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Leonardo Alves Chú Franco (born 6 April 2000), known as Léo Chú, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a right winger for Alverca in the Primeira Liga.

• Club career

• Grêmio

• Seattle Sounders FC

• FC Dallas

• Alverca

• Career statistics

• Honours

• References

• External links

Léo Chú was born in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, and joined Grêmio's youth setup at the age of ten. On 5 February 2020, he renewed his contract until the end of 2024.cite-ref-2[2]

On 10 February 2020, Léo Chú was loaned to fellow Série A side Ceará until the end of the season.cite-ref-3[3] He made his senior debut twelve days later, coming on as a second-half substitute for Wescley in a 1–0 Campeonato Cearense home win against Caucaia.cite-ref-4[4]

Léo Chú made his top tier debut occurred on 12 October 2020, as he started in a 2–1 home success over Corinthians.cite-ref-5[5] He scored his first goal in the category on 25 November, netting the equalizer in a 1–1 home draw against São Paulo.

Back to Grêmio for the 2021 campaign, Léo Chú made his debut for the club on 14 March, starting in a 2–0 Campeonato Gaúcho away win against Esportivo.cite-ref-6[6] Late in the month, he scored the equalizer in a 2–2 draw at São Luiz-RS.cite-ref-7[7]

On August 5, 2021, Léo Chú signed with Seattle Sounders FC of Major League Soccer.cite-ref-8[8] He made his debut for the club on September 14, coming on as a substitute and providing an assist to Raúl Ruidíaz's goal in stoppage time to win a Leagues Cup semifinal against Santos Laguna. Chú made his MLS debut on September 29 against the San Jose Earthquakes with another substitute appearance.cite-ref-9[9]

He set a club record with four assists—all to Jordan Morris—in a 4–1 defeat of Sporting Kansas City in March 2023.cite-ref-times-hunger-10-0[10]

On January 7, 2025, Chú was traded to FC Dallas by Seattle Sounders FC alongside $2 million in general allocation money, and an international roster slot, for striker Jesús Ferreira.cite-ref-11[11]

On 12 July 2025, Chú was transferred to Primeira Liga side Alverca for an undisclosed fee.cite-ref-12[12]

As of 1 December 2024cite-ref-13[13]

| Club | Season | League | League | League | State League | State League | Cup | Cup | Continental | Continental | Other | Other | Total | Total |

|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|

| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |

| Ceará | 2020 | Série A | 22 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 1 [ a ] | 0 | 30 | 3 |

| Grêmio | 2021 | Série A | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 [ b ] | 0 | — | — | 12 | 2 |

| Seattle Sounders FC | 2021 | MLS | 8 | 1 | – | – | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 |

| Seattle Sounders FC | 2022 | MLS | 25 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 25 | 0 |

| Seattle Sounders FC | 2023 | MLS | 36 | 5 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 36 | 5 |

| Seattle Sounders FC | 2024 | MLS | 15 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 15 | 1 |

| Career total | Career total | Career total | 106 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 126 | 12 |

cite-note-cdn-141. Appearance(s) in Copa do Nordeste

cite-note-col-cos-152. Two appearances in Copa Libertadores, one appearance in Copa Sudamericana

• Campeonato Gaúcho: 2021

• Recopa Gaúcha: 2021

• CONCACAF Champions League: 2022

cite-note-fcwc-2022-13. "FIFA Club World Cup Morocco 2022™: List of Players: Seattle Sounders FC" (PDF). FIFA. 7 February 2023. p. 6. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 February 2023. Retrieved 18 February 2023.

cite-note-22. ↑ "Promessa da base, Léo Chú renova com o Grêmio e será emprestado ao Ceará" [Youth prospect, Léo Chú renews with Grêmio and will be loaned to Ceará] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Gaúcha ZH. 5 February 2020. Retrieved 6 November 2020.

cite-note-33. ↑ "Atacante Léo Chú é o novo contratado do Ceará para a temporada 2020" [Forward Léo Chú is the new signing of Ceará for the 2020 season] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Ceará SC. 10 February 2020. Retrieved 6 November 2020.

cite-note-44. ↑ "Rodrigão marca de cabeça e Ceará vence o Caucaia pelo Campeonato Cearense" [Rodrigão scores from a header and Ceará defeat Caucaia for the Campeonato Cearense] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Ceará SC. 22 February 2020. Retrieved 6 November 2020.

cite-note-55. ↑ "Léo Chu agradece chance dada por Guto e se diz ansioso por primeiro gol no profissional" [Léo Chu thanks chance given by Guto and says he is anxious for his first professional goal] (in Brazilian Portuguese). O Povo. 14 October 2020. Retrieved 6 November 2020.

cite-note-66. ↑ "Léo Chú lembra início sem chuteiras e vibra com nova chance no Grêmio: "Só o começo"" [Léo Chú remembers beginnings without boots and vibrates with new chance at Grêmio: "Only the beginning"] (in Brazilian Portuguese). GloboEsporte.com. 16 March 2021. Retrieved 17 May 2021.

cite-note-77. ↑ "Após primeiro gol pelo Grêmio, Léo Chú se emociona: "Que seja início de uma trajetória linda"" [After first goal for Grêmio, Léo Chú gets emotional: "May it be the beginning of a beautiful path"] (in Brazilian Portuguese). GloboEsporte.com. 1 April 2021. Retrieved 17 May 2021.

cite-note-88. ↑ "Sounders FC adds Brazilian attacker Léo Chú and French winger Nicolas Benezet on transfer deadline day". Seattle Sounders FC. 5 August 2021. Retrieved 5 August 2021.

cite-note-99. ↑ citerefkrasnoo2021Krasnoo, Ryan (30 September 2021). "Leó Chú showcases potential in MLS debut against San Jose". SoundersFC.com. Retrieved 9 October 2021.

cite-note-times-hunger-1010. ↑ citerefevans2023Evans, Jayda (21 April 2023). "How a 'hunger' and team-first approach have earned Leo Chu a Sounders starting spot". The Seattle Times. Retrieved 26 April 2023.

cite-note-1111. ↑ citerefbooth2025Booth, Tim (8 January 2025). "Sounders finalize trade for Jesús Ferreira in blockbuster deal with FC Dallas". The Seattle Times. Retrieved 8 January 2025.

cite-note-1212. ↑ citerefdallasDallas, F. C. "FC Dallas Transfers Forward Leó Chú to FC Alverca". FC Dallas.

cite-note-1313. ↑ Léo Chú at Soccerway. Retrieved 1 December 2024.

• Ceará profile (in Brazilian Portuguese)