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Germany Nigeria |
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| Gender | male | ||
| Birth | 28 June 1988, Berlin, Germany | ||
| Age: | 32 years | ||
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Leon Balogun (born 28 June 1988) is a German-born Nigerian professional football defender who plays for 1. FSV Mainz 05.
Club career
He made his Bundesliga debut on 19 April 2009 for Hannover 96 in a game against Hamburger SV.
After his contract with 2. Bundesliga side Fortuna Düsseldorf had been expired in summer 2014, he was without a club for three months until he joined fellow leaguer Darmstadt 98. He signed a contract until the end of the 2014–15 season.
International career
Born to a Nigerian father and German mother, Balogun was called up by Nigeria for a March 2014 friendly against Mexico as a replacement for Joseph Yobo. Balogun entered at the half, but was injured after 20 minutes in a collision with signage on the touchline. He fractured his foot and will miss 2–3 months after surgery. However, he later confirmed to news media that his injury won’t require surgery.
On 25 March 2015, he played his second game for Nigeria in a 1–0 loss against Uganda.
He played his third game for the country on 13 June 2015 when he featured in a 2–0 win over Chad in the opening game of qualifying for the 2017 African Nations Cup.