Leon Lobjoit

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Leon Lobjoit
Personal information
Full name Leon Alan Lobjoit [1]
Date of birth (1995-01-04) 4 January 1995 (age 31) [2]
Place of birth Hatfield, England
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) [3]
Position Striker
Team information
Current team
 Stamford
Youth career
Milton Keynes Dons
2012–2014 Coventry City
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2014 Hemel Hempstead Town
2014 New Bradwell St Peter 10 (11)
2014–2015 Leighton Town 4 (0)
2015 Arlesey Town 6 (1)
2015–2016 Queens Park Rangers 0 (0)
2016–2017 Buckingham Town
2017–2018 Northampton Town 0 (0)
2017 → Corby Town (loan)
2017 → Nuneaton Town (loan) 4 (0)
2018 → Banbury United (loan) 1 (0)
2018 Brackley Town
2018 AFC Rushden & Diamonds 2 (0)
2018 Oxford City 1 (0)
2018 MK Gallacticos 1 (1)
2019 Bedford Town 8 (4)
2019 Hemel Hempstead Town 8 (1)
2019–2020 Newport Pagnell Town 9 (14)
2020–2021 St Neots Town 7 (3)
2021–2023 Leighton Town 40 (49)
2023–2024 Daventry Town 21 (26)
2024–2025 Bedford Town 54 (44)
2025 Kettering Town 3 (1)
2025 Bedford Town 6 (0)
2025–2026 Potters Bar Town 6 (1)
2026– Stamford 0 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 21:59, 2 January 2026 (UTC)

Leon Alan Lobjoit (born 4 January 1995) is an English footballer who plays as a striker for Southern League Premier Division Central club Stamford.

Career

Born in Hatfield, [3] Lobjoit played youth football with Milton Keynes Dons and Coventry City, [4] and non-league football with Hemel Hempstead Town, New Bradwell St Peter, Leighton Town, Arlesey Town and Buckingham Town. [5] In March 2017 it was announced that he would sign a two-year professional contract with Northampton Town, effective from 1 July 2017. [6] In September 2017 he joined local Evo-Stik Northern Premier League Division One South side Corby Town for a month to gain more first team experience. [7] In October 2017 Lobjoit Joined Nuneaton Town on a one-month loan to gain experience at a higher level. [8] [9] On 2 February 2018 Leon moved to Banbury United on loan. [10] He was released by Northampton at the end of the 2017–18 season, following their relegation. [11] He then played for Brackley Town, AFC Rushden & Diamonds, Oxford City, MK Gallacticos, Bedford Town, Hemel Hempstead Town, Newport Pagnell Town and St Neots Town, [5] before singing for Leighton Town. [12] In the 2022–23 season he scored 60 goals, including several whilst suffering from an eye injury. [13] He moved to Daventry Town in June 2023, [14] before returning to Bedford Town in January 2024. [15]

He scored 27 goals for Bedford Town in the 2024–25 season as the club were promoted to the National League North as champions of the Southern League Premier Division Central. [16] However, he left the club during summer 2025, citing "work commitments" making him unable to commit to the extra travel of playing in the National League North, [16] and he signed for Southern League Premier Division Central club Kettering Town. [17] He returned to Bedford Town in October 2025, [18] before joining Potters Bar Town in November 2025, [19] and Stamford in January 2026. [20]

References

  1. ↑ "EFL: Club retained and released lists published". English Football League. 23 June 2016. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
  2. ↑ Leon Lobjoit at Soccerbase
  3. 1 2 Leon Lobjoit at Soccerway. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
  4. ↑ Andy Turner (15 January 2014). "Leon Lobjoit leaving Coventry City after failing to fulfill early promise". Coventry Telegraph. Retrieved 4 April 2017.
  5. 1 2 "Profile". Aylesbury United F.C. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
  6. ↑ "Leon Lobjoit: Northampton Town bring in non-league striker". BBC Sport. 30 March 2017. Retrieved 4 April 2017.
  7. ↑ "LEON LOBJOIT MAKES LOAN MOVE". Northampton Town F.C. 25 September 2017. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
  8. ↑ "Lobjoit joins Boro on loan". Nuneaton Town F.C. 7 October 2017. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 24 November 2017.
  9. ↑ Leon Lobjoit at Soccerway
  10. ↑ "Squad Addition". www.banburyunitedfc.co.uk.
  11. ↑ "Northampton Town: Goalkeeper David Cornell signs new deal as three leave". BBC Sport. 8 May 2018. Retrieved 9 May 2018.
  12. ↑ "Leon Lobjoit Re-Signs". www.leightontownfc.co.uk.
  13. ↑ "Fans love that I have 'one eye' and I'm still outscoring Man City star Haaland". talkSPORT. 5 May 2023.
  14. ↑ "'Statement of intent' as Purple Army snap up prolific striker Lobjoit". 7 June 2023.
  15. ↑ Carr, Tom (3 June 2025). "Star striker Leon Lobjoit to leave Bedford Town but local lad Taylor joins". Bedford Independent. Retrieved 3 January 2026.
  16. 1 2 "Leon Lobjoit: Striker leaves Bedford Town over travel concerns". BBC Sport. 4 June 2025. Retrieved 3 January 2026.
  17. ↑ "Goal machine Leon Lobjoit makes Poppies switch from title winners Bedford Town". Northamptonshire Telegraph. 10 June 2025. ISSN   0307-1235 . Retrieved 3 January 2026.
  18. ↑ "Eagles Re-Sign Prolific Striker Leon Lobjoit". www.pitchero.com. Retrieved 3 January 2026.
  19. ↑ "Lobjoit signs!". www.pitchero.com. Retrieved 3 January 2026.
  20. ↑ "Stellar signing shows Stamford's intent in survival fight as Daniels land Lobjoit". LincsOnline. 1 January 2026. Retrieved 3 January 2026.
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