Donovan Léon Explained

Donovan Léon
Birth Date:3 November 1992
Birth Place:Cayenne, French Guiana, France
Height:1.86 m
Position:Goalkeeper
Currentclub:Auxerre
Clubnumber:16
Youthyears1:1999–2007
Youthclubs1:Cayenne
Youthyears2:2007–2009
Youthclubs2:CSF Brétigny
Youthyears3:2009–2011
Youthclubs3:Auxerre
Years1:2010–2015
Clubs1:Auxerre B
Caps1:26
Goals1:0
Years2:2011–2015
Clubs2:Auxerre
Caps2:53
Goals2:0
Years3:2015–2019
Clubs3:Brest B
Caps3:31
Goals3:0
Years4:2015–2020
Clubs4:Brest
Caps4:7
Goals4:0
Years5:2020–
Clubs5:Auxerre
Caps5:113
Goals5:0
Nationalyears1:2014–
Nationalteam1:French Guiana
Nationalcaps1:35
Nationalgoals1:0
Club-Update:1 June 2024
Nationalteam-Update:17 November 2023

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

Career

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

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cupLeague cupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Auxerre B2010–11CFA4040
2011–125050
2012–139090
2013–14CFA 25050
2014–153030
Total260260
Auxerre2011–12Ligue 120200040
2012–13Ligue 21400020160
2013–141904040270
2014–151805000230
Total53011060700
Brest B2015–16CFA 2160160
2016–173030
2017–18National 3110110
2018–191010
Total310310
Brest2015–16Ligue 220100030
2016–1720202060
2017–1800100010
2018–1910302060
2019–20Ligue 120003050
Total707070210
Auxerre2020–21Ligue 236000360
2021–223800030410
2022–23Ligue 1203050
2023–24Ligue 2370000000370
Total113030301190
Career total2300210130302670

Honours

Auxerre

2023–24[4]

French Guiana

Notes and References

  1. News: Donovan Léon à Brest (in French). L'Équipe. 1 September 2015. 27 September 2015.
  2. News: Montpellier v. Auxerre Match Report . 6 August 2011 . . 1 November 2011 . French.
  3. News: Transferts : Donovan Léon est de retour à Auxerre . 22 July 2020 . L'Équipe . 24 June 2020 . French.
  4. Web site: 11 May 2024 . Football : champion de Ligue 2, l'AJ Auxerre est officiellement de retour dans l'élite . 11 May 2024 . . fr-FR.
  5. Web site: French Guiana vs Martinique – Caribbean Cup 2017 – Caribbean Football. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20170713205034/http://caribbeanfootballdatabase.com/matches/2017/frenchguianavsmartinique6252017.html. 13 July 2017.
  6. Web site: Wayback Machine. https://web.archive.org/web/20170510152414/http://www.concacaf.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/2016-Mens-Caribbean-Cup-Regulation-English-Feb-2016-ENG.pdf. 10 May 2017.