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Leon Balogun

Leon Balogun

Defender - Centre-Back  at Aris Limassol
Age37
CitizenshipNigeria Germany
Height1.90 m
Footright
BornJune 28, 1988
at Aris Limassol 327 days · joined 2025-07-01
👕200+ Apps 🏴25+ Caps Veteran
Market value €150k
Centre-Back Defender

Career snapshot

15
clubs played for
07/08
debut season
0.05
goals / match
Rangers FC
top club · 114 apps

Career highs

€2.00m
peak value · 2016
top transfer fee
4
best season · 07/08
46 / 1
int'l caps / goals
394Appearances
20Goals
6Assists
67Yellow cards
3Red cards
117Full matches (90′)
Full nameLeon Balogun
Name in home countryLeon Aderemi Balogun
Date of birth1988-06-28 (37 yrs)
Place of birthBerlin, Nigeria
CitizenshipNigeria Germany
PositionDefender - Centre-Back (main: Defender)
Footright
Height190.00 m
Current clubAris Limassol
Joined2025-07-01
Contract expires2026-05-31
AgentAvid Sports Group
Outfitteradidas
Jul 2025
25/26 — Aris Limassol
6 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2025
Transfer: Rangers → Aris Limassol
25/26 · Transfer
Jul 2024
24/25 — Rangers FC
30 matches · 1 G · 1 A · across 5 competitions
May 2024
Injury: unknown
4 games missed
Jul 2023
Transfer: QPR → Rangers
23/24 · Transfer
Jul 2023
23/24 — Rangers FC
19 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 5 competitions
Aug 2022
Transfer: Rangers → QPR
22/23 · Transfer
Jul 2022
22/23 — Queens Park Rangers
16 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Nov 2021
Injury: unknown
12 games missed
Jul 2021
21/22 — Rangers FC
37 matches · 2 G · 0 A · across 7 competitions
Apr 2021
Injury: unknown
9 games missed
Mar 2021
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Sep 2020
Injury: unknown
3 games missed
Aug 2020
Injury: unknown
2 games missed
Jul 2020
Transfer: Wigan → Rangers
20/21 · Transfer
Jul 2020
20/21 — Rangers FC
28 matches · 0 G · 3 A · across 5 competitions
Jun 2020
Transfer: Brighton → Wigan
19/20 · Transfer
May 2020
Transfer: Wigan → Brighton
19/20 · Return from loan
Jan 2020
Transfer: Brighton → Wigan
19/20 · Loan
Jan 2020
Injury: unknown
3 games missed
Aug 2019
Injury: unknown
6 games missed
Jul 2019
19/20 — Wigan Athletic, Brighton & Hove Albion
13 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions
Feb 2019
Injury: unknown
13 games missed
Feb 2019
Injury: unknown
2 games missed
Jul 2018
18/19 — Brighton & Hove Albion
10 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2018
Transfer: 1.FSV Mainz 05 → Brighton
18/19 · Transfer
Apr 2018
Injury: unknown
4 games missed
Mar 2018
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Dec 2017
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Nov 2017
Injury: unknown
2 games missed
Oct 2017
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Jul 2017
17/18 — 1.FSV Mainz 05
15 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2016
16/17 — 1.FSV Mainz 05 II, 1.FSV Mainz 05
21 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2015
15/16 — 1.FSV Mainz 05
23 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2015
Transfer: Darmstadt 98 → 1.FSV Mainz 05
15/16 · Transfer
Oct 2014
Transfer: Without Club → Darmstadt 98
14/15 · Transfer
Jul 2014
14/15 — SV Darmstadt 98
21 matches · 4 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2014
Transfer: F. Düsseldorf → Without Club
14/15 · Transfer
Jul 2013
13/14 — Fortuna Düsseldorf, Fortuna Düsseldorf II
14 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2012
12/13 — Fortuna Düsseldorf, Fortuna Düsseldorf II
20 matches · 1 G · 2 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2012
Transfer: W. Bremen II → F. Düsseldorf
12/13 · Transfer
Jul 2011
11/12 — SV Werder Bremen II
20 matches · 3 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2010
10/11 — SV Werder Bremen II, SV Werder Bremen
32 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2010
Transfer: Hannover 96 → W. Bremen II
10/11 · Transfer
Jul 2009
09/10 — Hannover 96, Hannover 96 II
18 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2008
08/09 — Hannover 96, Hannover 96 II
22 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2008
Transfer: Türkiyemspor → Hannover 96
08/09 · Transfer
Jul 2007
07/08 — Türkiyemspor Berlin
29 matches · 4 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2007
Transfer: Zehlendorf U19 → Türkiyemspor
07/08 · Transfer
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €2.00m
Highest valuation recorded in dataset
10,512 min
Minutes played by club
Aris Limassol 0.0%
Rangers FC 10.9%
Queens Park Rangers 11.8%
Wigan Athletic 0.0%
Brighton & Hove Albion 5.6%
1.FSV Mainz 05 14.4%
1.FSV Mainz 05 II 0.0%
SV Darmstadt 98 4.0%
Fortuna Düsseldorf 0.0%
Fortuna Düsseldorf II 1.7%
SV Werder Bremen II 30.1%
SV Werder Bremen 0.0%
Hannover 96 0.0%
Hannover 96 II 15.4%
Türkiyemspor Berlin 6.2%
ClubSeasonsFirstLastMatchesGoalsAssistsMinutes
Aris Limassol 1 25/26 25/26 6 0 0 0
Rangers FC 4 20/21 24/25 114 3 4 1,144
Queens Park Rangers 1 22/23 22/23 16 1 0 1,237
Wigan Athletic 1 19/20 19/20 11 0 0 0
Brighton & Hove Albion 2 18/19 19/20 12 1 0 591
1.FSV Mainz 05 3 15/16 17/18 58 1 0 1,511
1.FSV Mainz 05 II 1 16/17 16/17 1 0 0 0
SV Darmstadt 98 1 14/15 14/15 21 4 0 420
Fortuna Düsseldorf 2 12/13 13/14 30 0 2 0
Fortuna Düsseldorf II 2 12/13 13/14 4 1 0 180
SV Werder Bremen II 2 10/11 11/12 49 4 0 3,161
SV Werder Bremen 1 10/11 10/11 3 0 0 0
Hannover 96 2 08/09 09/10 3 0 0 0
Hannover 96 II 2 08/09 09/10 37 1 0 1,615
Türkiyemspor Berlin 1 07/08 07/08 29 4 0 653

Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value

1€500K2€1M3€1.5M4€2M07/08 — 4 goals (Türkiyemspor Berlin)407/0808/09 — 1 goals (Hannover 96 II)108/0910/11 — 1 goals (SV Werder Bremen II)110/1111/12 — 3 goals (SV Werder Bremen II)311/1212/13 — 1 goals (Fortuna Düsseldorf II)12/13 — 2 assists312/1313/1414/15 — 4 goals (SV Darmstadt 98)414/1515/16 — 1 goals (1.FSV Mainz 05)115/1616/1717/1818/19 — 1 goals (Brighton & Hove Albion)118/1919/2020/21 — 3 assists320/2121/22 — 2 goals (Rangers FC)221/2222/23 — 1 goals (Queens Park Rangers)122/2323/2424/25 — 1 goals (Rangers FC)24/25 — 1 assists224/2525/2608/09 — €100K10/11 — €200K11/12 — €200K12/13 — €150K13/14 — €900K14/15 — €600K15/16 — €1M16/17 — €2M17/18 — €2M18/19 — €2M19/20 — €2M20/21 — €1M21/22 — €800K22/23 — €800K23/24 — €250K24/25 — €150K25/26 — €150KGoalsAssistsMarket value

Goals by season

07/08: 4407/0808/09: 1108/0909/10: 0009/1010/11: 1110/1111/12: 3311/1212/13: 1112/1313/14: 0013/1414/15: 4414/1515/16: 1115/1616/17: 0016/1717/18: 0017/1818/19: 1118/1919/20: 0019/2020/21: 0020/2121/22: 2221/2222/23: 1122/2323/24: 0023/2424/25: 1124/2525/26: 0025/26

Assists by season

07/08: 0007/0808/09: 0008/0909/10: 0009/1010/11: 0010/1111/12: 0011/1212/13: 2212/1313/14: 0013/1414/15: 0014/1515/16: 0015/1616/17: 0016/1717/18: 0017/1818/19: 0018/1919/20: 0019/2020/21: 3320/2121/22: 0021/2222/23: 0022/2323/24: 0023/2424/25: 1124/2525/26: 0025/26
SeasonCompetitionClubMatchesGoalsAssistsYCRCMinutes
25/26 Cyprus League Aris Limassol 2 0 0 0 0 0
25/26 UECL Qualifiers Aris Limassol 4 0 0 0 0 0
24/25 Champions League Qu. Rangers FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
24/25 Europa League Rangers FC 7 0 0 2 0 0
24/25 Prem. Sports Cup Rangers FC 2 0 0 1 0 0
24/25 Premiership Rangers FC 16 1 1 1 0 802
24/25 Scottish Premiership Top Six Split Rangers FC 4 0 0 0 0 0
23/24 Champions League Qu. Rangers FC 0 0 0 0 0 0
23/24 Premiership Rangers FC 12 0 0 1 1 0
23/24 Scottish Premiership Top Six Split Rangers FC 2 0 0 0 0 0
23/24 SFA Cup Rangers FC 2 0 0 0 0 0
23/24 Viaplay Cup Rangers FC 3 0 0 1 0 0
22/23 Championship Queens Park Rangers 16 1 0 4 0 1,237
21/22 Champions League Qu. Rangers FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
21/22 Europa League Rangers FC 10 2 0 0 0 342
21/22 Europa League Qualifying Rangers FC 0 0 0 0 0 0
21/22 Prem. Sports Cup Rangers FC 2 0 0 0 0 0
21/22 Premiership Rangers FC 18 0 0 4 0 0
21/22 Scottish Premiership Top Six Split Rangers FC 3 0 0 0 1 0
21/22 SFA Cup Rangers FC 3 0 0 0 0 0
20/21 Betfred Cup Rangers FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
20/21 Europa League Rangers FC 8 0 0 3 0 0
20/21 Europa League Qualifying Rangers FC 0 0 0 0 0 0
20/21 Premiership Rangers FC 19 0 3 0 0 0
20/21 SFA Cup Rangers FC 0 0 0 0 0 0
19/20 Championship Wigan Athletic 11 0 0 0 0 0
19/20 EFL Cup Brighton & Hove Albion 1 0 0 0 0 0
19/20 FA Cup Brighton & Hove Albion 1 0 0 0 0 0
19/20 Premier League Brighton & Hove Albion 0 0 0 0 0 0
18/19 EFL Cup Brighton & Hove Albion 0 0 0 0 0 0
18/19 FA Cup Brighton & Hove Albion 2 0 0 0 0 0
18/19 Premier League Brighton & Hove Albion 8 1 0 2 0 591
17/18 Bundesliga 1.FSV Mainz 05 14 0 0 4 0 0
17/18 DFB-Pokal 1.FSV Mainz 05 1 0 0 1 0 0
16/17 3. Liga 1.FSV Mainz 05 II 1 0 0 0 0 0
16/17 Bundesliga 1.FSV Mainz 05 17 0 0 3 0 0
16/17 DFB-Pokal 1.FSV Mainz 05 1 0 0 0 0 0
16/17 Europa League 1.FSV Mainz 05 2 0 0 1 0 0
15/16 Bundesliga 1.FSV Mainz 05 21 1 0 4 0 1,511
15/16 DFB-Pokal 1.FSV Mainz 05 2 0 0 0 0 0
14/15 2. Bundesliga SV Darmstadt 98 21 4 0 3 0 420
13/14 2. Bundesliga Fortuna Düsseldorf 11 0 0 3 0 0
13/14 DFB-Pokal Fortuna Düsseldorf 1 0 0 1 0 0
13/14 Regionalliga West Fortuna Düsseldorf II 2 0 0 1 0 0
12/13 Bundesliga Fortuna Düsseldorf 17 0 2 4 0 0
12/13 DFB-Pokal Fortuna Düsseldorf 1 0 0 0 0 0
12/13 Regionalliga West Fortuna Düsseldorf II 2 1 0 0 1 180
11/12 3. Liga SV Werder Bremen II 20 3 0 4 0 584
10/11 3. Liga SV Werder Bremen II 29 1 0 7 0 2,577
10/11 Bundesliga SV Werder Bremen 3 0 0 0 0 0
09/10 Bundesliga Hannover 96 2 0 0 0 0 0
09/10 RL Nord Hannover 96 II 16 0 0 5 0 0
08/09 Bundesliga Hannover 96 1 0 0 0 0 0
08/09 RL Nord Hannover 96 II 21 1 0 3 0 1,615
07/08 NOFV-Oberliga Nord Türkiyemspor Berlin 29 4 0 4 0 653
SeasonDateFromToTypeMarket valueFee
07/08 2007-07-01 Zehlendorf U19 Türkiyemspor Transfer 0
08/09 2008-07-01 Türkiyemspor Hannover 96 Transfer 100000
10/11 2010-07-01 Hannover 96 W. Bremen II Transfer 100000
12/13 2012-07-01 W. Bremen II F. Düsseldorf Transfer 150000
14/15 2014-07-01 F. Düsseldorf Without Club Transfer 500000
14/15 2014-10-02 Without Club Darmstadt 98 Transfer 500000
15/16 2015-07-01 Darmstadt 98 1.FSV Mainz 05 Transfer 1000000
18/19 2018-07-01 1.FSV Mainz 05 Brighton Transfer 2000000
19/20 2020-01-31 Brighton Wigan Loan 1500000
19/20 2020-05-31 Wigan Brighton Return from loan 800000
19/20 2020-06-26 Brighton Wigan Transfer 800000
20/21 2020-07-24 Wigan Rangers Transfer 800000
22/23 2022-08-26 Rangers QPR Transfer 800000
23/24 2023-07-12 QPR Rangers Transfer 250000
25/26 2025-07-01 Rangers Aris Limassol Transfer 150000
SeasonInjuryFromToDays missedGames missed
17/18 Broken cheekbone 2017-10-23 2017-10-26 4 1
17/18 Metacarpal fracture 2017-11-17 2017-11-28 12 2
17/18 Adductor injury 2017-12-18 2018-01-03 17 1
17/18 Ill 2018-03-26 2018-03-30 5 1
17/18 Bruised ribs 2018-04-17 2018-05-14 28 4
18/19 Ill 2019-02-04 2019-02-11 8 2
18/19 Shoulder injury 2019-02-13 2019-04-21 68 13
19/20 unknown injury 2019-08-29 2019-10-04 37 6
19/20 Muscle strain 2020-01-05 2020-01-31 27 3
20/21 Muscle injury 2020-08-13 2020-08-23 11 2
20/21 Knock 2020-09-11 2020-09-20 10 3
20/21 Knock 2021-03-01 2021-03-05 5 1
20/21 Calf injury 2021-04-10 2021-06-30 82 9
21/22 unknown injury 2021-11-08 2021-12-31 54 12
23/24 Back injury 2024-05-05 2024-05-24 20 4
Current€150k
Peak€2.00m
Low€100k
Δ since start+€50k
€100k€575k€1.05m€1.53m€2.00m197019701970
DateValue
Jan 1, 1970 €150k
Jan 1, 1970 €150k
Jan 1, 1970 €150k
Jan 1, 1970 €200k
Jan 1, 1970 €250k
Jan 1, 1970 €800k
Jan 1, 1970 €400k
Jan 1, 1970 €800k
Jan 1, 1970 €800k
Jan 1, 1970 €800k
Jan 1, 1970 €1.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €800k
Jan 1, 1970 €1.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €500k
Jan 1, 1970 €1.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €600k
Jan 1, 1970 €500k
Jan 1, 1970 €600k
Jan 1, 1970 €900k
Jan 1, 1970 €250k
Jan 1, 1970 €150k
Jan 1, 1970 €150k
Jan 1, 1970 €200k
Jan 1, 1970 €200k
Jan 1, 1970 €125k
Jan 1, 1970 €100k
TeamShirtMatchesGoalsDebutAge at debutStatus
Team #3444 #6 46 1 former national player
TeammatePPG played withJoint goalsMinutes
Scott Arfield 2 0 0
Calvin Bassey 2 0 0
William Troost-Ekong 2 0 0
Pablo de Blasis 1 0 0
Danny Latza 1 0 0
Lennart Thy 1 0 0
Cyriel Dessers 2 1 0
Stefan Bell 1 0 0
Jack Butland 2 0 0
James Tavernier 2 3 0
John Lundstram 2 0 0
Alfredo Morelos 2 1 0
Daniel Brosinski 1 1 0
Ianis Hagi 2 0 0
Ryan Kent 2 1 0
Glen Kamara 2 0 0
Joe Aribo 2 0 0

Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.

Top goalscoring seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubGoalsMatches
07/08 NOFV-Oberliga Nord Türkiyemspor Berlin 4 29
14/15 2. Bundesliga SV Darmstadt 98 4 21
11/12 3. Liga SV Werder Bremen II 3 20

Top assist seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubAssistsMatches
20/21 Premiership Rangers FC 3 19
12/13 Bundesliga Fortuna Düsseldorf 2 17
24/25 Premiership Rangers FC 1 16

Every loan spell across this player's career.

SeasonDateFromToTypeFeeValue at transfer
19/20 2020-05-31 Wigan Brighton Return from loan €800k
19/20 2020-01-31 Brighton Wigan Loan €1.50m

Teams faced most often by Leon Balogun's clubs during seasons he played in those competitions (team-level results, not personal head-to-head goals — see disclaimer above).

OpponentPWDLGFGAGDWin %
Nottingham Forest 19 5 10 4 16 16 0 26%
Cardiff City 19 5 9 5 21 23 -2 26%
Leeds United 18 8 4 6 25 21 +4 44%
Burnley FC 18 4 5 9 17 21 -4 22%
Ipswich Town 18 9 3 6 28 19 +9 50%
Wolverhampton Wanderers 17 6 8 3 23 17 +6 35%
Derby County 17 7 6 4 19 16 +3 41%
Sheffield Wednesday 16 5 6 5 16 12 +4 31%
Bristol City 16 8 6 2 25 14 +11 50%
Charlton Athletic 16 8 5 3 30 23 +7 50%
Hull City 16 3 8 5 13 14 -1 19%
Reading FC 16 5 8 3 13 12 +1 31%

Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.

Season / YearMilestoneDate
07/08 Senior debut season
07/08 First senior goal

Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.

SeasonMatchesMinsYC2nd YCRCCards / 90′
24/25 30 802 4 0 0 0.45
23/24 19 0 2 0 1 0
22/23 16 1,237 4 0 0 0.29
21/22 37 342 4 0 1 1.32
20/21 28 0 3 1 0 0
18/19 10 591 2 0 0 0.3
17/18 15 0 5 1 0 0
16/17 21 0 4 1 0 0
15/16 23 1,511 4 0 0 0.24
14/15 21 420 3 0 0 0.64
13/14 14 0 5 0 0 0
12/13 20 180 4 0 1 2.5
11/12 20 584 4 0 0 0.62
10/11 32 2,577 7 0 0 0.24
09/10 18 0 5 0 0 0
08/09 22 1,615 3 0 0 0.17
07/08 29 653 4 0 0 0.55

Output by competition

Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.

3. Liga
50 apps
4 G
0 A
2. Bundesliga
32 apps
4 G
0 A
NOFV-Oberliga Nord
29 apps
4 G
0 A
Europa League
27 apps
2 G
0 A
Premiership
65 apps
1 G
4 A
Bundesliga
75 apps
1 G
2 A
Championship
27 apps
1 G
0 A
Premier League
8 apps
1 G
0 A
Regionalliga West
4 apps
1 G
0 A
RL Nord
37 apps
1 G
0 A

Frequently asked about Leon Balogun

Who is Leon Balogun?

Leon Balogun is a Nigeria professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Aris Limassol.

How old is Leon Balogun?

Leon Balogun is 37 years old. He was born on June 28, 1988 in Berlin.

What position does Leon Balogun play?

Leon Balogun plays as a centre-back (Defender - Centre-Back).

What club does Leon Balogun play for?

Leon Balogun currently plays for Aris Limassol.

How many career goals has Leon Balogun scored?

Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Leon Balogun has scored 20 goals in 394 appearances.

What is Leon Balogun's market value?

Leon Balogun's most recent reported market value is €150k.