Léo Pereira becomes fifth of Flamengo’s title-winning generation to reach 300 games | OneFootball

Léo Pereira marked his 300th Flamengo appearance in the 4-0 win at Atlético-MG on Sunday at Arena MRV in the 13th round of the Brasileirão. According to Globo.com, the 30-year-old is the fifth member of the 2019/20 generation to reach the milestone.

The club saluted him on social media, and team-mates celebrated in the dressing room on FlamengoTV.

He said he was delighted and that celebrating it with a win and three points was ideal. He felt the side are on a consistent path and hopes they maintain their attitude home and away to hit their targets this season.

The 2019/20 generation with 300 or more Flamengo games are Arrascaeta 375, Bruno Henrique 360, Pedro 328, Gabigol 308, and Léo Pereira 300.

Willian Arão and Everton Ribeiro also exceeded 300 appearances for the club, but belong to an earlier cycle, arriving in 2016 and 2017 respectively.

A scorer of 18 goals for Flamengo, Pereira is enjoying the best spell of his career and could be called up for his first World Cup with Brazil in June. His honours include two Libertadores in 2022 and 2025, the Recopa Sul-Americana in 2020, two Supercopas do Brasil in 2021 and 2025, two Copas do Brasil in 2022 and 2024, two Brasileirões in 2020 and 2025, and five Campeonato Carioca titles in 2020, 2021, 2024, 2025 and 2026.

Source: Globo.com