| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 22 September 2004 | ||
| Place of birth | Ettelbruck, Luxembourg | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Fortuna Sittard | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2016 | AS Hosingen | ||
| 2016–2019 | Etzella Ettelbrück | ||
| 2019–2020 | F91 Dudelange | ||
| 2020–2021 | FC Nürnberg | ||
| 2021–2022 | Roda JC | ||
| 2022–2023 | Eintracht Trier | ||
| 2023– | Fortuna Sittard | ||
| International career‡ | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018 | Luxembourg U15 | 2 | (0) |
| 2020 | Luxembourg U16 | 1 | (3) |
| 2021–2023 | Luxembourg U19 | 8 | (7) |
| 2022 | Luxembourg U21 | 1 | (0) |
| ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16 September 2023 | |||
Leon Elshan (born 22 September 2004) is a Luxembourger professional footballer who plays as a forward for Fortuna Sittard.[1]
Club career
Born in Ettelbruck, Leon Elshan played for several Luxembourgish clubs, ending up at F91 Dudelange, before joining FC Nürnberg, in Germany.[2]
Elshan then played for Roda JC and Eintracht Trier, where he was an attacking standout for his team in the U19 Bundesliga.[3] He eventually signed his first professional contract with Fortuna Sittard on the summer 2023, joining the under-21s of the Eredivisie team.[2][4]
International career
Leon Elshan is a youth international for Luxembourg, first playing with the under-15 and under-16 teams, before becoming a prolific goalscorer with the under-19.[5][6]
He was first called with Luxembourg senior team in June 2023.[2][4] He also made it in the September squad,[7] not making his debut on either occasion, whilst Luxembourg emerged as a genuine qualification contender for the Euro 2024, having only lost a game against Portugal in their qualifying group.[8]
References
- ^ Leon Elshan at Soccerway. Retrieved 16 September 2023.
- ^ a b c Mollereau, Julien (23 June 2023). "Elshan, appelé et… pro en Eredivisie, à Sittard". Le Quotidien (in French). Retrieved 16 September 2023.
- ^ "Walldorf: Neuer Stürmer, alte Probleme: Triers U19 verliert ganz knapp". Volksfreund (in German). Lüdenscheider Nachrichten. 20 November 2022. Retrieved 16 September 2023.
- ^ a b "Shannon de Wind en Leon Elshan naar Fortuna U21". Sittard-Geleen (in Dutch). Nieuws.nl. 24 June 2023. Retrieved 16 September 2023.
- ^ "Leon Elshan, wer sonst? U19 startet mit Sieg gegen die Ukraine in die Eliterunde". Tageblatt (in German). 22 March 2023. Retrieved 16 September 2023.
- ^ Butel, Simon (28 September 2022). "Mario Mutsch et ses gars remettent ça". Le Quotidien (in French). Retrieved 16 September 2023.
- ^ Hemmen, Bob (16 September 2023). "Verletzungsbedingter Ausfall bei der FLF-Auswahl". Luxemburger Wort (in German). Retrieved 16 September 2023.
- ^ Hemmen, Bob (16 September 2023). "Luxemburg bezwingt auch Island und träumt weiter von der EM". Luxemburger Wort (in German). Retrieved 16 September 2023.
External links
- Leon Elshan at Soccerway
This page was last edited on 27 September 2023, at 01:09