Léonard Kweuke’s biography, net worth, fact, career, awards and life story

Intro Cameroonian footballer
Is Athlete 
Football player 
Association football player 
From Cameroon 
Type Sports 
Gender male
Birth 12 July 1987, Yaoundé
Age: 33 years

Leony Léonard Kweuke (born 12 July 1987) is a Cameroonian footballer who currently plays for Turkish club Çaykur Rizespor.

Career

On 18 December 2008, Kweuke’s club DAC Dunajská Streda loaned him to Eintracht Frankfurt to play in the German Bundesliga. For the 2009–10 season, he was loaned to FC Energie Cottbus. On 10 June 2010, DAC announced his return after two years in Germany, but he was sold to Sparta Prague. Kweuke was banned by the league in May 2013 after receiving a red card in a Czech Cup match against Mladá Boleslav. The dismissal was for a tackle which broke the leg of defender Radek Dosoudil in two places. The ban, to last for 12 matches, was the longest-ever punishment issued by the Czech league.

International goals

Scores and results list Cameroon’s goal tally first.
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 3 September 2011 Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo, Yaoundé  Mauritius 1–0 5–0 2012 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier
2. 11 October 2011 Nuevo Estadio de Malabo, Malabo  Equatorial Guinea 1–0 1–1 Friendly

Honours

Club

  • Czech Republic Football Supercup: 2010
  • Gambrinus liga Runner-up: 2010–2011, 2011–12, 2012–13

Individual

  • Gambrinus liga Foreign footballer of the season by the readers of “iDNES.cz”: 2010–2011
  • Gambrinus liga Discovery of the season: 2010–2011
  • Gambrinus liga All Stars media: 2010–11
  • ^ “Nejlepsim cizincem je Kweuk e” (in Czech). idnes. 30 May 2011. Retrieved 9 April 2011. 
  • “Tri hraci devetkrat v all stars” (in Czech). eurofotbal.cz. 30 May 2011. Retrieved 9 April 2011. 

Personal life

Kweuke is a relative of Samuel Eto’o.

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