The Origin
Born and raised in the Netherlands, Leandro carries Curaçao in his name and his game. Like so many of the Blue Wave generation, his story begins with family roots that run straight back to Kòrsou.
The Journey
A long professional career across Dutch and English soccer forged a midfielder who leads by example. With 71 caps, among the most in the nation’s history, he now wears the captain’s armband for Curaçao’s first-ever World Cup.
The Island Heart
Captaining the smallest nation ever to reach a men’s World Cup is not a statistic to Leandro, it is 150,000 people walking out onto the pitch with him. Ban Kòrsou!
Blue Wave pick, a local favourite
Pair his story with a sunset on the Handelskade in Willemstad, the colourful waterfront that is the island’s beating heart.
