Leônidas da Silva
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BrazilCounted from the international goal archive — every scorer-credited goal in the matches it covers, 1916 to today. A record of covered matches, not a complete career count; own goals never join a scorer's tally.
Leônidas da Silva was a Brazilian professional footballer who played as a forward. He is regarded as one of the most important players of the first half of the 20th century. At the height of his career, Leônidas was very popular amongst the people of Brazil and Rio de Janeiro. Leônidas played for the Brazil national team in the 1934 and 1938 World Cups, and was the top scorer of the latter tournament. He was known as the "Black Diamond" and the "Rubber Man" due to his agility. — Wikipedia
identity matched to Wikidata · last verified 2026-09-10
In the line-ups
1 appearance in recorded line-ups · 1938The archive holds 1 team sheet naming Leônidas da Silva in Brazil's starting line-up, on 1938-06-14.
1 appearance in the starting line-ups the archive holds — not a career total. Our line-up coverage is partial, so a match he played that we hold no sheet for is simply not counted here.
A different player of the same name scored for Brazil (1 goal, 1934) — Leônidas · Brazil
International goals in our archive
7 goals across 4 scoring matches · 1 tournament · 1938| Date | Opponent | Result | Minutes | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1938-06-19 |  Sweden | W4–2(n) | 63' 74' | Bordeaux |
| 1938-06-14 | Czechoslovakia | W2–1(n) | 57' | Bordeaux |
| 1938-06-12 | Czechoslovakia | D1–1(n) | 30' | Bordeaux |
| 1938-06-05 |  Poland | W6–5(n) | 18' 93' 104'hat-trick | Strasbourg |
Honours
14 team trophies · Wikipedia + Wikidata, community-updated| Team honours14 | ||||
| FIFA World Cup | ×1 | 1938 | Brazil | |
| Campeonato Paulista | ×5 | 1943, 1945, 1946, 1948, 1949 | São Paulo | |
| Campeonato Brasileiro de Seleções Estaduais | ×4 | 1931, 1938, 1940, 1942 | Rio de Janeiro State Team ·3, São Paulo State Team ·1 | |
| Campeonato Carioca | ×3 | 1934, 1935, 1939 | Vasco da Gama ·1, Botafogo ·1, Flamengo ·1 | |
| Torneio Rio–São Paulo | ×1 | 1940 | Flamengo | |
| Individual honours4 | ||||
| Scoring titles · 1 | ||||
| FIFA World Cup Golden Boot | 1938 | |||
| Player of the year · 1 | ||||
| FIFA World Cup Golden Ball | 1938 | |||
| Teams of the season · 1 | ||||
| FIFA World Cup All-Star Team | 1938 | |||
| More honours · 1 | ||||
| IFFHS Brazilian Player of the 20th Century (8th place) | ||||