Profile of L. Best
L. Best
Leon Best
38
years
Ireland
-
kgs
For
position
185
cms
8
shirt number
6.36
M.€
72
ELO
Born on 19 September 1986 in Nottingham
Personal data
Country of birth
Ireland Preferred foot
Right foot
Continent of birth
Europe
Region of birth
British Isles
Career details
Previous club
Charlton Athletic
Previous competition
League One
Historic team
Coventry City
Historical competition
Championship
Last number
8
Most common shirt number
9
Other shirt numbers
9, 50, 19, 42, 10, 20, 22, 27, 28
Lower categories
Notts County FC (2002–2004)
Form in last matches
7'
4.7 Pts.
63'
5.9 Pts.
63'
4.7 Pts.
8'
4.7 Pts.
Position on the pitch
Main position
Forward
97%
Other positions
- Right winger 3%
ST
RW
Rating progression
04
05
06
06
04
07
10
10
12
13
14
14
15
15
15
16
17
Highest value in career
73 (2012)
Rankings
General
47143º
Age
2305º
By country
393º
By position
10375º
F
By position
6977º
ST
Evolution of market value
6 M€
▲ 6.4
04
05
06
06
04
07
10
10
12
13
14
14
15
15
15
16
17
Highest value in career
6.16M (2012)
Rankings
General
32529º
Age
1609º
By country
319º
By position
7313º
F
By position
5173º
ST
Contract information
Total transfer window transactions
14M€
Past signings
|
Season.
Date
|
Origin | Destination | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|
|
17/18
28/11/2017
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|
Free agent
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17/18
01/07/2017
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|
|
Transfer
|
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16/17
30/08/2016
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Free transfer
|
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15/16
16/11/2015
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Free agent
|
|
15/16
08/07/2015
|
|
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Released
|
| Total amount of money in transfer dealings | 7M | ||
Professional performance
 |
||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Career | 328 |
64
▲
|
0.2
▲
|
61
▲
|
List of clubs played for
| Teams | Season | MP | MP | GS | MS | MIN | Age | Pts. | ELO | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
2017/18 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 316' | 31 | 4.7 | 47 |
|
|
5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 212' | 31 | 4.6 | 47 | |
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 88' | 31 | 5.7 | 48 | |
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 16' | 31 | 4 | 47 | |
|
|
2016/17 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 613' | 30 | 4.9 | 54 |
|
|
2015/16 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 859' | 29 | 6.2 | 53 |
|
|
2014/15 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 585' | 28 | 4.9 | 54 |
|
|
2014/15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 61' | 28 | 5.2 | 54 |
Historical performance in clubs
| By teams | Season. | MP | GS | Min. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
3 | 104 | 79 | 6926' | 23 | 18 |
|
|
3 | 46 | 35 | 2848' | 10 | 6 |
|
|
2 | 29 | 18 | 1693' | 7 | 2 |
|
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1 | 20 | 3 | 493' | 0 | 0 |
|
|
3 | 17 | 9 | 702' | 4 | 1 |
|
|
1 | 16 | 10 | 859' | 4 | 2 |
|
|
1 | 16 | 13 | 1181' | 3 | 5 |
|
|
2 | 16 | 11 | 918' | 2 | 7 |
|
|
1 | 15 | 14 | 1301' | 10 | 2 |
|
|
1 | 13 | 6 | 585' | 0 | 0 |
|
|
1 | 12 | 6 | 613' | 0 | 0 |
|
|
1 | 7 | 3 | 316' | 0 | 0 |
|
|
1 | 5 | 2 | 210' | 0 | 0 |
|
|
1 | 2 | 2 | 144' | 1 | 0 |
|
|
1 | 1 | 1 | 61' | 0 | 0 |
|
|
1 | 1 | 1 | 90' | 0 | 0 |
| By competition | Season. | MP | GS | Min. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
11 | 219 | 132 | 12027' | 35 | 29 |
|
|
2 | 35 | 28 | 2604' | 13 | 7 |
|
3 | 32 | 26 | 1992' | 10 | 2 |
|
|
10 | 18 | 14 | 1244' | 4 | 4 |
|
5 | 11 | 8 | 690' | 1 | 1 |
Teams played for
For the national team
7 times at International
1 once at U21
1 once at U17
-
0
0
1
0
Other information
Times called up
8
Matches as a starter
1
Off the bench
6
Debut
29/5/2009
Age on debut
22.7 years old
Last match
2/3/2010
Age in last game
23.4 years old
Career with national team
| Teams | Year | MP | MP | GS | MS | MIN | Age | Pts. | ELO | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2010 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12' | 23 | 4.1 | 69 |
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12' | 23 | 4.1 | 69 | |
|
|
2009 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 202' | 23 | 4.4 | 68 |
|
2008 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 26' | 21 | 4.2 | 67 |
Teammates in the national team
Player rating and role
Performances for the national team
| By teams | Season. | MP | GS | Min. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
2 | 7 | 1 | 214' | 0 | 1 |
|
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 26' | 0 | 0 |
| By competition | Season. | MP | GS | Min. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
2 | 3 | 1 | 133' | 0 | 0 |
|
1 | 3 | 0 | 61' | 0 | 1 |
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 26' | 0 | 0 |
|
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 20' | 0 | 0 |
Most important achievements
Milestones and events on this day
Debut in category
05 DEC. 17
31 years
Debut for team
28 NOV. 17
31 years
Debut for team
17 SEP. 16
29 years
200 matches
19 MAR. 16
29 years
First team goal
12 MAR. 16
29 years
Best performances
90'
2
10 Pts.
87'
2
10 Pts.
90'
2
10 Pts.
90'
2
9.8 Pts.