Bruno Leonardo

Club

Chapecoense

Position

Defender

Nationality

Brazil

Date of birth

1996-06-02

Birthplace

Ribeirão Preto, Brazil

Height

1.87 m (6 ft 1+1⁄2 in)

Weight

79 kg

Bruno Leonardo dos Santos Covas (born 2 June 1996), known as Bruno Leonardo, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a central defender for Chapecoense.

Club career
Born in Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Bruno Leonardo started his career at Comercial-SP's youth categories. He subsequently represented Olé Brasil, Velo Clube and Bahia before joining Santos in 2013.

On 12 February 2016, Bruno Leonardo renewed his contract with Peixe until the end of the year. He left the club in March 2018, and signed for Portuguesa Santista.

Bruno Leonardo also spent a period on loan at VOCEM in the 2019 season before being named in the squad of Patrocinense for the 2020 Campeonato Mineiro in December of that year. On 4 March 2020, however, after being only an unused substitute, he returned to his native state after signing for São Bento.

On 1 June 2021, Bruno Leonardo was announced as the new addition of Ferroviária. He moved to Paysandu on 8 April 2022, and despite featuring regularly, he terminated his contract on a mutual agreement on 10 August.

On 12 August 2022, Bruno Leonardo signed for Portuguesa. On 28 March 2023, he was announced at Chapecoense on loan for the year's Série B.

On 20 December 2023, Chape announced Bruno Leonardo's contract renewal, with the player signing a one-year deal.