| Leonardo Bittencourt | |
| Full Name: | Leonardo Jesus Loureiro Bittencourt |
| Birth Date: | 19 December 1993 |
| Birth Place: | Leipzig, Germany |
| Height: | 1.71 m |
| Position: | Midfielder |
| Currentclub: | Werder Bremen |
| Clubnumber: | 10 |
| Youthyears1: | 2005–2010 |
| Youthclubs1: | Energie Cottbus |
| Years1: | 2010–2012 |
| Clubs1: | Energie Cottbus II |
| Caps1: | 4 |
| Goals1: | 2 |
| Years2: | 2010–2012 |
| Clubs2: | Energie Cottbus |
| Caps2: | 29 |
| Goals2: | 2 |
| Years3: | 2012–2013 |
| Clubs3: | Borussia Dortmund II |
| Caps3: | 12 |
| Goals3: | 1 |
| Years4: | 2012–2013 |
| Clubs4: | Borussia Dortmund |
| Caps4: | 5 |
| Goals4: | 1 |
| Years5: | 2013–2015 |
| Clubs5: | Hannover 96 |
| Caps5: | 57 |
| Goals5: | 5 |
| Years6: | 2015–2018 |
| Clubs6: | 1. FC Köln |
| Caps6: | 67 |
| Goals6: | 11 |
| Years7: | 2018–2020 |
| Clubs7: | 1899 Hoffenheim |
| Caps7: | 22 |
| Goals7: | 1 |
| Years8: | 2019–2020 |
| Clubs8: | → Werder Bremen (loan) |
| Caps8: | 28 |
| Goals8: | 4 |
| Years9: | 2020– |
| Clubs9: | Werder Bremen |
| Caps9: | 111 |
| Goals9: | 10 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2011 |
| Nationalteam1: | Germany U19 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 2 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2013–2015 |
| Nationalteam2: | Germany U21 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 20 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 3 |
| Club-Update: | 30 November 2024 (UTC) |
Leonardo Jesus Loureiro Bittencourt (born 19 December 1993) is a German professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for club Werder Bremen.
Bittencourt was born in Leipzig, Germany. He is the son of Franklin Bittencourt, a Brazilian former professional player who played in Germany, and is now active as a coach.
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.[1] He moved to Hannover 96 at the end of the 2012–13 season.[2]
On 13 July 2015, Bittencourt joined 1. FC Köln on a four-year deal keeping him at the club until 2019.[3]
On 28 April 2018, he played as Köln lost 3–2 to SC Freiburg which confirmed Köln's relegation from the Bundesliga.[4] After the team's relegation, Bittencourt was transferred to TSG 1899 Hoffenheim for a fee of €6 million.[5] [6]
On 2 September 2019, Werder Bremen announced the signing of Bittencourt on a season-long loan deal.[7] It was reported the transfer included an obligation for Werder Bremen to sign him permanently for an estimated transfer fee of €7 million.[8] The obligation took effect in July 2020.[9]
Bittencourt has represented Germany's youth teams, under 19 and under 21.
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Energie Cottbus II | 2010–11 | Regionalliga Nord | 4 | 2 | – | – | – | 4 | 2 | ||||
| Energie Cottbus | 2010–11 | 2. Bundesliga | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 3 | 0 | |||
| 2011–12 | 26 | 2 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 27 | 2 | |||||
| Total | 29 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 2 | |||
| Borussia Dortmund II | 2012–13 | 3. Liga | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 12 | 1 | |||
| Borussia Dortmund | 2012–13 | Bundesliga | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 7 | 1 | ||
| Hannover 96 | 2013–14 | 2. Bundesliga | 31 | 4 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 33 | 4 | |||
| 2014–15 | 26 | 1 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 28 | 1 | |||||
| Total | 57 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 5 | |||
| 1. FC Köln | 2015–16 | Bundesliga | 29 | 3 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 30 | 3 | |||
| 2016–17 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 18 | 3 | |||||
| 2017–18 | 22 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | – | 28 | 6 | ||||
| Total | 67 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 12 | |||
| 1899 Hoffenheim | 2018–19 | Bundesliga | 21 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | 26 | 1 | ||
| 2019–20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 22 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 1 | |||
| Werder Bremen (loan) | 2019–20 | Bundesliga | 28 | 4 | 3 | 2 | – | 1 | 0 | 32 | 6 | ||
| Werder Bremen | 2020–21 | Bundesliga | 27 | 4 | 2 | 1 | – | – | 29 | 5 | |||
| 2021–22 | 2. Bundesliga | 22 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 22 | 2 | |||
| 2022–23 | Bundesliga | 25 | 3 | 2 | 1 | – | – | 27 | 4 | ||||
| 2023–24 | Bundesliga | 29 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 30 | 1 | ||||
| 2024–25 | Bundesliga | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 111 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 119 | 12 | |||
| Career total | 335 | 37 | 24 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 368 | 42 | |||