Leonardo Jesus Loureiro Bittencourt is a German professional footballer who plays for Werder Bremen, on loan from 1899 Hoffenheim, as a midfielder.<\/P>
He 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. He moved to Hannover 96 at the end of the 2012–13 season.<\/P>
On 13 July 2015, Bittencourt joined 1. FC Köln on a four-year deal keeping him at the club until 2019.<\/P>
On 28 April 2018, he played as Köln lost 3–2 to SC Freiburg which confirmed Köln's relegation from the Bundesliga. After the team's relegation, Bittencourt was transferred to TSG 1899 Hoffenheim for a fee of €6 million.<\/P>
On 2 September 2019, SV Werder Bremen announced the signing of Bittencourt on a season-long loan deal. It was reported the transfer includes an obligation for Werder Bremen to sign him permanently after the season for an estimated transfer fee of €7 million.<\/P>
Bittencourt has represented Germany's youth teams, under 19 and under 21.<\/P>","7DECC0B2C7F83A01B36F8F67FA49C295":"2020-7-15","2B1A74B80063A830":"1","97B41D9FF6388BC00A2A0187557FA1F5":"","97C471949E1057BEF55B60029EC94B5E":"2500000.00","C377723034B3384C":"10","DC9241C78561BCD0":"Leonardo Bittencourt","9085EF0B5B518612":"63kg","97C471949E1057BED9C5A535F14529AAF72A852D44EC1724":"1","2299C98649C2E7A9E5F02ED855F2A9FC":"Hoffenheim,Werder Bremen[on loan],1. FC Koln,Hannover 96,Borussia Dortmund,Energie Cottbus,Energie Cottbus (U19),Energie Cottbus(U17),Energie Cottbus Am.","C99F63DD4716E450533B17E1817DB7B9":"1993-12-19","38FCF119BEE99893":"Werder Bremen","F4AE865DDB6B58D9":"Leonardo Bittencourt","C497EA9EA23AEEDCAF9AD5DB76B19323":"
CLUB DOMESTIC<\/U><\/STRONG><\/P> Bundesliga CLUB INTERNATIONAL<\/U><\/STRONG><\/P> UEFA Champions League
<\/STRONG>Runner-up: 2012\/2013
Super Cup
<\/STRONG>Runner-up: 2012\/2013<\/P>
<\/STRONG>Runner-up: 2012\/2013<\/P>","4ADA354908754559E53E3FA7C013DA37":"10","e_index":6};