Leon Perera (footballer)
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Manimeldura Leon Perera | ||
| Date of birth | 1 January 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Hamburg, Germany | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Lüneburger SK Hansa | ||
| Number | 13 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2015 | MTV Treubund Lüneburg | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2024 | MTV Treubund Lüneburg | 147 | (30) |
| 2024– | Lüneburger SK Hansa | 25 | (5) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2024– | Sri Lanka | 16 | (2) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 31 May 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 9 October 2025 | |||
Manimeldura Leon Perera (born 1 January 1997) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Oberliga Niedersachsen club Lüneburger SK Hansa. Born in Germany, he plays for the Sri Lanka national team.
Perera was born in Hamburg, Germany, to a Sri Lankan father and German mother.[1][2]
Club career
Perera came through the youth ranks of MTV Treubund Lüneburg and made his senior debut in 2015.[1]
In June 2024, he joined Lüneburger SK Hansa.[3][4][5]
International career
In 2022, Perera was invited by the Football Federation of Sri Lanka for trials during Sri Lanka's brief training camp in Doha, Qatar.[1] On 22 March 2024, he made his international debut for the Sri Lanka national team during a goalless draw against Papua New Guinea in the 2024 FIFA Series.[6] On 10 September 2024, Perera converted the final penalty as Sri Lanka defeated Cambodia in tiebreakers in the 2027 AFC Asian Cup qualification – play-off round.[7][8][9]
Perera scored his first international goal on 5 June 2025 in a friendly match against Brunei.[10]
