Leon Knight
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Leon Leroy Knight | ||
| Date of birth | 16 September 1982 | ||
| Place of birth | Hackney, England | ||
| Height | 1.66 m (5 ft 5 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1999–2003 | Chelsea | 0 | (0) |
| 2001 | → Queens Park Rangers (loan) | 11 | (0) |
| 2001–2002 | → Huddersfield Town (loan) | 31 | (16) |
| 2002–2003 | → Sheffield Wednesday (loan) | 24 | (3) |
| 2003 | → Brighton & Hove Albion (loan) | 2 | (4) |
| 2003–2006 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 106 | (32) |
| 2006–2007 | Swansea City | 25 | (19) |
| 2006–2007 | → Barnsley (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| 2007–2008 | Milton Keynes Dons | 33 | (5) |
| 2008 | Wycombe Wanderers | 20 | (5) |
| 2008–2009 | Rushden & Diamonds | 12 | (4) |
| 2009 | Thrasivoulos Fylis | 3 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | Hamilton Academical | 6 | (0) |
| 2010 | Queen of the South | 6 | (0) |
| 2010–2012 | Coleraine | 43 | (20) |
| 2012 | Glentoran | 7 | (4) |
| 2014–2016 | Barnton | ||
| National team | |||
| England U19 | |||
| 2001 | England U20 | ||
| Teams managed | |||
| 2015–2016 | Barnton | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:10, 14 February 2015 (UTC). |
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Leon Leroy Knight (born 16 September 1982) is an English footballer who plays as a striker. A journeyman player, he has played for fifteen different clubs spanning five countries; England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland and Greece.
Having begun his career with Chelsea, he spent time on loan with Queens Park Rangers, Huddersfield Town, Sheffield Wednesday and Brighton & Hove Albion before joining the latter permanently in 2003. Knight spent three years with Brighton, scoring 30 goals in 106 league matches. He was transferred to Swansea City in 2006 and had a loan spell with Barnsley before joining Milton Keynes Dons and then Wycombe Wanderers.
Knight signed for Rushden & Diamonds in 2008, but left the club five months later when he was sacked for misconduct. Rushden retained his registration and would not release it to another English club unless they were compensated, which prevented Knight from playing in England for three years. He subsequently played in Greece for Thrasivoulos Fylis, Scotland for Hamilton Academical and Queen of the South and Northern Ireland for Coleraine, before joining Glentoran in January 2012. He was released by Glentoran in June 2012 after a probationary clause in his contract was invoked by the club.
Knight began his career as a trainee at Chelsea (where he made one appearance in the UEFA Cup against Levski Sofia), before spending loan periods at Queens Park Rangers,Huddersfield Town,Sheffield Wednesday and Brighton & Hove Albion before joining Brighton on a permanent contract in August 2003. During his spell at Huddersfield, he reignited the Terriers' play-off push and formed an unlikely partnership with local hero Andy Booth, earning himself the nickname 'Neon Light'. Unfortunately, he was sent off in the penultimate game of the season and was suspended for the play-off games. Although his transfer was initially free, £50,000 was to be paid if Brighton were promoted. It was Knight himself who secured Brighton's promotion with his penalty against Bristol City in the play-off final at the Millennium Stadium, Cardiff in 2004. Knight had a falling out with Brighton manager Mark McGhee, which culminated in Knight being thrown off the team bus in the middle of the New Forest en route to a match against Southampton on 2 January 2006.
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