Léo Schwechlen (born 5 June 1989) is a French professional footballer who plays as a defender.

Léo Schwechlen
Schwechlen pictured in 2011
Personal information
Full name Léo Schwechlen[1]
Date of birth (1989-06-05) 5 June 1989 (age 35)
Place of birth Montbéliard, France
Position(s) Left-back[2]
Youth career
1996–1999 Promo Besançon
1999–2004 Racing Besançon
2004–2010 Monaco
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2011 Monaco B 27 (3)
2011–2015 Tours 118 (2)
2013–2014 Tours B 2 (0)
2015–2016 Anorthosis Famagusta 24 (2)
2016–2018 Göztepe 58 (1)
2018–2019 BB Erzurumspor 34 (1)
2019–2020 Göztepe 6 (0)
2020–2021 BB Erzurumspor 27 (1)
2021–2023 Denizlispor 52 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:51, 9 May 2023 (UTC)

Career

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Born in Montbéliard, Schwechlen spent his early career with Promo Besançon, Racing Besançon, Monaco, Tours and Anorthosis Famagusta and Göztepe.[3]

Schwechlen quit Göztepe on 8 June 2018.[4]

Schwechlen joined BB Erzurumspor on 27 June 2018.[5] On 12 August 2018, Schwechlen scored the first ever Süper Lig goal in the club's history, against Konyaspor at Konya Büyükşehir Stadium, in which they lost 2–3.[6] He played every minute of every league match during the 2018–19 season.[7]

In August 2019 he returned to Göztepe.[8] On 18 June 2020, Göztepe announced that Schwechlen terminated his contract because of unpaid wages.[9]

References

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  1. ^ "Leo Schwechlen". Turkish Football Federation. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
  2. ^ Léo Schwechlen at WorldFootball.net  
  3. ^ "Fédération Française de Football". www.fff.fr.
  4. ^ "Göztepe'de Leo Schwechlen ve Tanju Kayhan'la yollar ayrıldı" (in Turkish). Güneş. 8 June 2018. Archived from the original on 27 May 2019. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
  5. ^ "BB Erzurumspor'un ilk transferi Leo imzayı attı". İhlas News Agency (in Turkish). Habertürk. 27 June 2018. Archived from the original on 27 May 2019. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
  6. ^ "Atiker Konyaspor - Büyükşehir Belediye Erzurumspor - TFF Match Details". Turkish Football Federation. Archived from the original on 5 February 2021. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
  7. ^ "Biyonik adam Leo Schwechlen! BB Erzurumspor küme düştü ama…" (in Turkish). Sözcü. 27 May 2019. Archived from the original on 27 May 2019. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
  8. ^ "Leo Schwechlen, Göztepe'de! | Transfer haberleri..." www.hurriyet.com.tr.
  9. ^ "Kamuoyunun Bilgisine". www.goztepe.org.tr.
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