Leon Valentin Schaffran (born 31 July 1998) is a German 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
goalkeeper for
Swiss Challenge League
The Challenge League is the second-highest tier of the Swiss football league system and lower of two professional leagues in the country. Ten teams play in the Challenge League; the winners of the league are promoted to the Super League, while the ...
club
Vaduz in Liechtenstein.
Club career
Schaffran is a youth product of BW Beelitz, RSV Eintracht 1949, and
Hertha. He began his senior career with the
Hertha reserves in 2016, but left after 3 seasons without breaking into the senior team. He transferred to
Greuther Fürth in the summer of 2018, where he was initially the third goalkeeper. He made his professional debut with Greuther Fürth a 2–0
DFB Pokal loss to
Stuttgarter Kickers on 30 July 2022. He was briefly the starting goalkeeper in August 2022, after an injury to the starter
Andreas Linde
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Club career Molde
Linde signed for Norwegian club Molde in 2015, having agreed a two-year con ...
.
On 13 May 2024, Schaffran signed a one-year contract with
Vaduz.
International career
Schaffran is a youth international for Germany, having played up to the
Germany U19s.
References
External links
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Bundesliga profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Schaffran, Leon
1998 births
Living people
Footballers from Berlin
Men's association football goalkeepers
German men's footballers
Germany men's youth international footballers
Hertha BSC II players
SpVgg Greuther Fürth players
SpVgg Greuther Fürth II players
FC Vaduz players
2. Bundesliga players
Regionalliga players
German expatriate men's footballers
Expatriate men's footballers in Liechtenstein
German expatriate sportspeople in Liechtenstein