Leon Best

Leon Best interests me for the crossed wires of identity in his story. Born in Nottingham, an English city, he chose to represent the Republic of Ireland, earning his first cap against Nigeria in 2009. He came through the Notts County youth ranks and turned professional at then-Premier League Southampton, a big stage for a tall young striker. Forwards live and die by the scoreline, an unforgiving trade, and I admire anyone who carries a nation's pride that is not their birthplace. Players whose roots and choices pull in different directions always intrigue me, and a brave No. 9 never goes out of style.

Name (English)

Leon Best

Name (Japanese)

レオン・ベスト

Reading

れおん・べすと

Born

September 19, 1986 (age 39)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Virgo / Tiger

Origin

Nottingham, United Kingdom

Height

185 cm

Occupation

association football player

Motto

Private

• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%AC%E3%82%AA%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%83%99%E3%82%B9%E3%83%88

Tags

• association football player

Last updated

2026-06-02

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.