Leroy Kwadwo

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Leroy Kwadwo
Personal information
Date of birth (1996-08-15) 15 August 1996 (age 27)
Place of birth Herten, Germany
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) [1]
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 1860 Munich
Number 21
Youth career
SG Wattenscheid
Rot-Weiss Essen
0000–2014 Westfalia Herne
2014–2015 TSG Sprockhövel
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2015–2016 TSG Sprockhövel 30 (3)
2016–2017 Rot-Weiss Essen 1 (0)
2017 Schalke 04 II 0 (0)
2017–2019 Fortuna Düsseldorf II 38 (0)
2019–2021 Würzburger Kickers 29 (1)
2021 Dynamo Dresden 12 (0)
2021–2023 MSV Duisburg 37 (0)
2023– 1860 Munich 32 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 May 2024

Leroy Kwadwo (born 15 August 1996) is a German professional footballer who plays as a defender for 1860 Munich.

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Early and personal life

Kwadwo was born in Herten, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. [1] [2] His father Osam is from Ghana but emigrated to Germany in the 1980s in order to study, and played in the then third-tier Oberliga Westfalen. His sisters Yasmin and Keshia  [ de ] are both professional athletes. [2] [3]

Career

Early career

Kwadwo started playing youth football for SG Wattenscheid at the age of 6, and later played youth football for Rot-Weiss Essen, Westfalia Herne and TSG Sprockhövel. [2] His scored once in three games for Sprockhövel in the 2014–15 Oberliga Westfalen, and twice in twenty-seven games in the 2015–16 Oberliga Westfalen. [1]

Kwadwo joined Rot-Weiss Essen on a two-year contract in summer 2016. [4] However, he played just once in the Regionalliga West before signing for Schalke 04 II in January 2017 on a contract until 2018, where he failed to make an appearance. [1] [5]

Fortuna Düsseldorf II

On 4 July 2017, Kwadwo signed for Fortuna Düsseldorf II following a trial spell with the club. [6] He played 20 times in the 2017–18 season and 18 times in the 2018–19 season. [1]

Würzburger Kickers

In June 2019, it was announced that Kwadwo had joined Würzburger Kickers on a one-year contract with the option of a further season. [7] Kwadwo made his professional debut in the 3. Liga for Würzburger Kickers on 20 July 2019, starting against Bayern Munich II before being substituted out in the 83rd minute for Lion Schweers, with the home match finishing as a 3–1 win. [8] He scored his first goal in professional football in the reverse fixture with a late equaliser in a 1–1 draw with Bayern Munich II on 22 December 2019. [9] Towards the end of Würzburg's 3. Liga match away to Preußen Münster on 14 February 2020, 'monkey noises' was directed at Kwadwo from a home spectator, causing the game to be briefly paused while they were ejected from the ground by the stewards. In response, supporters of both sides chanted "Nazis raus", which translates to "Nazis out". [10] [11] He played 25 times in the league for Würzburger Kickers across the 2019–20 season, scoring one goal. [1] In July 2020, his contract with the club was extended. [12] He played 4 times for the club in the 2020–21 season. [1]

Dynamo Dresden

On 18 January 2021, Kwadwo joined Dynamo Dresden on a contract until the end of the season. [2]

MSV Duisburg

After a half year at Dresden, he joined MSV Duisburg in the summer of 2021. [13] In May 2023, it was announced that he would leave Duisburg after the 2022–23 season. [14]

1860 Munich

He moved to 1860 Munich on 28 July 2023. [15] He started the 2023–24 season with two yellow cards and a red card against 1. FC Stockheim in the Bavarian Cup. [16]

Career statistics

As of 27 May 2023 [17]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonDivisionLeagueCupTotal
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
TSG Sprockhövel 2014–15 Oberliga Westfalen 31—31
2015–16Oberliga Westfalen272—272
Total303—303
Rot-Weiss Essen 2016–17 Regionalliga West 10—10
Schalke 04 II 2016–17Regionalliga West00—00
Fortuna Düsseldorf II 2017–18 Regionalliga West200—200
2018–19 Regionalliga West180—180
Total380—380
Würzburger Kickers 2019–20 3. Liga 25110261
2020–21 2. Bundesliga 401050
Total29120311
Dynamo Dresden 2020–21 3. Liga120—120
MSV Duisburg 2021–22 3. Liga270—270
2022–23 3. Liga100—100
Total37000370
1860 Munich 2023–24 3. Liga00—00
Career total1474201494

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