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Leon Guwara (born 28 June 1996) is a professional
footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby le ...
who plays as a left-back for FC Ingolstadt 04. Born in Germany, he plays for the Gambia national team.


Club career

Guwara joined
1. FC Köln 1. Fußball-Club Köln 01/07 e. V., commonly known as simply FC Köln () or FC Cologne in English, is a German professional football club based in Cologne in North Rhine-Westphalia. It was formed in 1948 as a merger of the clubs ''Kölner Ballspi ...
as a child from Schwarz-Weiß Köln in 2003. He made 19 appearances for the U-19 team in the 2013–14 season of the Under 19 Bundesliga. In April 2014, it was announced that Guwara would be joining Werder Bremen for the 2014–15 season. He made his
Bundesliga The Bundesliga (; ), sometimes referred to as the Fußball-Bundesliga () or 1. Bundesliga (), is a professional association football league in Germany. At the top of the German football league system, the Bundesliga is Germany's primary footba ...
debut for Werder Bremen on 5 February 2016 against
Borussia Mönchengladbach Borussia Verein für Leibesübungen 1900 e. V. Mönchengladbach, commonly known as Borussia Mönchengladbach (), Mönchengladbach () or Gladbach (; abbreviated as Borussia MG, BMG), is a professional Association football, football club based in ...
. On 31 August 2016, Guwara joined
SV Darmstadt 98 Sportverein Darmstadt 1898 e.V., commonly known as Darmstadt 98 (), is a German football club based in Darmstadt, Hesse. The club was founded on 22 May 1898 as FC Olympia Darmstadt. Early in 1919, the association was briefly known as ''Rasen-Spo ...
on a season-long loan. In June 2017, he joined 1. FC Kaiserslautern on loan for the 2017–18. In May 2018,
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FC Utrecht Football Club Utrecht () is a Dutch professional football club based in Utrecht. The club competes in the Eredivisie, the top tier of Dutch football, and plays its home matches at the Stadion Galgenwaard. The club was formed in 1970 as a merge ...
announced the signing of Guwara for the 2018–19. Guwara agreed a three-year contract with the club with the option of a fourth. During the winter break of the 2020–21 season, he was loaned out to league rivals
VVV-Venlo VVV-Venlo (, ''VVV'' stands for ''Venlose Voetbal Vereniging'' meaning "Venlo Football Club") is a Dutch football club from Venlo, a city on the border with Germany. They play in the Eerste Divisie, the second tier of Dutch football, following ...
for the rest of the season. In June 2021,
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SSV Jahn Regensburg Sport- und Schwimmverein Jahn Regensburg e. V., commonly known as SSV Jahn Regensburg, Jahn Regensburg, SSV Jahn or simply Jahn is a German football club based in Regensburg, Bavaria. The club is based on a gymnastics club founded in 1886 a ...
announced the transfer free signing of Guwara for the 2021–22 season. Guwara agreed a two-year contract.


International career

Guwara was born in Germany to a Gambian father and a German mother. He has represented Germany at various youth international levels. He debuted for the
Gambia The Gambia,, ff, Gammbi, ar, غامبيا officially the Republic of The Gambia, is a country in West Africa. It is the smallest country within mainland AfricaHoare, Ben. (2002) ''The Kingfisher A-Z Encyclopedia'', Kingfisher Publicatio ...
in a 2–0 friendly win over