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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.
| Name | Leon Best |
| First Name | Leon |
| Last Name | Best |
| Occupation | Association Football Player |
| Birthday | September 19 |
| Birth Year | 1986 |
| Place of Birth | Nottingham |
| Home Town | England |
| Birth Country | United Kingdom |
| Birth Sign | Virgo |
| Full/Birth Name | |
| Father | Not Available |
| Mother | Not Available |
| Siblings | Not Available |
| Spouse | Not Known |
| Children(s) | Not Available |
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Best netted his first goal for Newcastle in a pre-season friendly against Carlisle United on 17 July 2010, followed by his second goal for the club in the pre-season Sir Bobby Robson tribute match against PSV Eindhoven on 31 July 2010. However Best then received a cruciate injury during pre-season causing him to miss the first few months of the 2010–11 season. He was back in light training by the end of September and was on the bench for Newcastle’s 1–1 draw with Chelsea on 28 November, but did not make an appearance. He made his comeback in Newcastle’s 1–0 victory against Wigan Athletic on 2 January 2011, appearing as a late substitute for Shola Ameobi. Best made his first Premier League start for Newcastle in a home 5–0 win against West Ham United on 5 January 2011, scoring a hat-trick in the process, his first league goals for the club. He was injured prior to the Stoke away game on 19 March and was ruled out until the end of the season. However, Best had scored six goals in 10 starts.
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.
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Salary | Under Review |
| Source of Income | Association Football Player |
| Cars | Not Available |
| House | Living in own house. |
He signed for Newcastle United on 1 February 2010 for a fee of £1,500,000 on a three and a half year contract. Best made his debut against Cardiff City at St James’ Park on 5 February 2010. Best failed to make an impact in his first season at Newcastle as he failed to find a goal and was put behind on form strike duo Andy Carroll and Peter Løvenkrands.
On 28 August 2011, he scored two goals against Fulham to give Newcastle a 2–1 victory followed by the equalizer in the 1–1 draw with Aston Villa, extending the Magpies unbeaten run to eight games in the English Premier League.
Height, Weight & Body Measurements
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| Weight | Not Known |
| Body Measurements | Under Review |
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On 5 July 2007, he joined Coventry City for a fee of £650,000 decided by a tribunal, with the fee increasing were Coventry to gain promotion to the Premiership by 2010. Following a cheekbone fracture at the end of 2008, Best took his place in the team wearing a protective mask. His return led him scoring three goals in successive matches and consequently gaining a reputation for wearing a “Besty” mask, even after he had recovered from his injury and earning the nickname “Zorro”. His distinctive mask became somewhat of a talisman for Coventry City fans, many of whom took to wearing similar masks in the stands as a tribute to Best. On 3 October 2009 he was named Championship Player of the Month for September.
Best scored his first league goal in the 89th minute, when he volleyed in a Chris Taylor cross for Blackburn when he came on as a first-half substitute for the injured Ruben Rochina in a 1–1 draw with Derby County at Pride Park on 4 August 2013.
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Relationships Record: We have no records of past relationships for Leon Best. You may help us to build the dating records for Leon Best!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.
Facts & Trivia
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.
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