Léonard Kweuke

Léonard Kweuke
Personal information
Full name	Leony Léonard Kweuke
Date of birth	12 July 1987 (age 39)
Place of birth	Yaoundé, Cameroon
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position	Striker
Senior career*
Years	Team
2006–2007	Esteghlal
2007–2008	Steel Azin
2008–2010	DAC Dunajská Streda
2009	→ Eintracht Frankfurt (loan)
2009–2010	→ Energie Cottbus (loan)
2010–2013	Sparta Prague
2013–2018	Çaykur Rizespor
Total
International career
2011–2018	Cameroon
	* Club domestic league appearances and goals

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] 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.^[3]

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

Czech Republic Football Supercup: 2010
Czech First League Runner-up: 2010–2011, 2011–12, 2012–13

Individual

Czech First League Foreign footballer of the season by the readers of "iDNES.cz": 2010–2011^[4]
Czech First League Discovery of the season: 2010–2011^[4]
Czech First League All Stars media: 2010–11^[5]

Personal life

Kweuke is a relative of Samuel Eto'o.^[6]

References

1 2 "Kweuke verlässt Energie". Kicker (in German). 12 June 2010. Retrieved 31 March 2012.
↑ "Eintracht Frankfurt leiht Olympia-Auswahlspieler Kweuke aus" (in German). Eintracht Frankfurt. 18 December 2008. Retrieved 31 March 2012.
↑ Novák, Miloslav (9 May 2013). "Disciplinárka vynesla exemplární trest, Kweuke nesmí hrát 12 zápasů". iDNES.cz (in Czech). Mafra. Retrieved 10 May 2013.
1 2 "Nejlepším cizincem je Kweuke. Míč nese silou, říkají o něm soupeři". iDNES.cz (in Czech). Mafra. 30 May 2011. Retrieved 9 April 2011.
↑ "Tri hraci devetkrat v all stars" (in Czech). EuroFotbal.cz. 30 May 2011. Retrieved 9 April 2011.
↑ "Kweuke claims Bony's crown at Sparta". UEFA. 1 March 2011. Archived from the original on 4 March 2011. Retrieved 1 August 2011.

External links

Léonard Kweuke at kicker.de (in German)
Léonard Kweuke at Soccerway

[Kweuke_verlässt_Energie-1] 1 2 "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] Novák, Miloslav (9 May 2013). "Disciplinárka vynesla exemplární trest, Kweuke nesmí hrát 12 zápasů". iDNES.cz (in Czech). Mafra. Retrieved 10 May 2013.

[idnes-4] 1 2 "Nejlepším cizincem je Kweuke. Míč nese silou, říkají o něm soupeři". iDNES.cz (in Czech). Mafra. 30 May 2011. Retrieved 9 April 2011.

[5] "Tri hraci devetkrat v all stars" (in Czech). EuroFotbal.cz. 30 May 2011. Retrieved 9 April 2011.

[6] "Kweuke claims Bony's crown at Sparta". UEFA. 1 March 2011. Archived from the original on 4 March 2011. Retrieved 1 August 2011.

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