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Leon Balogun
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German-born Nigerian professional footballer
OverviewAI-generated
Leon Balogun is a male association football player born in West Berlin in 1988. He holds citizenship in Germany and Nigeria and represents Nigeria in international competition. Balogun plays as a centre-back and began his professional career in 2007. He has participated in the 2018 FIFA World Cup and the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations.
Throughout his career, Balogun has played for several teams, including 1. FSV Mainz 05, Türkiyemspor Berlin, Hannover 96, SV Werder Bremen II, and Aris Limassol. He has competed in leagues such as the 3. Liga, the Q82595 competition, and the 2. Bundesliga. He speaks German and Nigerian Pidgin.
Synthesized by Vinony from 22 facts across 2 sources: Wikidata, Thesportsdb. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.
Key facts
- 2017
- Mainz 05 II
- 2020
- → Wigan Athletic (loan)
- Full name
- Leon Aderemi Balogun
- Date of birth
- ( 1988-06-28 ) 28 June 1988 (age 37)
- Place of birth
- Berlin , West Germany
- Height
- 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
- Positions
- Centre-back right-back
- 0000 2007
- Hertha Zehlendorf
- Years
- Team
- 2007 2008
- Türkiyemspor Berlin
- 2008 2010
- Hannover 96 II
- 2010 2012
- Werder Bremen II
- 2012 2014
- Fortuna Düsseldorf
- 2014 2015
- Darmstadt 98
- 2015 2018
- Mainz 05
- 2018 2020
- Brighton & Hove Albion
- 2020 2022
- Rangers
- 2022 2023
- Queens Park Rangers
via Wikipedia infobox
Sports profile
- Sport
- Soccer
- Team
- Aris Limassol
- Position
- Centre-Back
- Nationality
- Nigeria
via TheSportsDB
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Leon
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Nigeria
- Place of birth
- West Berlin
- Occupation
- association football player
- Languages spoken
- Nigerian Pidgin
- Participant in
- 2019 Africa Cup of Nations
- Hair colour
- black hair
- Sport
- association football
- Member of team
- Hertha Zehlendorf
- Position played
- centre-back
- League
- 2. Bundesliga
- Country for sport
- Nigeria
- Mass
- 81
- Image
- Leon Balogun 2010.jpg
- Height
- 190
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- date of birth
- 1988-06-28
- Commons category
- Leon Balogun
- start of work period
- 2007-00-00
- social media followers
- 190632
- name in native language
- Leon Balogun
Sources (8)
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Encyclopedic overview
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 08:18, 27 May 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 19:11, 13 June 2022 (UTC)
Leon Aderemi Balogunlisten (born 28 June 1988) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back or right-back.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Leon Balogun” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.