Leonard Ngenge
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Leonard Chukwudalu Ngenge[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 12 September 2007[1] | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Leeds United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2024–2025 | Ikorodu City | 25 | (1) |
| 2025–2026 | Remo Stars | 4 | (0) |
| 2026– | Leeds United | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2025– | Nigeria | 2 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 14:54, 20 January 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 14:54, 20 January 2026 (UTC) | |||
Leonard Ngenge (born 12 September 2007) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Premier League club Leeds United and the Nigeria national team.
Club career
[edit]After playing in the Nigeria Premier Football League with Ikorodu City during the 2024–25 season, he transferred to Remo Stars for the 2025–26 season in August 2025.[1][2] He scored on his debut for the club in a 4–0 CAF Champions League win over US Zilimadjou,[3] and he made 7 appearances in all competitions for Remo Stars.[4]
On 20 January 2026, Ngenge signed for Premier League club Leeds United's academy on an 18-month contract.[5]
International career
[edit]He made two appearances for Nigeria at the 2024 African Nations Championship in August 2025.[1] In his second appearance for Nigeria, he scored an own goal and conceded a penalty in a 4–0 defeat to Sudan.[6]
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 4 5 "Leonard Ngenge". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 20 January 2026.
- ↑ Adesanya, Taiwo (28 August 2025). "NPFL: Ngenge completes move to Remo Stars". Daily Post. Lagos, Nigeria. Retrieved 20 January 2026.
- ↑ Adesanya, Taiwo (24 September 2025). "CAFCL: Ngenge vows to score more goals for Remo Stars". Daily Post. Lagos, Nigeria. Retrieved 20 January 2026.
- ↑ "Leonard Ngenge joins Leeds United". Leeds United F.C. 20 January 2026. Retrieved 20 January 2026.
- ↑ "Leeds United news: Leonard Ngenge signs for Whites". BBC Sport. 20 January 2026. Retrieved 20 January 2026.
- ↑ "Nigeria's Super Eagles humiliated by Sudan in CHAN as Leonard Ngenge blunders sums up poor showing by the Super Eagles". Goal.com. 12 August 2025. Retrieved 20 January 2026.
External links
[edit]- Leonard Ngenge at Soccerway
- 2007 births
- Living people
- Nigerian men's footballers
- Nigeria men's international footballers
- Men's association football defenders
- Ikorodu City F.C. players
- Remo Stars F.C. players
- Leeds United F.C. players
- Nigeria Professional Football League players
- Nigerian expatriate men's footballers
- Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in England
- Expatriate men's footballers in England