Léo Baptistão celebrates 200 top-tier fixtures
The Brazilian striker played his 200th game in Spanish football at the Abanca Balaidos Stadium
UD Almería striker Léo Baptistão celebrated his 200th match in the Spanish top-tier, a really significant figure that only goes to show the brilliant footballing career in Spanish football of the Brazilian footballer.
The appointment against RC Celta de Vigo marked his 22th UD Almeria appearance this 2022/23 season, in which he returned to LaLiga after three years spent in his home country Brazil following his 178 top-flight fixtures in Spain distributed as follows between the 2012/13 and 2018/19 campaigns:
77 matches played for Espanyol de Barcelona, 53 with Rayo Vallecano, 26 with Villarreal CF, 17 with Real Betis and 5 for Atlético de Madrid. The Santos-born has also played 22 games as a Rojiblanco, which makes it 200 top-flight games in total.
The 30-year-old player has scored 37 goals and has produced 35 assists during his time in Spain. Baptistão has netted three times for UD Almeria and has 2 great assists to his name so far.