Donovan Léon

Donovan Léon
Léon with Brest in 2018
Personal information
Date of birth (1992-11-03) 3 November 1992
Place of birth Cayenne, French Guiana, France
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Abha
Youth career
1999–2007 Cayenne
2007–2009 CSF Brétigny
2009–2011 Auxerre
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2015 Auxerre B 26 (0)
2011–2015 Auxerre 53 (0)
2015–2019 Brest B 31 (0)
2015–2020 Brest 7 (0)
2020–2026 Auxerre 174 (0)
2026– Abha 0 (0)
International career‡
2014– French Guiana 37 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 20 May 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 10 October 2024

Donovan Léon (born 3 November 1992) is a French Guianese professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Saudi Pro League club Abha and the French Guiana national team.[1]

Career

León made his professional debut with Auxerre on 6 August 2011 in a 3–1 league defeat to Montpellier.[2]

In June 2020, Léon returned to Auxerre after five years with Brest, signing a three-year contract. He joined on a free transfer after his contract with Brest had expired.[3]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 1 March 2026[4]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup League cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Auxerre B 2010–11 CFA 40———40
2011–12 CFA 50———50
2012–13 CFA 90———90
2013–14 CFA 2 50———50
2014–15 CFA 2 30———30
Total 260———260
Auxerre 2011–12 Ligue 1 202000—40
2012–13 Ligue 2 1400020—160
2013–14 Ligue 2 1904040—270
2014–15 Ligue 2 1805000—230
Total 53011060—700
Brest B 2015–16 CFA 2 160———160
2016–17 CFA 2 30———30
2017–18 National 3 110———110
2018–19 National 3 10———10
Total 310———310
Brest 2015–16 Ligue 2 201000—30
2016–17 Ligue 2 202020—60
2017–18 Ligue 2 001000—10
2018–19 Ligue 2 103020—60
2019–20 Ligue 1 200030—50
Total 707070—210
Auxerre 2020–21 Ligue 2 36000——360
2021–22 Ligue 2 38000—3[a]0410
2022–23 Ligue 1 2030——50
2023–24 Ligue 2 37000——370
2024–25 Ligue 1 32000——320
2025–26 Ligue 1 22000——220
Total 167030—301730
Career total 2840210130303210
  1. ↑ One appearance in the Ligue 2 play-offs, two appearances in the Ligue 1 relegation/promotion play-offs

Honours

Auxerre

French Guiana

References

  1. ↑ "Donovan Léon à Brest (in French)". L'Équipe. 1 September 2015. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  2. ↑ "Montpellier v. Auxerre Match Report". Ligue de Football Professionnel (in French). 6 August 2011. Retrieved 1 November 2011.
  3. ↑ "Transferts : Donovan Léon est de retour à Auxerre". L'Équipe (in French). 24 June 2020. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
  4. ↑ Donovan Léon at Soccerway. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
  5. ↑ "Football : champion de Ligue 2, l'AJ Auxerre est officiellement de retour dans l'élite". Le Parisien (in French). 11 May 2024. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
  6. ↑ "French Guiana vs Martinique – Caribbean Cup 2017 – Caribbean Football". Archived from the original on 13 July 2017.
  7. ↑ "Wayback Machine" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 May 2017. {{cite web}}: Cite uses generic title (help)
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