Cláudio Luiz Rodrigues Parise Leonel (Russian: Клаудио Луиз Родригес Парисе Леонел; born 28 January 1997), commonly known as Claudinho, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or a forward for Qatar Stars League club Al Sadd.
After losing the under-20s final from Flamengo in 2016 Copa São Paulo de Futebol Júnior,[4] he made his professional debut on 19 March of that year, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 4–0 Campeonato Paulista routing of Linense at the Arena Corinthians.
[citation needed] On 9 January 2018, Claudinho was loaned to Red Bull Brasil for the 2018 Campeonato Paulista,[9] where he featured regularly but scored just one goal.
[13] Claudinho was also a regular starter in the 2020 season, and scored his first Série A goal on 9 August, netting a last-minute equalizer in a 1–1 away draw against former club Santos.
[15] On 7 August 2021, after winning the gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics with Brazil, Russian club FC Zenit Saint Petersburg announced the signing of Claudinho from RB Bragantino.