Léonard Kweuke

Léonard Kweuke
Personal information
Full name Leony Léonard Kweuke
Date of birth (1987-07-12) 12 July 1987 (age 37)
Place of birth Yaoundé, Cameroon
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2007 Esteghlal 8 (0)
2007–2008 Steel Azin 15 (6)
2008–2010 DAC Dunajská Streda 16 (11)
2009 → Eintracht Frankfurt (loan) 6 (0)
2009–2010 → Energie Cottbus (loan) 29 (5)
2010–2013 Sparta Prague 74 (31)
2013–2018 Çaykur Rizespor 113 (54)
International career‡
2011–2018 Cameroon 25 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 December 2017
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 November 2015

Leony Léonard Kweuke (born 12 July 1987) is a retired Cameroonian footballer.[1]

Career

On 18 December 2008, Kweuke's club DAC Dunajská Streda loaned him to Eintracht Frankfurt to play in the German Bundesliga.[2][3] For the 2009–10 season, he was loaned to Energie Cottbus.[1] On 10 June 2010, DAC announced his return after two years in Germany, but he was sold to Sparta Prague. Kweuke was banned by the league in May 2013 after receiving a red card in a Czech Cup match against Mladá Boleslav. The dismissal was for a tackle which broke the leg of defender Radek Dosoudil in two places. The ban, to last for 12 matches, was the longest-ever punishment issued by the Czech league.[4]

International goals

Scores and results list Cameroon's goal tally first.
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 3 September 2011 Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo, Yaoundé, Cameroon  Mauritius
1–0
5–0
 2012 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier
2. 11 October 2011 Estadio de Malabo, Malabo, Equatorial Guinea  Equatorial Guinea
1–0
1–1
 Friendly
3. 15 October 2014 Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo, Yaoundé, Cameroon  Sierra Leone
1–0
2–0
 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier

Honours

Club

Individual

  • Czech First League Foreign footballer of the season by the readers of "iDNES.cz": 2010–2011[5]
  • Czech First League Discovery of the season: 2010–2011[5]
  • Czech First League All Stars media: 2010–11[6]

Personal life

Kweuke is a relative of Samuel Eto'o.[7]

References

  1. ^ a b "Kweuke verlässt Energie". Kicker (in German). 12 June 2010. Retrieved 31 March 2012.
  2. ^ "Eintracht Frankfurt leiht Olympia-Auswahlspieler Kweuke aus" (in German). Eintracht Frankfurt. 18 December 2008. Retrieved 31 March 2012.
  3. ^ "KÁDER A-MUŽSTVA DOSPELÝCH FK DAC 1904 a.s. DUNAJSKÁ STREDA CORGOŇ LIGA 2008/2009". fcdac1904.com.
  4. ^ Novák, Miloslav (9 May 2013). "Disciplinárka vynesla exemplární trest, Kweuke nesmí hrát 12 zápasů" (in Czech). idnes.cz. Retrieved 10 May 2013.
  5. ^ a b "Nejlepsim cizincem je Kweuk e" (in Czech). idnes. 30 May 2011. Retrieved 9 April 2011.
  6. ^ "Tri hraci devetkrat v all stars" (in Czech). eurofotbal.cz. 30 May 2011. Retrieved 9 April 2011.
  7. ^ "Kweuke claims Bony's crown at Sparta". UEFA. 1 March 2011. Retrieved 1 August 2011.