Léo Schwechlen
French footballer (born 1989)
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Léo Schwechlen (born 5 June 1989) is a French professional footballer who plays as a defender.[2]
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Schwechlen pictured in 2011 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Léo Schwechlen[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 5 June 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Montbéliard, France | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[2] | ||
| Position | Left-back[3] | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1996–1999 | Promo Besançon | ||
| 1999–2004 | Racing Besançon | ||
| 2004–2010 | Monaco | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2011 | Monaco B | 27 | (3) |
| 2011–2015 | Tours | 118 | (2) |
| 2013–2014 | Tours B | 2 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | Anorthosis Famagusta | 24 | (2) |
| 2016–2018 | Göztepe | 58 | (1) |
| 2018–2019 | BB Erzurumspor | 34 | (1) |
| 2019–2020 | Göztepe | 6 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | BB Erzurumspor | 27 | (1) |
| 2021–2023 | Denizlispor | 52 | (0) |
| 2023–2025 | Tours | 8 | (0) |
| 2025 | Bassin d'Arcachon | 11 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17 May 2025 | |||
Career
Born in Montbéliard, Schwechlen spent his early career with Promo Besançon, Racing Besançon, Monaco, Tours and Anorthosis Famagusta and Göztepe.[4]
Schwechlen quit Göztepe on 8 June 2018.[5]
Schwechlen joined BB Erzurumspor on 27 June 2018.[6] On 12 August 2018, Schwechlen scored the first ever Süper Lig goal in the club's history, against Konyaspor at Konya Büyükşehir Stadium, in which they lost 2–3.[7] He played every minute of every league match during the 2018–19 season.[8]
In August 2019 he returned to Göztepe.[9] On 18 June 2020, Göztepe announced that Schwechlen terminated his contract because of unpaid wages.[10]
