Leon Jessen (born 11 June 1986) is a retired

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defender.

Career

Jessen began his career 2001 with Brande IF and joined

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in 2003. On 23 June 2010, Jessen left the

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side

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after five years and signed with 1. FC Kaiserslautern in

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(

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). On 10 July 2015 it was confirmed, that Jessen had signed a three-year contract with

-side

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. It was announced on 31 December 2016, that Jessen would retire.Leon Jessen stopper karrieren
�� bold.dk, 31 January 2016

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* 1986 births Living people Danish men's footballers Denmark international footballers Denmark under-21 international footballers Ikast FS players FC Midtjylland players 1. FC Kaiserslautern players Expatriate footballers in Germany Danish Superliga players Bundesliga players 2. Bundesliga players Danish expatriate sportspeople in Germany Danish expatriate men's footballers Association football defenders People from Ikast-Brande Municipality Sportspeople from the Central Denmark Region {{Denmark-footy-defender-stub