L. Best

Retired
ie
L. Best
72

6.36

M.€

37

years

ST

Profile of L. Best

L. Best
Leon Best
37
years
IRL
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 Ireland
Preferred foot
Right foot
Continent of birth
Europe
Region of birth
British Isles
Career details
Previous club
Charlton Athletic Charlton Athletic
Previous competition
League One League One
Historic team
Coventry City Coventry City
Historical competition
Championship 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

Position on the pitch

Main position
Forward 97%
Other positions
  • Playmaker 3%
ST
CAM
Campo de Fútbol

Rating progression

2044 04
2327 05
80 06
9188 06
2369 04
9189 07
60349 10
1796 10
60356 12
507 13
2327 14
916 14
60358 15
5652 15
9194 15
1387 16
751 17
Highest value in career
73 (2012)
Rankings
General
47143º
Age
2305º
By country
393º 393º
By position
10375º F
By position
6977º ST ST

Evolution of market value

6 M€ ▲ 6.4
2044 04
2327 05
80 06
9188 06
2369 04
9189 07
60349 10
1796 10
60356 12
507 13
2327 14
916 14
60358 15
5652 15
9194 15
1387 16
751 17
Highest value in career
6.16M (2012)
Rankings
General
32529º
Age
1609º
By country
319º 319º
By position
7313º F
By position
5173º ST ST
Contract information
Total transfer window transactions
7M€

Past signings

Season. Date
Origin Destination Cost
17/18 28/11/2017
Charlton Athletic
Charlton Athletic
Free agent
17/18 01/07/2017
Ipswich Town
Ipswich Town
Transfer
16/17 30/08/2016
Rotherham United
Rotherham United
Ipswich Town
Ipswich Town
Free transfer
15/16 16/11/2015
Rotherham United
Rotherham United
Free agent
15/16 08/07/2015
Blackburn Rovers
Blackburn Rovers
Released
Total amount of money in transfer dealings 7M

Professional performance

Average number of goals
Career 328
64
0.2
61

List of clubs played for

Teams Season MP
MP GS MS MIN Age Pts. ELO
Charlton Athletic
Charlton Athletic
2017/18
7 0 0 0 0 7 3 4 316' 31 4.7 47
League One
League One
5 0 0 0 0 5 2 3 212' 31 4.6 47
EFL Trophy
EFL Trophy
1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 88' 31 5.7 48
FA Cup
FA Cup
1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 16' 31 4 47
Ipswich Town
Ipswich Town
2016/17
12 0 0 0 0 12 6 6 613' 30 4.9 54
Rotherham United
Rotherham United
2015/16
16 4 0 1 1 16 10 6 859' 29 6.2 53
Brighton & Hove Albion
Brighton & Hove Albion
2014/15
13 0 0 0 0 13 6 7 585' 28 4.9 54
Brighton & Hove Sub 21
Brighton & Hove Sub 21
2014/15
1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 61' 28 5.2 54

Teammates

Player rating and role
F. Coloccini
D
F. Coloccini
85
0
P. Cissé
F
P. Cissé
82
0
D. Ba
F
D. Ba
81
0
P. Van Aanholt
D
P. Van Aanholt
80
0
Tim Krul
GK
Tim Krul
80
0
J. Butland
GK
J. Butland
79
0
D. Simpson
D
D. Simpson
79
0
D. Santon
D
D. Santon
78
0
Jack Cork
MF
Jack Cork
78
0
H. Ben Arfa
MF
H. Ben Arfa
77
0
C. Tioté
MF
C. Tioté
77
0
M. Williamson
D
M. Williamson
76
0
R. Taylor
D
R. Taylor
76
0
J. Perch
D
J. Perch
74
0
D. Gosling
MF
D. Gosling
71
0
Dele Adebola
F
Dele Adebola
71
0
P. Coutts
MF
P. Coutts
70
0
Leon Mckenzie
F
Leon Mckenzie
69
0
S. Dawkins
F
S. Dawkins
68
0

Historical performance in clubs

By teams Season. MP GS Min.
Coventry City
Coventry City
3 104 79 6926' 23 18
Newcastle
Newcastle
3 46 35 2848' 10 6
Sheffield Wednesday
Sheffield Wednesday
2 29 18 1693' 7 2
Derby County
Derby County
1 20 3 493' 0 0
Southampton
Southampton
3 17 9 702' 4 1
Rotherham United
Rotherham United
1 16 10 859' 4 2
AFC Bournemouth
AFC Bournemouth
1 16 13 1181' 3 5
Blackburn Rovers
Blackburn Rovers
2 16 11 918' 2 7
Yeovil Town
Yeovil Town
1 15 14 1301' 10 2
Brighton & Hove Albion
Brighton & Hove Albion
1 13 6 585' 0 0
Ipswich Town
Ipswich Town
1 12 6 613' 0 0
Charlton Athletic
Charlton Athletic
1 7 3 316' 0 0
Queens Park Rangers
Queens Park Rangers
1 5 2 210' 0 0
Blackburn Rovers Sub 21
Blackburn Rovers Sub 21
1 2 2 144' 1 0
Brighton & Hove Sub 21
Brighton & Hove Sub 21
1 1 1 61' 0 0
Newcastle Sub 21
Newcastle Sub 21
1 1 1 90' 0 0
By competition Season. MP GS Min.
Championship
Championship
11 219 132 12027' 35 29
League One
League One
2 35 28 2604' 13 7
Premier League
Premier League
3 32 26 1992' 10 2
FA Cup
FA Cup
10 18 14 1244' 4 4
EFL Cup
EFL Cup
5 11 8 690' 1 1

Teams played for

Coventry City
Coventry City
3 season
23
104
Newcastle
Newcastle
3 season
10
46
Sheffield Wednesday
Sheffield Wednesday
2 season
7
29
Derby County
Derby County
1 season
0
20
Southampton
Southampton
3 season
4
17
Rotherham United
Rotherham United
1 season
4
16
AFC Bournemouth
AFC Bournemouth
1 season
3
16
Blackburn Rovers
Blackburn Rovers
2 season
2
16
Yeovil Town
Yeovil Town
1 season
10
15
Brighton & Hove Albion
Brighton & Hove Albion
1 season
0
13
Ipswich Town
Ipswich Town
1 season
0
12
Charlton Athletic
Charlton Athletic
1 season
0
7
Queens Park Rangers
Queens Park Rangers
1 season
0
5
Blackburn Rovers Sub 21
Blackburn Rovers Sub 21
1 season
1
2
Brighton & Hove Sub 21
Brighton & Hove Sub 21
1 season
0
1
Newcastle Sub 21
Newcastle Sub 21
1 season
0
1

For the national team

7 times at International
1 once at U21
1 once at U17
-
Average number of goals
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
Ireland
Ireland
2010
1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 12' 23 4.1 69
International Friendly
International Friendly
0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 12' 23 4.1 69
Ireland
Ireland
2009
6 0 0 1 0 6 1 5 202' 23 4.4 68
Ireland U21
Ireland U21
2008
1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 26' 21 4.2 67

Teammates in the national team

Player rating and role
Robbie Keane
F
Robbie Keane
93
0
R. Dunne
D
R. Dunne
91
0
J. O'shea
D
J. O'shea
90
0
Shay Given
GK
Shay Given
90
0
D. Duff
MF
D. Duff
89
0
K. Doyle
D
K. Doyle
84
0
K. Kilbane
D
K. Kilbane
83
0
S. Long
F
S. Long
82
0
G. Whelan
MF
G. Whelan
81
0
S. Hunt
MF
S. Hunt
81
0
S. St Ledger
D
S. St Ledger
80
0
Stephen Kelly
D
Stephen Kelly
79
0
A. Mcgeady
F
A. Mcgeady
78
0
K. Foley
D
K. Foley
77
0
L. Lawrence
MF
L. Lawrence
77
0
K. Andrews
MF
K. Andrews
76
0
P. Mcshane
D
P. Mcshane
75
0
D. Gibson
MF
D. Gibson
74
0
K. Westwood
GK
K. Westwood
73
0
Gregory Cunningham
D
Gregory Cunningham
73
0

Performances for the national team

By teams Season. MP GS Min.
Ireland
Ireland
2 7 1 214' 0 1
Ireland U21
Ireland U21
1 1 0 26' 0 0
By competition Season. MP GS Min.
International Friendly
International Friendly
2 3 1 133' 0 0
WC Qual. Europe
WC Qual. Europe
1 3 0 61' 0 1
U21 EC Qualifying
U21 EC Qualifying
1 1 0 26' 0 0
WC Play Offs
WC Play Offs
1 1 0 20' 0 0

Most important achievements

Milestones and events on this day

Best performances