Leon Guwara
 Guwara in 2017 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Leon Guwara | ||
| Date of birth | 28 June 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Cologne, Germany | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Left back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | FC Utrecht | ||
| Number | 5 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2003 | SW Köln | ||
| 2003–2014 | 1. FC Köln | ||
| 2014–2015 | Werder Bremen | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2018 | Werder Bremen II | 43 | (3) |
| 2016–2018 | Werder Bremen | 1 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | → Darmstadt 98 (loan) | 17 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | → 1. FC Kaiserslautern (loan) | 25 | (0) |
| 2018– | Utrecht | 12 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2012 | Germany U16 | 1 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | Germany U17 | 6 | (0) |
| 2014 | Germany U19 | 3 | (0) |
| 2015 | Germany U20 | 6 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 August 2019 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 28 July 2018 | |||
Leon Guwara (born 28 June 1996) is a German professional footballer who plays as a left back for FC Utrecht in the Eredivisie.[1]
Club career
Guwara joined 1. FC Köln as a child from SW Köln in 2003. He made 19 appearances for the U-19 team in the 2013–2014 season of the Under 19 Bundesliga.[2][3]
In April 2014, it was announced that Guwara would be joining Werder Bremen for the 2014–2015 season.[2][3] He made his Bundesliga debut for Werder Bremen on 5 February 2016 against Borussia Mönchengladbach.[4]
On 31 August 2016, Guwara joined SV Darmstadt 98 on a season-long loan.[5]
In June 2017, he joined 1. FC Kaiserslautern on loan for the 2017–18 season.[6]
In May 2018, Dutch Eredivisie side FC Utrecht announced the signing of Guwara for the 2018–19 season. Guwara agreed a three-year contract with the club with the option of a fourth.[7][8]
Career statistics
- As of 1 July 2019[9]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Werder Bremen II | 2014–15 | Regionalliga Nord | 25 | 1 | – | – | 2 | 0 | 27 | 1 | ||
| 2015–16 | 3. Liga | 18 | 2 | – | – | – | 18 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 43 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 45 | 3 | ||
| Werder Bremen | 2014–15 | Bundesliga | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 2 | 0 | ||
| Darmstadt 98 (loan) | 2016–17 | Bundesliga | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 17 | 0 | ||
| 1. FC Kaiserslautern (loan) | 2017–18 | 2. Bundesliga | 25 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 27 | 0 | ||
| Utrecht | 2018–19 | Eredivisie | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 14 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 43 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 45 | 3 | ||
International career
Guwara was born in Germany to a Gambian father and a German mother.[10] He has represented Germany at various youth international levels.[11]
References
- ^ "Germany - L. Guwara - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 10 February 2016.
- ^ a b "Junioren-Nationalspieler wechselt an die Weser". kicker Online (in German). 7 April 2014. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
- ^ a b Oeynhausen, Christian. "Talent wechselt nach Bremen: FC verliert U-17-Nationalspieler Guwara". Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger (in German). Retrieved 17 August 2016.
- ^ "Borussia Mönchengladbach vs. Werder Bremen - 5 February 2016 - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 10 February 2016.
- ^ "Darmstadt leiht Guwara von Werder aus". kicker Online (in German). 31 August 2016. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
- ^ "Lautern leiht Linksverteidiger Guwara aus". kicker Online (in German). 13 June 2017. Retrieved 13 June 2017.
- ^ "Guwara wechselt nach Utrecht". Deichstube (in German). 16 May 2018. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
- ^ "Duitse back Guwara volgende versterking FC Utrecht". Voetbal International (in Dutch). 16 May 2018. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
- ^ "Leon Guwara » Club matches". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 18 October 2019.
- ^ Felber, Jan (20 January 2017). "Leon Guwara über den Platzverweis in Augsburg und seine Zeit beim 1. FC Köln". Darmstädter Echo (in German). Retrieved 18 February 2017.
- ^ http://datencenter.dfb.de/profil/297473
External links
- Leon Guwara at DFB (also available in German)
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- Living people
- 1996 births
- Association football fullbacks
- German footballers
- Germany youth international footballers
- German expatriate footballers
- German people of Gambian descent
- Bundesliga players
- 3. Liga players
- 2. Bundesliga players
- Eredivisie players
- SV Werder Bremen players
- SV Werder Bremen II players
- SV Darmstadt 98 players
- 1. FC Kaiserslautern players
- FC Utrecht players
- Expatriate footballers in the Netherlands
- German football defender, 1990s birth stubs