposition’s goal, Leonardo has the agility to turn quickly. However, his body strength is not the best and can struggle dribbling past the defender
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On 1v1 situations, with the ball control and facing the opposition’s goal, Leonardo possesses skills that helps him to dribble past or create a chance for a pass or a shot.
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In loose-ball situations, Leonardo's acceleration and speed are a huge asset, in dribbling past the defender.
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On some occasions, Leonardo can take the wrong decision by trying to dribble past the defender instead of playing with an open teammate.
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In most of the passes received, Leonardo has his back to the goal. He has a good technique in order to hold the defender, turn around and accelerate to go past the defender.
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On counter-attacks and 1v1 situations, Leonardo's ability to fake the defender with quick movements is a great attribute.
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Due to his wide range of dribbles and skills, defenders find themselves in situations where they have to stop Leonardo by fouling him.
Marcos Leonardo: Offensive Duels
• Due to the position played, Leonardo faces the vast majority of duels with his back to goal.
• Marcos Leonardo has a great strength that allows him to hold defenders in order to help his team to progress, or even generate a foul.
• Playing with a second refence in the area, Leonardo is capable of taking duels in the wings recognising the open space.
• In some duels, his balance might not be the best, so defenders can destabilise Marcos Leonardo easily
• In certain occasions, Leonardo tends to go to the floor as soon as he feels the contact with the defender, looking to win a foul, but can be unsuccessful.
Marcos Leonardo: Aerial Ability
• To create space from the defender, Marcos Leonardo possesses a great skill of movements off-the-ball to generate that separation.
• Once the space is created, Leonardo has good jumping ability. His heading attributes can be improved.
• Great acceleration to win the position to the defender and gain the advantage for the header.
• Despite his height, Marcos Leonardo has an incredible jumping ability.
Marcos Leonardo: Crossing
• Despite being naturally a right footed player, Marcos Leonardo is able to cross with great accuracy with the weak foot.
• Marcos Leonardo can drop on the left side of the pitch in order to cross the ball for the other reference in attack (4-4-2). In transition, Leonardo can improve his crossing deliveries.
• When Leonardo is able to cut inside, his crossings with the right foot are noticeably more accurate.
• If the crosses are from inside of the box, Leonardo can deliver more accurate crosses with a strong and low type of cross.
• In occasions, Leonardo requires to have a better vision or scanning to locate the nearest teammate, instead of making a rushed decision.
Marcos Leonardo: Passing
• Using his good 1v1 skills to pass through the defender, Leonardo is capable of finding himself in advanced positions and create goal chances with his passing.
• Leonardo has the ability and creativity to perform very difficult passes in advanced positions.
• Since most of the passes Leonardo receives, he has his back to goal, he has the quality to provide assists with back-heel passes.
• Playing with his back to goal, Marcos Leonardo has precision to make passes on the first touch.
• Even playing as a striker, Leonardo is very generous recognising teammates in a more favourable scoring position, thanks to his great vision.
• Sometimes his passing ability in the final third can improve in the outcome, where he could give passes to better-positioned teammates.
• His first touch passes can be improve in terms of accuracy, but Marcos Leonardo has the vision to perform these type of plays.
• Thanks to his aerial ability, Leonardo is a threat in second plays for set-plays such as corners.
Marcos Leonardo: Defensive Duels and Tackling
• Marcos Leonardo has a very positive attitude, not giving up on loose balls and chasing them trying to gain possession even in advanced areas of the pitch.
• His persistency allows him to recover the ball in advanced positions of the pitch.
• Playing as a striker, Leonardo becomes the first player to press the opposition. His tackling ability can be improved.
• The pressing make by Leonardo can be very aggressive, not being afraid of slide tackling to recover the possession.
• His lack of tackling ability makes him commit fouls when trying to recover the ball.
• Leonardo tends to fall for fake passes, allowing the ball carrier an easy progression with the ball.
Marcos Leonardo - Positioning and Interceptions
• The vast majority of interceptions made by Leonardo come from his good positioning and timing of jump during set-plays.
• Despite his height (174cm), Marcos Leonardo can achieve several interceptions due to good positioning
• On the majority of the corners against, Leonardo position is on the first post, covering the low trajectory deliveries.
• Even if the corner is taking short, his good awareness allows him to make interceptions in second plays.
• With a 4-2-3-1, Leonardo occupies the most advanced position on the pitch, making him the first player to press the opposition when playing the ball from the back. In this formation, Marcos Leonardo will press the majority of the pitch, trying to force the pass from the opposite Centre-Backs
• In occasions, his will use his speed and acceleration to press the Full-Back
• Playing as a Lone Striker, Leonardo has to cover a lot of ground trying to press three players when the goalkeeper joins to the possession.
• Leonardo is a resilient player that, despite losing the ball, remains in the play pressing up high and trying to recover back possession.
• In a formation with two strikers, Leonardo's attributes of speed and reaction are very important because he has less ground to cover, so his pressure can be more effective.
Marcos Leonardo Shooting Statistics (via WyScout)
Source: Shooting Statistics (via WyScout)
Marcos Leonardo Penalties Taken (via WyScout)
Source: Shooting Statistics (via WyScout)
Conclusions: Offensive Aspects
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Great strikers' sense for goalscoring. Has a great value of xG in comparison to other.
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Can create scoring chances from very difficult position due to high level technical attributes: speed, acceleration, strength and agility.
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High awareness and concentration when the ball is not near his position.
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Good jumping ability despite his height. 4 heading goals this season.
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Constant mobility makes him a difficult striker to reference for the opposition. Good mobility off the ball to create separation with defenders.
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When receiving the ball having his back to the goal, Leonardo is strong to hold the possession or turn around with great agility.
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Can improve his 1v1 duels as he prefers to make a pass or take the shot.
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His passing and crossing ability are good, but sometimes can take decisions in a rushed manner.
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Marcos Leonardo has the capacity to pass the ball on the first touch with accuracy.
Conclusions: Defensive Aspects
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Very positive attitude not being afraid of slide tackling and not giving up on loose balls.
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Very aggressive pressing being the first player to activate when the opposition is on possession.
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His tackling ability can be improved. Leonardo tends to commit several fouls trying to recover the possession.
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Should be more aware of fake passes from the opposition. Can fake him very often.
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Good awareness of the ball position on set plays. Great timing of jump and noticeable positioning.
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Resilience trying to recover the ball. Can press in large areas of the pitch.
Marcos Leonardo in the Press
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Liverpool could land new Romario in Marcos Leonardo
Following a match between Santos and Corinthians at the end of June, Brazilian presenter Milton Neves made comments regarding 19-year-old Marcos Leonardo, saying: “Corinthians yesterday escaped being defeated by the Santos kids. Marcos Leonardo, who’s going to Liverpool, this guy is the new Romário!”
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"This guy is the new Romario" - Brazil pundit Milton Neves says Santos forward is set to join Liverpool
Brazilian presenter Milton Neves has revealed that Santos forward Marcos Leonardo is set to join Liverpool while hailing the youngster as the 'new Romario'. The 19-year-old has produced eye-catching form this season, netting 12 goals from 29 league matches with the South American side to garner attention from Europe.
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Meet Marcos Leonardo: 'Next Neymar' at Santos who one day wants to play in Premier League
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