Leon Balogun

**Leon Aderemi Balogun** (an haife shi ranar 28 ga watan Yuni, shekara ta 1988). ƙwararren ɗan wasan ƙwallon ƙafa ne wanda ke taka leda a matsayin mai tsaron baya ga zakarun gasar Premier ta Scotland Rangers da kuma ƙungiyar ƙwallon ƙafa ta Najeriya.

## Aikin kulob/ƙungiya

### Farkon aiki
Ya buga wasansa na farko na Bundesliga a ranar 19 ga watan Afrilu shekara ta 2009 a Hannover 96 a wasan da suka yi da Hamburger SV. 

Bayan kwangilarsa da 2. Bundesliga kungiyar Fortuna Düsseldorf ya kare a lokacin rani a shekara ta 2014, ya kasance ba tare da kulob ba tsawon watanni uku har sai da ya koma Darmstadt 98. Ya rattaba hannu kan kwantiragi har zuwa karshen kakar wasa a shekara ta 2014 zuwa shekara ta 2015. 

### Brighton & Hove Albion
A ranar 22 ga watan Mayu shekara ta 2018, Balogun ya sanya hannu kan yarjejeniyar shekaru biyu tare da kulob din Premier League Brighton &amp;amp; Hove Albion. 

Balogun ya fara taka leda a kulob din Sussex yana zuwa a matsayin farkon wanda zai maye gurbinsa da Manchester United ya maye gurbin Lewis Dunk da ya ji rauni. Seagulls ta ci United 3–2 a filin wasa na Falmer. 

Ya ci kwallonsa ta farko ga Albion inda ta tashi 2-0 da abokan hamayyarta Crystal Palace a filin wasa na Falmer inda ya zura kwallo a cikin dakika 25 bayan da aka yi kasa a gwiwa a kan maye gurbin Pascal Groß sakamakon jan kati da Shane Duffy ya yi masa na bugun kai. Wasan ya ƙare 3-1 ga Albion don neman haƙƙin fahariya a cikin M23 derby. 

A ranar 27 ga watan Agusta shekara ta 2019, Balogun ya buga wasansa na farko a gasar cin Kofin EFL a wasan da suka doke Bristol Rovers da ci 2–1. 

### Wigan Athletic
Balogun ya kulla yarjejeniya da Wigan Athletic a ranar 31 ga Janairu 2020 kan yarjejeniyar aro ta watanni shida.  A ranar 25 ga Yuni 2020, ya sanya hannu kan kwangilar ɗan gajeren lokaci na dindindin tare da Latics har zuwa ƙarshen kakar 2019-20. 

### Rangers
Balogun ya rattaba hannu a kulob din Rangers na Scotland a ranar 24 ga Yuli, 2020 kan kwantiragin shekara guda, tare da zabin da kulob din ke da shi na tsawaita tsawon shekara guda.  Ya buga wasansa na farko ga Rangers mako guda bayan haka, a ranar 1 ga Agusta, a wasan Premier na Scotland da Aberdeen inda ya burge shi yayin cin nasara da ci 1-0.  A cikin watan Fabrairu 2021, ya maye gurbinsa a dama bayan rauni ga kyaftin din kulob din James Tavernier da kuma dakatar da dan wasan ajiyar Nathan Patterson. Balogun ya taba taka leda a baya tun da farko a rayuwarsa lokacin yana Jamus.  A ranar 9 ga Afrilu 2021, Balogun ya rattaba hannu kan sabuwar kwangilar shekara guda tare da Rangers.  Ya zira kwallonsa ta farko a kulob din a wasan rukuni na gasar Europa League da Brøndby IDAN.

## Ayyukan kasa

An haifi Balogun a Germany, mahaifinsa ɗan Najeriya ne, kuma mahaifiyarsa 'yar Jamus ce, Najeriya ta kira Balogun don buga wasan sada zumunta da Mexico a watan Maris shekarar 2014 a matsayin wanda zai maye gurbin Joseph Yobo.  Balogun dai ya shigo ne a lokacin hutun rabin lokaci, amma ya samu rauni bayan mintuna 20 a wani karo da aka yi da alamar da ke kan layi. Ya karye a ƙafarsa kuma an saita shi ba zai wuce watanni 2-3 ba bayan tiyata. Sai dai daga baya ya tabbatar wa manema labarai cewa raunin da ya samu bai bukaci a yi masa tiyata ba.  

A ranar 25 ga watan Maris shekarar 2015, ya buga wa Najeriya wasa na biyu a ci 1-0 da Uganda. Ya buga wa kasar wasansa na uku a ranar 13 ga watan Yunin shekarar 2015 lokacin da ya buga wasan da suka doke kasar Chadi da ci 2-0 a wasan farko na neman tikitin shiga gasar cin kofin kasashen Afirka na shekarar 2017.

A watan Yunin shekarar 2018, an saka shi cikin ‘yan wasa 23 na karshe da Najeriya za ta buga a gasar cin kofin duniya ta FIFA 2018 a Rasha.  Balogun dai ya buga wasan ne a kowane minti daya cikin wasanni uku da Najeriya ta buga ciki har da ci 2-0 da Iceland, amma an fitar da su ne bayan da suka kare a mataki na 3 a rukuninsu. 

An saka Balogun a cikin tawagar Najeriya da za ta buga gasar cin kofin Afrika na shekarar 2019.  Fitowar sa na farko a gasar ya zo ne a wasa na biyu na rukuni na biyu da Najeriya ta buga da Guinea inda Najeriya ta samu nasara da ci 1-0 inda ta kai ga tsallakewa zuwa zagayen gaba.  Balogun dai ya buga wasanni 4 a gasar inda Super Eagles ta kare a matsayin wadanda suka lashe kyautar tagulla.
 
## Rayuwa ta sirri
An haifi Balogun ne a Berlin, Jamus ta Yamma   mahaifinsa ɗan Najeriya Bafarawa kuma Mahaifiyarsa Bajamushiyace. Balogun ya girma Roman Katolika kuma an tura shi makarantar Katolika tun yana ƙarami, amma ya ji haushin tarbiyarsa mai tsanani kuma ya zama wanda bai yarda da Allah a shekarunsa na girma ba. Duk da haka, a lokacin wahalhalu na farkon wasan ƙwallon ƙafa Balogun ya sake yin imani da Allah kuma yanzu Kirista ne mai ibada.   Balogun yana jin Turanci da Jamusanci sosai, amma ba ya jin Yarbanci, yaren mahaifinsa yayin da iyayensa suka yi ƙoƙarin haɗa shi cikin al'adun Jamus. 

A watan Nuwamba 2019 Balogun ya ce akwai bukatar a ba da amsa baki daya daga 'yan wasa game da wariyar launin fata a kwallon kafa.

## Kididdigar sana'a

### Kulob

### Ƙasashen Duniya

: *Maki da sakamako ne suka jera kwallayen da Najeriya ta ci a farko, ginshikin maki ya nuna maki bayan kowace kwallon Balogun.* 

## Girmamawa
**Rangers**

* Gasar Firimiya ta Scotland: 2020-21 

**Najeriya**

* Gasar Cin Kofin Afirka Matsayi na uku: 2019 
## Bayanan kula

## Manazarta
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4. ^ "Petric als Blitzarbeiter" (in German). kicker.de.

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strengthens with Leon Balogun] (in German). SV

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on free transfer" . BBC Sport . 22 May 2018.

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## Hanyoyin haɗin waje

* Leon Balogun at Soccerbase

* Leon Balogun at fussballdaten.de (in German)