Leon Leroy Knight was born on 16 September 1982 and is an English former footballer who plays as a striker.
28 Facts About Leon Knight
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Leon Knight was transferred to Swansea City in 2006 and had a loan spell with Barnsley before joining Milton Keynes Dons and then Wycombe Wanderers.
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Rushden retained his registration and would not release it to another English club unless they were compensated, which prevented Leon Knight from playing in England for three years.
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Leon Knight subsequently played in Greece for Thrasivoulos Fylis, Scotland for Hamilton Academical and Queen of the South and Northern Ireland for Coleraine, before joining Glentoran in January 2012.
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Leon Knight was released by Glentoran in June 2012 after a probationary clause in his contract was invoked by the club.
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Leon Knight moved to Swansea City shortly afterwards and scored a hat-trick on his debut against Milton Keynes Dons.
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Leon Knight's stay at the Liberty Stadium was short-lived and he was placed on the transfer list in October 2006, due to a poor attitude.
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In January 2008, Leon Knight signed for Wycombe Wanderers, just one year after joining MK Dons.
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On 19 August 2008, Leon Knight's contract was "terminated by mutual consent", after he scored five goals in 20 appearances during his short stay with Wycombe.
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On 13 January 2009, Leon Knight joined Greek club Thrasivoulos Filis on a six-month contract.
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Leon Knight made only 2 subsequent appearances as a sub, his last appearance coming on 8 February 2009.
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Leon Knight had not been involved in any game for the club in over 3 months and looked certain to leave Thrasivoulos when his contract expired at the end of the season.
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Leon Knight joined Scottish side Hamilton Academical on 21 August 2009 and he made his SPL debut against Aberdeen as a second-half substitute the following day.
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Leon Knight made one start and six substitute appearances for the Lanarkshire side.
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Leon Knight was sent off for his role in a tunnel brawl after a win over Heart of Midlothian, having been an unused substitute during the game.
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Leon Knight was later released by Hamilton on 14 January 2010.
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The next day, Leon Knight joined Dumfries club Queen of the South until the end of the season.
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Leon Knight breached club rules by stating his desire to return to England and play for another IFA Premiership club.
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However, a fortnight later, Leon Knight signed a new two-year contract with the club.
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An agreement could not be reached, and Leon Knight joined Glentoran on 30 January 2012.
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Leon Knight's stay at Glentoran was relatively short lived, as the club released him in June 2012 when they invoked a probationary clause in his contract after he allegedly made homophobic comments on Twitter.
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On 18 March 2015, Leon Knight was appointed Barnton's first team manager, continuing to play for the club.
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On 15 February 2016, Leon Knight resigned as manager of Barnton.
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Leon Knight played for England at under 18, under 19 and under 20 level.
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Leon Knight was born in Hackney, London, to a Jamaican mother and St Lucian father, and was educated at Raine's Foundation School, Bethnal Green, He has three sisters, and is the cousin of former Bolton Wanderers defender Zat Leon Knight.
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Leon Knight was a good all-around sportsman and a third dan black belt in karate as a child.
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Leon Knight was suspended by Glentoran on 10 May 2012, pending investigation into the aforementioned remarks.
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Leon Knight is engaged to his fiance Natasha, with whom he has 4 children.