Leo Ceara is a Brazilian striker who played for Vitoria and several Brazilian clubs before a spell in Japan with FC Ryukyu. He returned to Brazil, then came back to Japan with Yokohama F. Marinos and later joined Cerezo Osaka. At Cerezo he became one of the league's most productive centre-forwards before moving to Kashima Antlers. His career is closely associated with goalscoring in the J.League after varied Brazilian experience.