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My father asked me what I wanted to become,
and as I used to play soccer since I was five,
I told him I wanted to become a soccer player.
He said it was okay,
and that he would take me to a soccer school.
I really liked it when I got there,
and here I am.
My father always took me to the soccer court to play,
I have three siblings,
which means we could always play against each other.
He always took me to the soccer court,
I used to play on the street all the time as well.
The court I mentioned was located nearby my house,
and my head is filled with good memories,
I spent my childhood there, it's the place where it all began,
it was there I began to play and to really get into soccer.
I remember...
even nowadays, when I go there, I play to reminiscing the old times.
We used to play a lot,
it's not like nowadays, I have responsibilities,
and back then I used to have fun all the time,
now things are more serious.
I went to a soccer school in Nova Odessa,
then I went to a better one named "Camisa 10"...
in Americana.
After that I went to São Paulo,
I was twelve years old,
I stayed there for two years,
then they dismissed me,
and I went to Rio Claro.
Then I tried out for Corinthians, I didn't make it,
and then I came to Santos,
the Club approved me and I've been here since 2010.
There's no explanation,
it's a great joy.
Every little boy wants to play for Santos FC,
and I have this privilege.
Santos FC discoveries many players through its Youth Academy,
and the its environment is different, full of joy,
we are all friends,
it's different from other Clubs.
There's something different here.
It's a great joy...
when I look back and I see what I achieved,
I've been through so much to get to this point,
and all I can say is thank God.
- Is that jersey different? - Yes, completely different.
It's special.
Why is it different?
Santos FC is a huge team,
Santos FC's history is different from any other Club's history.
- Is it different to play at Vila Belmiro? - Yes, it is.
We feel more comfortable there,
and our opponents suffer a lot.
It seems Santos FC becomes even greater playing there.
Our fans really like the players who come from the Academy,
it's not like in other Clubs, where they're impatient,
our fans are more patient,
they support us from the Youth Academy.
My name is Leandrinho, I'm 20, and I'm a defensive midfielder.
I'd like to thank our fans for all the support they've given me,
thank you so much.