Leonard Ngenge

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Leonard Ngenge
Personal information
Full name Leonard Chukwudalu Ngenge [1]
Date of birth (2007-09-12) 12 September 2007 (age 18) [1]
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) [1]
Position Defender
Team information
Current team
Leeds United
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2024–2025 Ikorodu City 25 (1)
2025–2026 Remo Stars 4 (0)
2026– Leeds United 0 (0)
International career
2025– Nigeria 2 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 14:54, 20 January 2026 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 14:54, 20 January 2026 (UTC)

Leonard Ngenge (born 12 September 2007) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Premier League club Leeds United and the Nigeria national team.

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Club career

After playing in the Nigeria Premier Football League with Ikorodu City during the 2024–25 season, he transferred to Remo Stars for the 2025–26 season in August 2025. [1] [2] He scored on his debut for the club in a 4–0 CAF Champions League win over US Zilimadjou, [3] and he made 7 appearances in all competitions for Remo Stars. [4]

On 20 January 2026, Ngenge signed for Premier League club Leeds United's academy on an 18-month contract. [5]

International career

He made two appearances for Nigeria at the 2024 African Nations Championship in August 2025. [1] In his second appearance for Nigeria, he scored an own goal and conceded a penalty in a 4–0 defeat to Sudan. [6]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Leonard Ngenge". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 20 January 2026.
  2. Adesanya, Taiwo (28 August 2025). "NPFL: Ngenge completes move to Remo Stars". Daily Post . Retrieved 20 January 2026.
  3. Adesanya, Taiwo (24 September 2025). "CAFCL: Ngenge vows to score more goals for Remo Stars". Daily Post . Retrieved 20 January 2026.
  4. "Leonard Ngenge joins Leeds United". Leeds United F.C. 20 January 2026. Retrieved 20 January 2026.
  5. "Leeds United news: Leonard Ngenge signs for Whites". BBC Sport. 20 January 2026. Retrieved 20 January 2026.
  6. "Nigeria's Super Eagles humiliated by Sudan in CHAN as Leonard Ngenge blunders sums up poor showing by the Super Eagles". Goal.com. 12 August 2025. Retrieved 20 January 2026.