Sergio Leandro de Oliveira Jr. Facts

Sergio Leandro de Oliveira Jr. Facts

June 15, 2014 - Name: Sergio Leandro de Oliveira Jr.

Age: 19

City: Rio de Janeiro

Position: midfielder

Soccer strengths: His smooth style, or "liso" as they say in Portuguese.

How he found football: First gift he ever received was a soccer ball when he was six months old. “It’s every boy’s first gift in Brazil," he says.

Soccer status: Plays for Botofogo Juniors. Started with Tigres do Brasil at 11. Played briefly for Mexico's Santos Laguna in Liga MX.

Who inspires him: All the great Brazilian players.

Quote: “I would play anywhere, but I love it here,” he says of his Botafogo neighborhood.