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Leon Maloney
Maloney in November 2017
Personal information
Full name Leon Harry Maloney[1]
Date of birth (2001-05-13) 13 May 2001 (age 23)[2]
Place of birth Isle of Wight, England
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.87 m)
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
Havant & Waterlooville
Youth career
2010–2019 Portsmouth
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2020 Portsmouth 0 (0)
2018–2019Bognor 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 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:25, 7 June 2024 (UTC)

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.

Club career

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Portsmouth

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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

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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

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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

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Leon's older brother Jack Maloney also played first-team football for Portsmouth.[11]

Career statistics

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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

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Bognor Regis Town

References

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  1. ^ "Club list of registered players: As at 19th May 2019" (PDF). English Football League. Retrieved 13 July 2019.
  2. ^ "Leon Maloney". Portsmouth FC. Retrieved 8 January 2019.
  3. ^ "Southend United 0 Portsmouth 2". Portsmouth FC. 8 January 2019. Retrieved 8 January 2019.
  4. ^ Young Portsmouth duo secure loan deals at non-league club, the72.co.uk, 13 November 2018
  5. ^ Bognor Regis bring in Maloney as Smith departs[usurped], nonleaguedaily.com, 23 February 2019
  6. ^ "Teenage Trio Offered Pompey Deals". Portsmouth FC. 30 April 2019. Retrieved 14 July 2019.
  7. ^ "Portsmouth 2-1 Northampton: Neil Allen's match verdict as Blues extend impressive Trophy stats". portsmouth.co.uk. 3 December 2019. Retrieved 4 December 2019.
  8. ^ "FC Volendam Vooraf: Leon Maloney tekent nu wel". noordhollandsdagblad.nl (in Dutch). 30 January 2020. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
  9. ^ "ATTACKING MIDFIELDER LEON MALONEY JOINS THE STAGS". www.afctotton.com. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
  10. ^ @HWFCOfficial (6 June 2024). "✍️𝐌𝐀𝐋𝐎𝐍𝐄𝐘 𝐒𝐈𝐆𝐍𝐒 We are thrilled to announce the signing of exciting Midfielder Leon Maloney! Leon is local to the area, being from the Isle of Wight and Portsmouth and is a player who has spent plenty of time working previously with Shaun North! #HWFC #COYH" (Tweet). Retrieved 7 June 2024 – via Twitter.
  11. ^ Allen, Neil (6 December 2019). "Four brothers, one club – the Maloney family's record-breaking Portsmouth dynasty". The News (Portsmouth). Retrieved 4 July 2024.
  12. ^ Leon Maloney at Soccerway. Retrieved 8 January 2019.
  13. ^ "Bognor Regis Town | Appearances | Leon Maloney | 2018–2019". Football Web Pages. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
  14. ^ Spoor, Jamie. "Rocks crush Brighton to reach the final". Sussex County FA. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
  15. ^ a b Rattle, Sam (8 May 2019). "Valiant Hillians Fall Just Short". Burgess Hill Town FC. Retrieved 4 July 2024.