Leon Valentin Schaffran (born 31 July 1998) is a German professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Swiss Challenge League club Vaduz in Liechtenstein.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Leon Valentin Schaffran | ||
Date of birth | 31 July 1998 | ||
Place of birth | Berlin, Germany | ||
Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Vaduz | ||
Number | 25 | ||
Youth career | |||
2002–2009 | BW Beelitz | ||
2009–2012 | RSV Eintracht 1949 | ||
2012–2016 | Hertha BSC | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2016–2018 | Hertha BSC II | 13 | (0) |
2018–2024 | Greuther Fürth II | 75 | (0) |
2018–2024 | Greuther Fürth | 6 | (0) |
2024– | Vaduz | 4 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2015 | Germany U18 | 1 | (0) |
2017 | Germany U19 | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 November 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 00:17, 21 December 2022 (UTC) |
Club career
editSchaffran is a youth product of BW Beelitz, RSV Eintracht 1949, and Hertha. He began his senior career with the Hertha reserves in 2016, but left after 3 seasons without breaking into the senior team. He transferred to Greuther Fürth in the summer of 2018, where he was initially the third goalkeeper.[1] He made his professional debut with Greuther Fürth a 2–0 DFB Pokal loss to Stuttgarter Kickers on 30 July 2022.[2] He was briefly the starting goalkeeper in August 2022, after an injury to the starter Andreas Linde.[3]
On 13 May 2024, Schaffran signed a one-year contract with Vaduz.[4]
International career
editSchaffran is a youth international for Germany, having played up to the Germany U19s.[5]
References
edit- ^ "Leon Schaffran: Vom "Jonglier-Rastelli" zum Profi-Keeper". Sportbuzzer.de.
- ^ Sport, S. W. R. "Riesenüberraschung auf der Waldau: Stuttgarter Kickers bezwingen Fürth im DFB-Pokal". swr.online.
- ^ "Fürth gibt leichte Entwarnung bei Torwart Linde". kicker.
- ^ "Rochaden im Torhüterteam des FC Vaduz" [Castling in the FC Vaduz goalkeeper team] (in German). FC Vaduz. 13 May 2024. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
- ^ "Leon Schaffran - Spielerprofil". DFB Datencenter.
External links
edit- Leon Schaffran at Soccerway
- Bundesliga profile