Donovan Léon (born 3 November 1992) is a French Guianese professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Ligue 1 club Auxerre.[1]

Donovan Léon
Léon with Brest in 2018
Personal information
Date of birth (1992-11-03) 3 November 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth Cayenne, French Guiana, France
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
Auxerre
Number 16
Youth career
1999–2007 Cayenne
2007–2009 CSF Brétigny
2009–2011 Auxerre
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2015 Auxerre B 26 (0)
2011–2015 Auxerre 53 (0)
2015–2019 Brest B 31 (0)
2015–2020 Brest 7 (0)
2020– Auxerre 113 (0)
International career
2014– French Guiana 35 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 June 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 November 2023

Career

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León made his professional debut with Auxerre on 6 August 2011 in a 3–1 league defeat to Montpellier.[2]

In June 2020, Léon returned to Auxerre after five years with Brest, signing a three-year contract. He joined on a free transfer after his contract with Brest had expired.[3]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 29 June 2024[4]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup League cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Auxerre B 2010–11 CFA 4 0 4 0
2011–12 5 0 5 0
2012–13 9 0 9 0
2013–14 CFA 2 5 0 5 0
2014–15 3 0 3 0
Total 26 0 26 0
Auxerre 2011–12 Ligue 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 4 0
2012–13 Ligue 2 14 0 0 0 2 0 16 0
2013–14 19 0 4 0 4 0 27 0
2014–15 18 0 5 0 0 0 23 0
Total 53 0 11 0 6 0 70 0
Brest B 2015–16 CFA 2 16 0 16 0
2016–17 3 0 3 0
2017–18 National 3 11 0 11 0
2018–19 1 0 1 0
Total 31 0 31 0
Brest 2015–16 Ligue 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 3 0
2016–17 2 0 2 0 2 0 6 0
2017–18 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
2018–19 1 0 3 0 2 0 6 0
2019–20 Ligue 1 2 0 0 0 3 0 5 0
Total 7 0 7 0 7 0 21 0
Auxerre 2020–21 Ligue 2 36 0 0 0 36 0
2021–22 38 0 0 0 3[a] 0 41 0
2022–23 Ligue 1 2 0 3 0 5 0
2023–24 Ligue 2 37 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 37 0
Total 113 0 3 0 3 0 119 0
Career total 230 0 21 0 13 0 3 0 267 0
  1. ^ One appearance in the Ligue 2 play-offs, two appearances in the Ligue 1 relegation/promotion play-offs

Honours

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Auxerre

French Guiana

References

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  1. ^ "Donovan Léon à Brest (in French)". L'Équipe. 1 September 2015. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  2. ^ "Montpellier v. Auxerre Match Report". Ligue de Football Professionnel (in French). 6 August 2011. Retrieved 1 November 2011.
  3. ^ "Transferts : Donovan Léon est de retour à Auxerre". L'Équipe (in French). 24 June 2020. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
  4. ^ Donovan Léon at Soccerway. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
  5. ^ "Football : champion de Ligue 2, l'AJ Auxerre est officiellement de retour dans l'élite". Le Parisien (in French). 11 May 2024. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
  6. ^ "French Guiana vs Martinique – Caribbean Cup 2017 – Caribbean Football". Archived from the original on 13 July 2017.
  7. ^ "Wayback Machine" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 May 2017.
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