Leon Lobjoit

Leon Alan Lobjoit (born 4 January 1995) is an English footballer who plays for Leighton Town, as a striker.

Leon Lobjoit
Personal information
Full name Leon Alan Lobjoit[1]
Date of birth (1995-01-04) 4 January 1995[2]
Place of birth Hatfield, England
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)[3]
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 Leighton Town
Youth career
Milton Keynes Dons
2012–2014 Coventry City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014 Hemel Hempstead Town
2014 New Bradwell St Peter 10 (11)
2014–2015 Leighton Town 4 (0)
2015 Arlesey Town 6 (1)
2015–2016 Queens Park Rangers 0 (0)
2016–2017 Buckingham Town 30 (52[4])
2017–2018 Northampton Town 0 (0)
2017 → Corby Town (loan)
2017 → Nuneaton Town (loan) 4 (0)
2018 → Banbury United (loan) 1 (0)
2018 Brackley Town
2018 AFC Rushden & Diamonds 2 (0)
2018 Oxford City 1 (0)
2018 MK Gallacticos 1 (1)
2019 Bedford Town 8 (4)
2019 Hemel Hempstead Town 8 (1)
2019–2020 Newport Pagnell Town 9 (14)
2020–2021 St Neots Town 7 (3)
2021– Leighton Town 5 (7)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:16, 3 August 2022 (UTC)

Career

Born in Hatfield,[3] Lobjoit played youth football with Milton Keynes Dons and Coventry City,[5] and non-league football with Hemel Hempstead Town, New Bradwell St Peter, Leighton Town, Arlesey Town and Buckingham Town.[6] In March 2017 it was announced that he would sign a two-year professional contract with Northampton Town, effective from 1 July 2017.[7] In September 2017 he joined local Evo-Stik Northern Premier League Division One South side Corby Town for a month to gain more first team experience.[8] In October 2017 Lobjoit Joined Nuneaton Town on a one-month loan to gain experience at a higher level.[9][10] On 2 February 2018 Leon moved to Banbury United on loan.[11] He was released by Northampton at the end of the 2017–18 season, following their relegation.[12] He then played for Brackley Town, AFC Rushden & Diamonds, Oxford City, MK Gallacticos, Bedford Town, Hemel Hempstead Town, Newport Pagnell Town and St Neots Town,[6] before singing for Leighton Town.[13] In the 2022–23 season he scored 60 goals, including several whilst suffering from an eye injury.[14]

References
  1. "EFL: Club retained and released lists published". English Football League. 23 June 2016. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
  2. Leon Lobjoit at Soccerbase
  3. Leon Lobjoit at Soccerway. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
  4. "Lobjoit 2016-17 season stats". The F.A. Retrieved 24 November 2017.
  5. Andy Turner (15 January 2014). "Leon Lobjoit leaving Coventry City after failing to fulfill early promise". Coventry Telegraph. Retrieved 4 April 2017.
  6. "Profile". Aylesbury United F.C. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
  7. "Leon Lobjoit: Northampton Town bring in non-league striker". BBC Sport. 30 March 2017. Retrieved 4 April 2017.
  8. "LEON LOBJOIT MAKES LOAN MOVE". Northampton Town F.C. 25 September 2017. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
  9. "Lobjoit joins Boro on loan". Nuneaton Town F.C. 7 October 2017. Retrieved 24 November 2017.
  10. Leon Lobjoit at Soccerway
  11. "Squad Addition". www.banburyunitedfc.co.uk.
  12. "Northampton Town: Goalkeeper David Cornell signs new deal as three leave". BBC Sport. 8 May 2018. Retrieved 9 May 2018.
  13. "Leon Lobjoit Re-Signs". www.leightontownfc.co.uk.
  14. "Fans love that I have 'one eye' and I'm still outscoring Man City star Haaland". talkSPORT. 5 May 2023.



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