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 29) [2]
Place of birth Hatfield, England
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) [3]
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
Daventry Town
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 30 (52 [4] [ failed verification ])
2017–2018 Northampton Town 0 (0)
2017Corby Town (loan)
2017Nuneaton Town (loan) 4 (0)
2018Banbury 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
2023– Daventry Town
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:41, 12 November 2023 (UTC)

Leon Alan Lobjoit (born 4 January 1995) is an English footballer who plays for Daventry Town, as a striker.

Career

Born in Hatfield, [3] Lobjoit played youth football with Milton Keynes Dons and Coventry City, [5] and non-league football with Hemel Hempstead Town, New Bradwell St Peter, Leighton Town, Arlesey Town and Buckingham Town. [6] In March 2017 it was announced that he would sign a two-year professional contract with Northampton Town, effective from 1 July 2017. [7] 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. [8] In October 2017 Lobjoit Joined Nuneaton Town on a one-month loan to gain experience at a higher level. [9] [10] On 2 February 2018 Leon moved to Banbury United on loan. [11] He was released by Northampton at the end of the 2017–18 season, following their relegation. [12] 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, [6] before singing for Leighton Town. [13] In the 2022–23 season he scored 60 goals, including several whilst suffering from an eye injury. [14] He moved to Daventry Town in June 2023. [15]

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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. "Lobjoit 2016-17 season stats". The F.A. Retrieved 24 November 2017.
  5. Andy Turner (15 January 2014). "Leon Lobjoit leaving Coventry City after failing to fulfill early promise". Coventry Telegraph. Retrieved 4 April 2017.
  6. 1 2 "Profile". Aylesbury United F.C. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
  7. "Leon Lobjoit: Northampton Town bring in non-league striker". BBC Sport. 30 March 2017. Retrieved 4 April 2017.
  8. "LEON LOBJOIT MAKES LOAN MOVE". Northampton Town F.C. 25 September 2017. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
  9. "Lobjoit joins Boro on loan". Nuneaton Town F.C. 7 October 2017. Retrieved 24 November 2017.
  10. Leon Lobjoit at Soccerway
  11. "Squad Addition". www.banburyunitedfc.co.uk.
  12. "Northampton Town: Goalkeeper David Cornell signs new deal as three leave". BBC Sport. 8 May 2018. Retrieved 9 May 2018.
  13. "Leon Lobjoit Re-Signs". www.leightontownfc.co.uk.
  14. "Fans love that I have 'one eye' and I'm still outscoring Man City star Haaland". talkSPORT. 5 May 2023.
  15. "'Statement of intent' as Purple Army snap up prolific striker Lobjoit".