Leon Knight

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Leon Knight
Personal information
Full name Leon Knight
Date of birth September 16, 1982 (1982-09-16) (age 25)
Place of birth    Hackney, England
Height 5 ft 3 in (1.60 m)
Playing position Striker
Club information
Current club Wycombe Wanderers
Number 9
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
1999–2003
2001
2001–2002
2002–2003
2003
2003–2006
2006–2007
2006
2007–2008
2008–		 Chelsea
→ Queens Park Rangers (loan)
→ Huddersfield Town (loan)
→ Sheffield Wednesday (loan)
→ Brighton & Hove Albion (loan)
Brighton & Hove Albion
Swansea City
→ Barnsley (loan)
Milton Keynes Dons
Wycombe Wanderers		 000 0(0)
011 0(0)
031 (16)
024 0(3)
002 0(4)
106 (30)
028 (15)
009 0(0)
033 0(5)
020 0(5)   

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only and
correct as of 14:46, 18 February 2008 (UTC).
* Appearances (Goals)

Leon Knight (born September 16, 1982 in Hackney, London) is an English professional footballer currently playing for League Two side Wycombe Wanderers. Knight was born to a Jamaican mother and St. Lucian father.[1]

[edit] Early life and career

A native of the London Borough of Hackney, Leon Knight began his career as a trainee at Chelsea, spending loan periods at Queens Park Rangers,[2] Huddersfield Town,[3] Sheffield Wednesday[4] and Brighton & Hove Albion[5] before joining Brighton on a permanent contract in August 2003. Although his transfer was initially free, £50,000 was to be paid if Brighton were promoted. It was Knight himself who secured this, with his penalty against Bristol City in the play-off final at the Millennium Stadium, Cardiff in 2004.

After falling out with Brighton manager Mark McGhee Knight moved to Swansea City in January 2006,[6] and scored a hat-trick on his debut against Milton Keynes Dons.[7] His stay at the Liberty Stadium lasted only a year as he was placed on the transfer list,[8] and, after a short spell on loan with Barnsley, he joined Milton Keynes Dons in January 2007.[9] Again, he only lasted a year at a club as he joined Wycombe Wanderers in January 2008.[10]

[edit] References

  1. ^ "Leon has spring in his step", The Angus, 2003-12-04. Retrieved on 2008-01-06. 
  2. ^ "Holloway secures Knight deal", BBC Sport, 2001-03-01. Retrieved on 2008-01-06. 
  3. ^ "Terriers land Knight", BBC Sport, 2001-11-20. Retrieved on 2008-01-06. 
  4. ^ "Knight makes Owls switch", BBC Sport, 2002-06-26. Retrieved on 2008-01-06. 
  5. ^ "Knight joins Brighton", BBC Sport, 2003-07-23. Retrieved on 2008-01-06. 
  6. ^ "Knight quits Brighton for Swansea", BBC Sport, 2006-01-06. Retrieved on 2008-01-06. 
  7. ^ "Swansea 3-1 MK Dons", BBC Sport, 2006-01-10. Retrieved on 2008-01-06. 
  8. ^ "Knight transfer-listed by Swans", BBC Sport, 2006-10-16. Retrieved on 2008-01-06. 
  9. ^ "MK Dons sign Swans striker Knight", BBC Sport, 2007-01-23. Retrieved on 2008-01-06. 
  10. ^ "Wycombe sign Dons striker Knight", BBC Sport, 2008-01-06. Retrieved on 2008-01-06. 

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