My Take
Marcos Leonardo is exactly the kind of player you root for: a kid from Itapetinga, Bahia who came up through Santos — the same club that gave the world Pelé — and made that legacy feel relevant again. Watching him at Santos in the early 2020s, you could see right away he had that natural striker's instinct, the kind that can't really be coached. He was still a teenager and already leading the line with confidence. Moving to Al-Hilal in Saudi Arabia was a bold call for someone so young, but given how much talent has flowed through that league recently, it's hard to call it a step down. Still only 21, with his best years clearly ahead of him — I genuinely want to see what he does on the world stage.
Overview
Marcos Leonardo Santos Almeida (born 2 May 2003), known as Marcos Leonardo (Brazilian Portuguese: [ˈmaʁkuz leoˈnaʁdu]), is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Saudi Pro League club Al-Hilal.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Marcos Leonardo
- Name (Japanese)
- マルコス・レオナルド・サントス・アウメイダ
- Reading
- まるこす・れおなるど・さんとす・あうめいだ
- Born
- May 2, 2003 (age 23)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Taurus / Goat
- Origin
- Itapetinga, Bahia, Brazil
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 2 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- association football player
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.