Leonardo Bittencourt

Leonardo Bittencourt

File:Bittencourt, Leonardo H96 13-14.JPG Bittencourt in training with Hannover 96 in 2013
Personal information
Date of birth	(1993-12-19) 19 December 1993
Place of birth	Leipzig, Germany
Height
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	1. FC Köln
Number	21
Youth career
2005–2010	Energie Cottbus
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2010–2012	Energie Cottbus II	4	(2)
2010–2012	Energie Cottbus	29	(2)
2012–2013	Borussia Dortmund II	12	(1)
2012–2013	Borussia Dortmund	5	(1)
2013–2015	Hannover 96	57	(5)
2015–	1. FC Köln	25	(3)
International career‡
2011	Germany U19	2	(0)
2013–	Germany U21	20	(3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 March 2016 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18:03, 28 June 2015 (UTC)

Leonardo Bittencourt (born 19 December 1993) is a German professional footballer who plays for 1. FC Köln as a midfielder.

Club career

Born in Leipzig, Bittencourt began his career with Energie Cottbus. On 1 December 2011, it was announced that Bittencourt had signed a four-year contract with Borussia Dortmund, effective from 1 July 2012. He moved to Hannover 96 at the end of the 2012–13 season.

On 13 July 2015, Bittencourt joined 1. FC Köln on a four-year deal keeping him at the club until 2019.

Personal life

Leonardo is the son of Franklin Bittencourt, a Brazilian former professional player who played in Germany, and is now active as a coach.