Leon Schaffran

German footballer (born 2003)

Leon Schaffran
Personal information
Full name	Leon Valentin Schaffran
Date of birth	(1998-07-31) 31 July 1998 (age 25)
Place of birth	Berlin, Germany
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team	Greuther Fürth
Number	25
Youth career
2002–2009	BW Beelitz
2009–2012	RSV Eintracht 1949
2012–2016	Hertha BSC
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2016–2018	Hertha BSC II	13	(0)
2018–	Greuther Fürth II	75	(0)
2018–	Greuther Fürth	5	(0)
International career^‡
2015	Germany U18	1	(0)
2017	Germany U19	1	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 July 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 00:17, 21 December 2022 (UTC)

Leon Valentin Schaffran (born 31 July 1998) is a German professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for 2. Bundesliga club Greuther Fürth.

Club career

Schaffran is a youth product of BW Beelitz, RSV Eintracht 1949, and Hertha. He began his senior career with the Hertha reserves in 2016, but left after 3 seasons without breaking into the senior team. He transferred to Greuther Fürth in the summer of 2018, where he was initially the third goalkeeper.^[1] He made his professional debut with Greuther Fürth a 2–0 DFB Pokal loss to Stuttgarter Kickers on 30 July 2022.^[2] He was briefly the starting goalkeeper in August 2022, after an injury to the starter Andreas Linde.^[3]

International career

Schaffran is a youth international for Germany, having played up to the Germany U19s.^[4]

References

^ "Leon Schaffran: Vom "Jonglier-Rastelli" zum Profi-Keeper". Sportbuzzer.de.
^ Sport, S. W. R. "Riesenüberraschung auf der Waldau: Stuttgarter Kickers bezwingen Fürth im DFB-Pokal". swr.online.
^ "Fürth gibt leichte Entwarnung bei Torwart Linde". kicker.
^ "Leon Schaffran - Spielerprofil". DFB Datencenter.