Leon Maloney
English footballer (born 2001)
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Leon Harry Maloney (born 13 May 2001) is an English footballer who plays as a winger for Southern League Premier Division South club Havant & Waterlooville. He has previously played professionally for Portsmouth, appearing in the EFL Trophy, and FC Voldendam, making appearances in the Eerste Divisie.
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Maloney in November 2017 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Leon Harry Maloney[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 13 May 2001[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Isle of Wight, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.87 m) | ||
| Position | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Havant & Waterlooville | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2010–2019 | Portsmouth | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2020 | Portsmouth | 0 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | → Bognor Regis Town (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | FC Volendam | 7 | (0) |
| 2020–2023 | Jong FC Volendam | 40 | (3) |
| 2023–2024 | AFC Totton | 34 | (9) |
| 2024– | Havant & Waterlooville | 25 | (5) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 13:25, 7 June 2024 (UTC) | |||
Club career
Portsmouth
He made his Portsmouth first team debut on 8 January 2019 coming on in a 2–0 win against Southend United in the EFL Trophy.[3]
On 13 November 2018, Maloney was loaned out to Bognor Regis Town for the rest of 2018, to gain some first team playing experience to make the jump from academy to senior football.[4] On 22 February 2019, he was loaned out to the same club again, this time for the remainder of the season.[5]
On 30 April 2019, Maloney was offered a third year scholarship with Portsmouth.[6] He scored his first goal for the club, and his first professional goal, in an EFL Trophy tie against Northampton Town on 3 December 2019.[7]
Volendam
On 30 January 2020 Maloney signed a contract to go and play for the Dutch club FC Volendam.[8] After making 7 appearances in the 2020–21 Eerste Divisie for the club, he played only for their Under-21 squad in the third-tier Tweede Divisie since then.
English non-league
On 12 August 2023, Maloney signed for newly promoted AFC Totton of the Southern League Premier Division, in the 7th tier of the English football pyramid.[9]
On 6 June 2024, Maloney joined Havant & Waterlooville following their relegation to the Southern Premier Division South.[10]
Personal life
Leon's older brother Jack Maloney also played first-team football for Portsmouth.[11]
Career statistics
- As of end of 2021–22 season[12]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Portsmouth | 2018–19 | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019–20 | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 | ||
| Bognor Regis Town (loan) | 2018–19[13][14][15] | Isthmian League Premier Division | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 1 | 12 | 1 | |
| Jong Volendam | 2019–20 | Tweede Divisie | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||
| 2020–21 | Tweede Divisie | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | ||||
| 2021–22 | Tweede Divisie | 13 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 0 | 15 | 1 | |||
| Total | 20 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 0 | 22 | 2 | ||||
| Volendam | 2020–21 | Eerste Divisie | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
| Career total | 37 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 46 | 4 | ||
Honours
Bognor Regis Town
- Sussex Senior Cup: 2018–19[15]