Leon Best career playing details
Breakdown of player's club career.
| View player's season by season record. | View Newcastle United squad. |
| Leon Best (Newcastle United) information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | Friday, 19th September 1986 | Height | 6ft 0in |
| Place of birth | Nottingham, England | Weight | 11st 13lb |
| International | Republic of Ireland | Position | Striker |
| Comments | Squad No. | 20 | |
| Recent career history by club (1999 onwards) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | Debut | Apps (+ sub) | Goals | Yellows | Reds |
| Newcastle United | 05 Feb 2010 | 35 (11) | 10 | 7 | 0 |
| Coventry City | 11 Aug 2007 | 79 (25) | 23 | 18 | 0 |
| Southampton | 13 Mar 2007 | 7 (4) | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Yeovil Town | 25 Nov 2006 | 14 (1) | 10 | 2 | 0 |
| Bournemouth | 05 Aug 2006 | 14 (3) | 3 | 5 | 0 |
| Sheffield Wednesday | 31 Jan 2006 | 3 (8) | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Southampton | 11 Dec 2005 | 1 (2) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sheffield Wednesday | 06 Aug 2005 | 2 (0) | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Queens Park Rangers | 18 Dec 2004 | 2 (3) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Southampton | 19 Sep 2004 | 2 (3) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Recent career history by season (1999 onwards) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | First App. | Apps (+ sub) | Goals | Yellows | Reds |
| 2011/2012 | 13 Aug 2011 | 19 (2) | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| 2010/2011 | 02 Jan 2011 | 10 (2) | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 2009/2010 | 09 Aug 2009 | 32 (10) | 10 | 7 | 0 |
| 2008/2009 | 30 Aug 2008 | 19 (16) | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| 2007/2008 | 11 Aug 2007 | 34 (6) | 9 | 11 | 0 |
| 2006/2007 | 05 Aug 2006 | 35 (8) | 17 | 8 | 0 |
| 2005/2006 | 06 Aug 2005 | 6 (10) | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 2004/2005 | 19 Sep 2004 | 4 (6) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total appearances 159 (+ 60 as sub); Goals 52; Yellow cards 34; Red cards 0
