Leon Elshan

Leon Elshan
Personal information
Date of birth (2004-09-22) 22 September 2004 (age 20)
Place of birth Ettelbruck, Luxembourg
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Centre-forward
Team information
Current team
 Fortuna Sittard
Youth career
–2016 AS Hosingen
2016–2019 Etzella Ettelbrück
2019–2020 F91 Dudelange
2020–2021 FC Nürnberg
2021–2022 Roda JC
2022–2023 Eintracht Trier
2023– Fortuna Sittard
International career‡
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018 Luxembourg U15 2 (0)
2020 Luxembourg U16 1 (3)
2021–2023 Luxembourg U19 8 (7)
2022 Luxembourg U21 1 (0)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16 September 2023

Leon Elshan (born 22 September 2004) is a Luxembourger professional footballer who plays as a forward for Fortuna Sittard.[1]

Club career

Born in Ettelbruck, Leon Elshan played for several Luxembourgish clubs, ending up at F91 Dudelange, before joining FC Nürnberg, in Germany.[2]

Elshan then played for Roda JC and Eintracht Trier, where he was an attacking standout for his team in the U19 Bundesliga.[3] He eventually signed his first professional contract with Fortuna Sittard on the summer 2023, joining the under-21s of the Eredivisie team.[2][4]

International career

Leon Elshan is a youth international for Luxembourg, first playing with the under-15 and under-16 teams, before becoming a prolific goalscorer with the under-19.[5][6]

He was first called with Luxembourg senior team in June 2023.[2][4] He also made it in the September squad,[7] not making his debut on either occasion, whilst Luxembourg emerged as a genuine qualification contender for the Euro 2024, having only lost a game against Portugal in their qualifying group.[8]

References

  1. ^ Leon Elshan at Soccerway. Retrieved 16 September 2023.
  2. ^ a b c Mollereau, Julien (23 June 2023). "Elshan, appelé et… pro en Eredivisie, à Sittard". Le Quotidien (in French). Retrieved 16 September 2023.
  3. ^ "Walldorf: Neuer Stürmer, alte Probleme: Triers U19 verliert ganz knapp". Volksfreund (in German). Lüdenscheider Nachrichten. 20 November 2022. Retrieved 16 September 2023.
  4. ^ a b "Shannon de Wind en Leon Elshan naar Fortuna U21". Sittard-Geleen (in Dutch). Nieuws.nl [nl]. 24 June 2023. Retrieved 16 September 2023.
  5. ^ "Leon Elshan, wer sonst? U19 startet mit Sieg gegen die Ukraine in die Eliterunde". Tageblatt (in German). 22 March 2023. Retrieved 16 September 2023.
  6. ^ Butel, Simon (28 September 2022). "Mario Mutsch et ses gars remettent ça". Le Quotidien (in French). Retrieved 16 September 2023.
  7. ^ Hemmen, Bob (16 September 2023). "Verletzungsbedingter Ausfall bei der FLF-Auswahl". Luxemburger Wort (in German). Retrieved 16 September 2023.
  8. ^ Hemmen, Bob (16 September 2023). "Luxemburg bezwingt auch Island und träumt weiter von der EM". Luxemburger Wort (in German). Retrieved 16 September 2023.

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