February 23, Shandong Taishan recently officially announced the introduction of foreign aid Leonardo from Brazil, which previously played in the J-League Urawa Red Diamonds, while in terms of internal reinforcements, it is reported that Shi Ke, a central defender from Shanghai, will join the team in a free capacity.
Born in 1997, Leonardo is now 23 years old, with a height of 180cm and a weight of 76kg, his field position is striker, he started his career at Brazilian club Santos, and transferred to join Japanese J3 League club Tottori Flyers in 2018, and won the Golden Boot of the J3 League in that year with 24 goals; he transferred to Japan's J2 League club Niigata Swans in 2019, and won the honor of top scorer of the J2 League with 28 goals; In 2020, he transferred to Japanese J1 League club Urawa Red Diamonds, representing the team in 30 matches and scoring 13 goals.
As for internal reinforcements, according to media reports, Shi Ke, a center back from Shanghai, joined the team as a free agent, and it is reported that the contract between the two sides is in the form of 1+4 (one-year contract + 4-year renewal clause). Last season, Shi Ke played 14 times on behalf of Shanghai Seaport in the Chinese Super League, contributing 1.1 steals, 0.6 interceptions, 2.8 clearances, and 0.9 blocked passes on average.