Leon Best

Quick Facts

Full Name	Leon Best
Occupation	Association Football Player
Date Of Birth	Sep 19, 1986(1986-09-19)
Age	38
Birthplace	Nottingham
Country	United Kingdom
Birth City	England
Horoscope	Virgo

Leon Best Biography

Leon Best is one of the most popular and richest Association Football Player who was born on September 19, 1986 in Nottingham, England, United Kingdom. Best Born on September 19, 1986. He was born in Nottingham, England. He decided to play soccer for his mother’s nation, Ireland, while in his teens.

Best also enjoyed two loan spells with Sheffield Wednesday in the 2005-06 season. He scored his debut professional goal as well as the club’s first goal of the season on August 9 in 2005, at Hillsborough with Hull City. The first loan period was ended in the same match , when Best suffered a foot injury and was sent back in St. Mary’s after only five weeks in Sheffield. After recovering at Southampton, Best then returned to Hillsborough towards the close of January’s timeframe for transfer (though there was speculation that he could go towards Crystal Palace) where he was at Hillsborough until the close of the season. He scored Wednesday’s final goal of the season against Derby County on 30 April 2006.

On 23 November 2006, he joined his teammate Martin Cranie on loan to Yeovil Town until 22 February 2007.

On 3 August 2006 Best joined Football League One club Bournemouth on a month- long loan deal with an option to extend his stay. He returned to Southampton at the end of October at the end of the maximum 3-month loan spell, having made 15 league appearances, scoring 3 goals.

When he was a player in his early years, Best started his career at Notts County before being signed as a student by Premier League club Southampton. His professional debut was with Newcastle United on his 18th birthday in 2004. A loan stint with Queens Park Rangers followed later in the 2004-05 season.

Leon Best Net Worth

Leon Best is one of the richest Association Football Player from United Kingdom. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Leon Best 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Leon Julian Brendan Best (born 19 September 1986) is a professional soccer player who is striker. He is currently an unsigned free agent. He was a part of his country’s Republic of Ireland national football team. Best was a player for Ireland at the age of under-21 and earned his first caps for the international team against Nigeria on May 29, 2009. Best was a player in the youth ranks with Notts County. The first club he played for professionally was Premier League club Southampton. He been a player for Coventry City and Newcastle United prior to his move towards Blackburn Rovers, where he was for three years until being released by mutual consent. He’s since had short stints playing for Rotherham United, Ipswich Town and Charlton Athletic.

Already having played for his country in Republic of Ireland firstly at under-17 level in 2002, and later at the under-21 level in 2008. Best was selected in the Republic of Ireland senior squad first time in the matches against Nigeria and in the FIFA World Cup qualifier against Bulgaria in May 2009. The first time he played was on the 29th of May in a match against Nigeria in a game which ended with a draw of 1-1.

He was a member of Southampton’s youth team that reached the final of the FA Youth Cup in 2005, losing on aggregate to Ipswich Town.

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On 2 July 2012, Best signed for Blackburn Rovers on a four-year contract for a fee of more than £3 million. Less than a month after signing for Blackburn Rovers, he suffered an injury to his anterior cruciate ligaments, ruling him out for at least six months.

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Leon Ranked on the list of most popular Association Football Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United Kingdom. Leon Best celebrates birthday on September 19 of every year.

Best then ended a run of 12 games without a goal by scoring the winner in Newcastle’s 1–0 win over Queens Park Rangers.