Leon Maloney

English footballer (born 2001)

Leon Maloney
Maloney in November 2017
Personal information
Full name Leon Harry Maloney[1]
Date of birth (2001-05-13) 13 May 2001 (age 22)[2]
Place of birth Isle of Wight, England
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 AFC Totton
Youth career
2010–2019 Portsmouth
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2020 Portsmouth 0 (0)
2018–2019 → Bognor Regis Town (loan) 9 (0)
2020–2021 FC Volendam 7 (0)
2020–2023 Jong FC Volendam 31 (2)
2023– AFC Totton 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 August 2023

Leon Harry Maloney (born 13 May 2001) is an English footballer who plays for Southern League Premier Division club AFC Totton as a winger. He has previously played professionally for Portsmouth, appearing in the EFL Trophy, and FC Voldendam, making appearances in the Eerste Divisie.

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 Checkatrade 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 career

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]

Career statistics

As of match played 15 January 2021[10]
Club Season League FA 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
Bognor Regis Town (loan) 2018–19 Isthmian Premier Division 9 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 11 1
Portsmouth 2019–20 League One 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 4 1
Jong Volendam 2019–20 Tweede Divisie 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
2020–21 Tweede Divisie 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1
Total 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 1
Volendam 2020–21 Eerste Divisie 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0
2021–22 Eerste Divisie 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0
Career total 23 1 0 0 0 0 7 2 30 3

References

  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, 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. ^ Leon Maloney at Soccerway. Retrieved 8 January 2019.