Leon Balogun
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Leon-Aderemi Balogun | ||
| Date of birth | 28 June 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | West Berlin, West Germany | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | 1. FSV Mainz 05 | ||
| Number | 3 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Hertha BSC | |||
| –2007 | Hertha Zehlendorf | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007–2008 | Türkiyemspor Berlin | 29 | (4) |
| 2008–2010 | Hannover 96 II | 34 | (1) |
| 2008–2010 | Hannover 96 | 3 | (0) |
| 2010–2012 | SV Werder Bremen II | 49 | (4) |
| 2010–2012 | SV Werder Bremen | 3 | (0) |
| 2012–2014 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 28 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | Darmstadt 98 | 21 | (4) |
| 2015– | 1. FSV Mainz 05 | 0 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2014– | Nigeria | 4 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19:28, 25 May 2015 (UTC). | |||
Leon Balogun (born 28 June 1988) is a German-born Nigerian professional football defender who plays for 1. FSV Mainz 05.[1]
Club career
He made his Bundesliga debut on 19 April 2009 for Hannover 96 in a game against Hamburger SV.[2]
After his contract with 2. Bundesliga side Fortuna Düsseldorf had been expired in summer 2014, he was without a club for three months until he joined fellow leaguer Darmstadt 98. He signed a contract until the end of the 2014–15 season.[3]
International career
Born to a Nigerian father and German mother, Balogun was called up by Nigeria for a March 2014 friendly against Mexico as a replacement for Joseph Yobo.[4] Balogun entered at the half, but was injured after 20 minutes in a collision with signage on the touchline. He fractured his foot and will miss 2–3 months after surgery. However, he later confirmed to news media that his injury won't require surgery.[5][6]
On 25 March 2015, he played his second game for Nigeria in a 1–0 loss against Uganda. He played his third game for the country on the 13th of June, 2015 when he featured in a 2–0 win over Chad in the opening game of qualifying for the 2017 African Nations Cup.
References
- ↑ "Player's Profile: Leon Balogun" (in German). kicker. Retrieved 12 March 2015.
- ↑ "Petric als Blitzarbeiter" (in German). kicker.de. Retrieved 3 April 2010.
- ↑ "Lilien verstärken sich mit Leon Balogun" [Lilien strengthens with Leon Balogun] (in German). SV Darmstadt 98. 2 October 2014. Retrieved 12 March 2015.
- ↑ Yobo ruled out of Nigeria friendly
- ↑ http://www.mtnfootball.com/international/fifa-world-cup-2014/news/2014/mar/07-new-eagles-star-balogun-out-for-2-months.html
- ↑ http://www.supersport.com/football/super-eagles/news/140314/Eagles_Balogun_on_the_mend
External links
- Leon Balogun profile at Fussballdaten