Leandro Sanca
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Leandro Mário Baldé Sanca | ||
| Date of birth | 4 January 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Lisbon, Portugal | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Piast Gliwice | ||
| Number | 11 | ||
| 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 | 1 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | Braga | 2 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | → Académica (loan) | 29 | (2) |
| 2021–2023 | Spezia | 4 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | → Casa Pia (loan) | 27 | (3) |
| 2023 | → Famalicão (loan) | 14 | (2) |
| 2023–2025 | Chaves | 49 | (1) |
| 2025– | Piast Gliwice | 0 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 4 June 2025 | |||
Leandro Mário Baldé Sanca (born 4 January 2000) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a winger for Ekstraklasa club Piast Gliwice.
Career
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 three-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]
On 18 July 2025, Sanca moved to Polish Ekstraklasa club Piast Gliwice, signing a two-year contract with an extension option.[8]
Personal life
Born in Portugal, Sanca is of Bissau-Guinean descent.[9]
References
- ^ "Leandro Sanca". Spezia Calcio. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
- ^ Redação (5 July 2020). "Leandro Sanca seguro até 2024 (SC Braga)". A Bola (in Portuguese). Retrieved 5 July 2020.
- ^ "Sporting Braga vs. Desportivo Aves - 4 July 2020". Soccerway.
- ^ "UFFICIALE | LEANDRO SANCA È UN NUOVO CALCIATORE DELLO SPEZIA" (Press release) (in Italian). Spezia. 30 August 2021. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
- ^ "Juventus v Spezia game report". Soccerway. 31 August 2022. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
- ^ "LEANDRO SANCA AL FAMALICÃO" (Press release) (in Italian). Spezia. 13 January 2023. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
- ^ "SANCA É REFORÇO" [SANCA IS REINFORCEMENT] (in Portuguese). Chaves. 14 August 2023. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
- ^ "Leandro Sanca dołącza do Piasta Gliwice!" [Leandro Sanca joins Piast Gliwice!] (in Polish). Piast Gliwice. 18 July 2025. Retrieved 22 July 2025.
- ^ "Figura da Semana: ÚMARO EMBALÓ – NASCEU PARA SER GOLEADOR" (in Portuguese).