Leon Knight

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Leon Knight
Personal information
Full name Leon Leroy Knight
Date of birth September 16, 1982 (1982-09-16) (age 26)
Place of birth    Hackney, England
Height 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Playing position Striker
Club information
Current club Rushden & Diamonds
Number 7
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
1999–2003
2001
2001–2002
2002–2003
2003
2003–2006
2006–2007
2006–2007
2007–2008
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
Rushden & Diamonds		 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)
006 0(3)   

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only and
correct as of 12 September 2008 (UTC).
* Appearances (Goals)

Leon Leroy Knight (born September 16, 1982 in Hackney, London) is an English professional footballer currently playing for Rushden & Diamonds. Knight was born to a Jamaican mother and St. Lucian father.[1]

[edit] Club career

A native of the London Borough of Hackney, 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]

Knight's stay at the Liberty Stadium was short-lived, as he was placed on the transfer list in October 2006,[8] and, after a short spell on loan with Barnsley, joined Milton Keynes Dons in January 2007.[9]

In January 2008, Knight signed for Wycombe Wanderers, just one year after joining MK Dons.[10]

On 19 August 2008, Knight's contract was "terminated by mutual consent", after he scored five goals in 20 appearances during his short stay with Wycombe.[11]

Knight signed for Rushden & Diamonds on 24 August 2008.[12]

[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. 
  11. ^ "Knight and Sutton leave the Blues". Wycombe Wanderers' official website.
  12. ^ "Leon Knight Signs for Diamonds". Rushden & Diamonds official website.

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Rushden & Diamonds F.C. – current squad

1 Marriott • 2 Osano • 3 Jelleyman • 4 Gulliver • 5 Hope • 6 McDonald • 7 Knight • 8 Woodhouse • 9 Phillips • 10 Clare • 11 Burgess • 12 Mitchell • 14 Rankine • 15 Tomlin • 16 Panther • 17 Wolleaston • 18 Burton • 20 McGuinness • 21 Beecroft • 22 Roberts • 23 Kelly • 24 Corcoran • 25 Smith • Manager: Hill
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