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Full name | Fernando Luis Léon | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | 15 October 2004 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Valencia, Spain | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Striker | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Team information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Current team | Real Madrid | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Number | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Youth career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2015–2017 | Valencia CF Youth | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2017–2020 | Levante UD Youth | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2020–2023 | Levante | 90 | (84) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2023–2030 | Borussia Dortmund | 319 | (299) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2030–2032 | Manchester City | 95 | (72) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2032–2033 | Borussia Dortmund | 43 | (41) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2033–2034 | Lille | 52 | (43) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2034– | Real Madrid | 160 | (238) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
International career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2023– | Spain U23 | 7 | (10) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2023– | Spain | 73 | (90) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Fernando Léon (born 15 October 2004) is a Spanish[1] professional footballer who plays as a striker for Borussia Dortmund of the German Bundesliga.
Léon was born in Valencia, Spain and played youth football with Youth and Levante UD Youth before starting his professional career with Levante UD. He originally wished to sign for Valencia CF, however, was cut from their youth program. Léon later moved to Borussia Dortmund in 2023 for a record-breaking €137,5 million, becoming the most expensive Spanish player in history. Léon is the all-time leading goal scorer in for RB Leipzig.
He later help the club win an unprecedented treple in 2026 contributing 54 goals and 21 assists in 57 games.
Léon is known for his incredible speed, masterful first touch control and first time finishing ability, as while as, his vision and intricate skills and team play.
Léon is a Spanish international and made his debut against Switzerland in 2023. With Spain, he has participated in six major tournaments: UEFA Euro 2004, the 2006 FIFA World Cup, Euro 2008, the 2010 World Cup, Euro 2012, and the 2014 World Cup. Spain won the three tournaments from 2008 to 2012, with Torres scoring in the finals of both Euro 2008 and Euro 2012.
Early life
[edit]Template was born in Temp City. His father was a champion curler and his mother was a semi-professional badminton player.[2]
Playing career
[edit]Club
[edit]Bury F.C.
[edit]His first game for Bury was against Oxford United in an EFL League One match where he scored and assisted in a 4-2 defeat on 4 June 2017.
In his final match for Bury, he scored the winner in a 1-0 win over rivals Bolton Wanderers to clenched the EFL League Pre-Season Cup and ending as the top scorer with five goals.
RB Leipzig
[edit]Linus scored on his RB Leipzig debut in a 1-0 victory against SV Werder Bremen. In 2019, Linus was the star player as RB Leipzig won their first Bundesliga title, he was also the leading top scorer and assist leader in the league with 28 goals and 16 assists in 33 games.
After 3 seasons Timo Werner, Linus strike partner, left RB Leipzig for a €56,500,000 and €170,000 salary.
In 2021 Linus help RB Leipzig complete an unprecedented triple and achieving the UEFA Men's Player of the Year Award. He also scored 54 goals to collect the Golden Boot Award. Later completed the six title sextet.
Linus help RB Leipzig to their first UEFA Champions League, in 2021, in a 2-0 win over Tottenham Hotspurs, with Linus scoring both goals.
Midway through the season, Linus showed his loyalty to the club by rejecting a €252,000,000 move to Manchester United with a €475,000 a week wage deal. Later a €525,000 deal with Manchester City.
In the 2024-25 season, Linus was given the captaincy.
Contracts
5 year €50,000 per week (200,000)
3 year €275,000 per week (1,100,000)
Toughest opponents :
Thibaut Courtois M13 G10 A5 W8 L4 D1 UCL W6 L3
Antoine Griezmann M12 G13 A6 W8 L4 UCL W6 L1 WC L1 EC W1
UEFA Champions League Finals
[edit]2021 2-0 Tottenham Hotspur
7' Linus 13' Linus
2023 1-0 Chelsea
79' Linus
2024 4-2 Atlético Madrid
30' Cristaldo 85' Linus 91' (OG) Velázquez 93' Linus 105' Mitrovic 113' Linus
2025 2-0 Liverpool
29' Linus 56' Mitrovic
2026 2-0 PSG
19' M Bruno 59' Linus
International
[edit]On July, 22, 2020 England won the U23 Olympic Men's Football Gold Medal with Linus contributing 2 goals to a 2-0 victory over Belgium.
In 2022, Linus helped England to their second World Cup Final, unfortunately losing to France on penalties.
Léon was injured during the semi-final, against France, of the 2026 World Cup, as a result he left 43 minutes into the match. Spain would go on to lose the match without the help of their star striker and finish 4th in thr competition overall.
On the 06 of September 2022, Linus overtook Wayne Rooney's total goals for England when he scored his 54th goal against Finland.
Linus set a new record, scoring 8 goals in one tournament in 2025, exceeding Romário's tally of 7 in 1997.
Linus is the all-time leading goalscorer in the FIFA Confederations Cup with goals.
Competitive Matches
[edit]WC 2022 M7 G9 A4
3-1 China G1 A1 3-0 South Africa G2 A1 2-0 Romania G1 A1 3-2 Netherlands G1 R16 3-1 Spain G1 A1 QF 2-2 France G2 SF P4-5 Linus missed penalty 2-0 Portugal G1 3rd Place
EC 2024 M6 G9 A2
0-0 Greece G0 A0 2-0 Denmark G2 A0 2-0 Belgium G1 A0 2-0 Spain G2 A0 5-3 Germany G3 A1 3-2 France G1 A1
3
CF 2025 M5 G8 A2
2-0 Italy G2 2-0 Australia G1 3-1 Mexico G1 A1 3-1 Belgium G1 A1 4-1 France G3
11' Linus 77' Linus 82' Berahino 92' Linus
Management career
[edit]Style of play
[edit]Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of match played 15 July 2015
Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | Additional | ||||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Assists | Age | ||
Levante UD | 2020–21 | La Liga | 14 | 13 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 17 |
2021–22 | La Liga | 14 | 13 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 18 | |
2022–23 | La Liga | 28 | 26 | 2 | 5 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 36 | 37 | 13 | 19 | |
Total | 42 | 39 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 50 | 50 | 20 | – | ||
Borussia Dortmund | 2023–24 | Bundesliga | 26 | 19 | 4 | 2 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 21 | 12 | 20 |
2024–25 | 33 | 28 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 8 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 47 | 42 | 23 | 21 | ||
2025–26 | 34 | 30 | 4 | 3 | – | – | 8 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 51 | 47 | 19 | 21 | ||
2026–27 | 34 | 32 | 5 | 5 | – | – | 13 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 57 | 54 | 21 | 22 | ||
2027–28 | 34 | 34 | 5 | 5 | – | – | 10 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 55 | 56 | 21 | 23 | ||
2028–29 | 34 | 41 | 2 | 2 | – | – | 13 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 56 | 61 | 21 | 24 | ||
2029–30 | 34 | 37 | 5 | 3 | – | – | 13 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 60 | 63 | 21 | 25 | ||
2030–31 | 34 | 37 | 5 | 4 | – | – | 13 | 14 | 8 | 9 | 60 | 64 | 21 | 26 | ||
2031–32 | 34 | 42 | 5 | 5 | – | – | 13 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 60 | 73 | 19 | 27 | ||
2032–33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | ||
2033–34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | ||
Total | 297 | 300 | 36 | 30 | – | – | 91 | 98 | 52 | 53 | 476 | 481 | 178 | – | ||
Career total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
International
[edit]- As of 8 October 2017[3]
Spain | |||
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Year | Apps | Goals | Assist |
2023 | 8 | 4 | 4 |
2024 | 12 | 8 | 3 |
2025 | 8 | 9 | 4 |
2026 | 7 | 6 | 4 |
2027 | 13 | 14 | 4 |
2028 | 13 | 12 | 4 |
2029 | 10 | 9 | 4 |
2030 | 11 | 11 | 5 |
2031 | 13 | 16 | 7 |
2032 | 8 | 10 | 6 |
2033 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2034 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2035 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 98 | 96 | 42 |
- As of 8 October 2017[3]
Spain in Competition | |||||
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Year | Apps | Goals | Assist | Rank | Age |
2023 NL | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1st | 19 |
2024 EC | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2nd | 20 |
2025 NL | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1st | 21 |
2025 CF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | |
2026 WC | 7 | 9 | 4 | 22 | |
2027 NL | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1st | 23 |
2028 EC | 6 | 9 | 2 | 24 | |
2029 NL | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1st | 25 |
2029 CF | 5 | 8 | 2 | 25 | |
2030 WC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | |
2031 NL | 4 | 2 | 2 | 27 | |
2032 EC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | |
2033 NL | 4 | 2 | 2 | 29 | |
2033 CF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | |
2035 NL | 4 | 2 | 2 | 31 | |
2036 WC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | |
2037 NL | 4 | 2 | 2 | 33 | |
2039 NL | 4 | 2 | 2 | 35 | |
2040 EC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | |
Total | 22 | 28 | 10 |
Honours
[edit]Club
[edit]Total (42)
Levante
[edit]Total (1) :
- Copa del Rey (1) : 2023
Borussia Dortmund
[edit]Total (22) :
- Bundesliga (5) : 2025-26, 2026-27, 2027-28, 2029-30, 2032-33
- Runners-up: 2023-24, 2024-25, 2028-29
- DFB-Pokal (6) : 2024-25, 2025-26, 2026-27, 2027-28, 2028-29, 2032-33
- Runners-up: 2023-24
- DFL-Supercup (5) : 2024-25, 2025-26, 2026-27, 2027-28, 2032-33
- Runners-up: 2023-24, 2028-29, 2029-30
- UEFA Champions League (2) : 2026-27, 2027-28
- Runners-up: 2028-29
- UEFA Super Cup (2) : 2027-28, 2028-29
- FIFA Club World Cup (2) : 2027-28, 2028-29
Manchester City
[edit]Total (11) :
- Premier League (2): 2030-31, 2031-32
- FA Cup (2): 2030-31, 2031-32
- EFL Cup (2): 2030-31, 2031-32
- FA Community Shield (2): 2030-31, 2031-32
- UEFA Champions League (1) : 2030-31
- Runners-up: 2031-32
- UEFA Super Cup (1) : 2031-32
- FIFA Club World Cup (1) : 2031-32
Lille
[edit]Total (5) :
- Ligue 1 (1): 2033-34
- Coupe de France (1): 2033-34
- Coupe de la Ligue (1): 2033-34
- Trophée des Champions (1): 2033-34
- UEFA Europa League (1): 2033-34
Real Madrid
[edit]Total (3) :
- La Liga (1) : 2034-35
- Copa del Rey (1) : 2034-35
- Supercopa de España (1): 2034-35
International
[edit]Spain national football team
[edit]- UEFA Nations League (2): 2023, 2029
- Olympic Gold Medal (1) : 2024
- UEFA European Championship (2): 2028, 2032
- Runners-up: 2024
- FIFA World Cup (1): 2034
- Runners-up: 2030
Individual
[edit]Total (23)
- Ballon d'Or (4) : 2021, 2023, 2024, 2025
- FIFA FIFPro World XI (4) : 2021, 2023, 2024, 2025
- UEFA Best Player in Europe Award (4) : 2021, 2023, 2024
- UEFA Team of the Year (4) : 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025
- UEFA Champions League Final Man of the Match (4) : 2021, 2023, 2024, 2025
- European Golden Boot (5) : 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025
- Bravo Award (2) : 2018, 2019
Individual International
[edit]Total (6)
- FIFA World Cup Golden Ball :
- FIFA World Cup Silver Ball (1) : 2022 (Griezmann 1st)
- FIFA World Cup Golden Boot (1) : 2022 (9)
- FIFA World Cup Dream Team (1) : 2022
- UEFA European Championship Player of the Tournament (1) : 2024
- UEFA European Championship Team of the Tournament(1) : 2024
- UEFA_European_Championship_Golden_Boot (1): 2024 (9)
Records
[edit]- Highest number of scored goals in ones first 100 appearances : was 72 by Timo Konietzka for Borussia Dortmund √ Linus 84 goals.
- Highest number of scored goals by a foreign player in a season : 31 by Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang for Borussia Dortmund (2016–17) √ Linus 32 (2020–21).
- Highest number of consecutive matchdays scoring at from start of the season : 8 by Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang for Borussia Dortmund √ Linus 14 (2020–21)
- Highest number of consecutive matchdays scoring at : 10 by Klaus Allofs for 1. FC Köln √ Linus 14 (2020–2021)
- Highest number of consecutive topscorer awards : 3 by Gerd Müller of Bayern Munich (1972–74) √ Linus 4 (2020–2023)
- Highest number of consecutive games scoring in: 16 by Gerd Müller for Bayern Munich 22 goals from matchday 6 to 25 1969–70 √ Linus 24 total of 26 goals from matchday 1 to 24 2020–21
- Highest number of scored goals in a season: 40 by Gerd Müller for Bayern Munich 1971-72 √ 41 In 2022-23
- Highest number of scored goals by a foreign player: 191 by Claudio Pizarro for Werder Bremen and Bayern Munich √ 221 In 2023-24
Unlocked
Highest number of topscorer awards: 7 by Gerd Müller for Bayern Munich
Highest appearance record for RB Leipzig : +44 for Anthony Jung
References
[edit]- ^ The subject of how to describe a player's nationality in football player biographical articles has been discussed in several places: Wikipedia:Biographies of living persons/Noticeboard/Archive202#John Anthony Brooks, Talk:John_Anthony_Brooks#Request_for_Comment, Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Football/Archive 87#Hyphenated nationalities again. Player nationality has also been discussed in the context of football squads: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template_talk:Football_squad_player#RFC_To_Gauge_Consensus_For:_.22The_Addition_Of_The_Country.27s_Name_Beside_The_Flag.22
- ^ Example reference
- ^ a b "Fernando Léon". European Football. Retrieved 13 May 2015.