Leon Best
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Leon Julian Brendan Best | ||
| Date of birth | 19 September 1986 | ||
| Place of birth | Nottingham, England | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Ipswich Town | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2002–2004 | Notts County | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2004–2007 | Southampton | 15 | (4) |
| 2004–2005 | → Queens Park Rangers (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2005 | → Sheffield Wednesday (loan) | 2 | (1) |
| 2006 | → Sheffield Wednesday (loan) | 11 | (1) |
| 2006 | → Bournemouth (loan) | 15 | (3) |
| 2006–2007 | → Yeovil Town (loan) | 15 | (10) |
| 2007–2010 | Coventry City | 92 | (19) |
| 2010–2012 | Newcastle United | 42 | (10) |
| 2012–2015 | Blackburn Rovers | 13 | (2) |
| 2014 | → Sheffield Wednesday (loan) | 15 | (4) |
| 2014–2015 | → Derby County (loan) | 15 | (0) |
| 2015 | → Brighton & Hove Albion (loan) | 13 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | Rotherham United | 16 | (4) |
| 2016– | Ipswich Town | 11 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2002 | Republic of Ireland U17 | 2 | (0) |
| 2005 | Republic of Ireland U19 | 1 | (1) |
| 2008 | Republic of Ireland U21 | 1 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | Republic of Ireland | 7 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 03:21, 27 December 2016 (UTC). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 20:17, 10 March 2016 (UTC) |
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Leon Julian Brendan Best (born 19 September 1986) is a professional footballer who plays as a striker for Ipswich Town. He has played for the Republic of Ireland national football team. Best represented Ireland at under-21 level and won his first full international cap against Nigeria on 29 May 2009. Best had a youth career at Notts County. His first professional club was then Premier League club Southampton. He has also played for Coventry City and Newcastle United before his 2012 move to Blackburn Rovers.
Best was born on 19 September 1986 in Nottingham, England. He opted to play football for his mother's country, Ireland, while in his teens.
As a young player, Best started his career at Notts County before being signed as a trainee by then Premier League club Southampton. He made his professional debut against Newcastle United on his 18th birthday in 2004. A loan spell at Queens Park Rangers followed later in the 2004–05 season.
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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