![]() Guwara with 1. FC Kaiserslautern in 2017 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 28 June 1996 | ||
Place of birth | Cologne, Germany | ||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
Position(s) | Left-back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | FC Ingolstadt 04 | ||
Number | 6 | ||
Youth career | |||
–2003 | Schwarz-Weiß Köln | ||
2003–2014 | 1. FC Köln | ||
2014–2015 | Werder Bremen | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2014–2018 | Werder Bremen II | 43 | (3) |
2016–2018 | Werder Bremen | 1 | (0) |
2016–2017 | → Darmstadt 98 (loan) | 17 | (0) |
2017–2018 | → 1. FC Kaiserslautern (loan) | 25 | (0) |
2018–2021 | Utrecht | 28 | (0) |
2021 | → VVV-Venlo (loan) | 16 | (0) |
2021–2023 | Jahn Regensburg | 38 | (1) |
2023– | FC Ingolstadt | 22 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2012 | Germany U16 | 1 | (0) |
2012–2013 | Germany U17 | 6 | (0) |
2014 | Germany U19 | 3 | (0) |
2015–2016 | Germany U20 | 6 | (0) |
2021– | Gambia | 2 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 May 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19:26, 20 June 2021 (UTC) [1] |
Leon Guwara (born 28 June 1996) is a professional footballer who plays as a left-back for FC Ingolstadt 04. [2] [3] Born in Germany, he plays for the Gambia national team.
Guwara joined 1. FC Köln as a child from Schwarz-Weiß Köln in 2003. He made 19 appearances for the U-19 team in the 2013–14 season of the Under 19 Bundesliga. [4] [5]
In April 2014, it was announced that Guwara would be joining Werder Bremen for the 2014–15 season. [4] [5] He made his Bundesliga debut for Werder Bremen on 5 February 2016 against Borussia Mönchengladbach. [6]
On 31 August 2016, Guwara joined Darmstadt 98 on a season-long loan. [7]
In June 2017, he joined 1. FC Kaiserslautern on loan for the 2017–18. [8]
In May 2018, Eredivisie side FC Utrecht announced the signing of Guwara for the 2018–19. Guwara agreed a three-year contract with the club with the option of a fourth. [9] [10] During the winter break of the 2020–21 season, he was loaned out to league rivals VVV-Venlo for the rest of the season. [11]
In June 2021, 2. Bundesliga side Jahn Regensburg announced the transfer free signing of Guwara for the 2021–22 season. Guwara agreed a two-year contract. [12]
Guwara was born in Germany to a Gambian father and a German mother. [13] He has represented Germany at various youth international levels. [14] He debuted for the Gambia in a 2–0 friendly win over Niger on 5 June 2021. [15]
Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Werder Bremen II | 2014–15 | Regionalliga Nord | 25 | 1 | – | – | 2 | 0 | 27 | 1 | ||
2015–16 | 3. Liga | 18 | 2 | – | – | – | 18 | 2 | ||||
Total | 43 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 45 | 3 | ||
Werder Bremen | 2014–15 | Bundesliga | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 2 | 0 | ||
Darmstadt 98 (loan) | 2016–17 | Bundesliga | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 17 | 0 | ||
1. FC Kaiserslautern (loan) | 2017–18 | 2. Bundesliga | 25 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 27 | 0 | ||
Utrecht | 2018–19 | Eredivisie | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 14 | 0 | ||
2019–20 | Eredivisie | 15 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | – | 20 | 1 | ||
2020–21 | Eredivisie | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | ||
Total | 28 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 1 | ||
VVV-Venlo | 2020–21 | Eredivisie | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 17 | 0 | ||
Jahn Regensburg | 2021–22 | 2. Bundesliga | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 19 | 1 | ||
2022–23 | 2. Bundesliga | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 21 | 0 | |||
Total | 38 | 1 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 40 | 1 | ||||
FC Ingolstadt | 2023–24 | 3. Liga | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 14 | 0 | |
Career total | 180 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 197 | 5 |
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Gambia | 2021 | 2 | 0 |
Total | 2 | 0 |
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