| Name: | Leon Britton |
| Nationality: | English |
| Date of Birth: | 16/09/1982 |
| Height: | 5' 6" (168cm) |
| Weight: | 10st 0lbs (63.56kg) |
| Previous | |
| Clubs: | West Ham Utd, Swansea City (loan) |
| Position: | Midfielder |
Leon first joined the Swans on loan from West Ham in December 2002 before making the move permanent the following summer.
Although he missed half of his first season through injury, having suffered a triple cheekbone fracture, he went on to win both the PFA Divisional Player of the Year and the club's Young Player of the Year awards.
The diminutive midfielder was a regular on the right last season and turned in a number of star performances to earn him a clean sweep of awards as Player of the Year, Players' Player and Away Fans Player of the Year.
The former England youth midfielder joined the Hammers from Arsenal for £400,000 in 1998 at the age of 16.
Signed a new three-year contract in August 2007 and played an inportant role in the League One title winning season.
An even more impressive season was the follow in the Championship as 'Brits' picked up a number of man of the match awards following a string of excellent performances.
At the club's end of season Awards he walked away with the 'Players' Player of the Year' and 'Away Player of the Year' awards.
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| Competition | Apps (as sub) |
Goals | Yellow Cards |
Red Cards |
| League | 26 (1) | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| League Cup | 2 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career History: | ||||
| Club | Season | Comp. | Apps (as sub) |
Goals |
| Swansea City | 2008 - 09 | League | 42 (1) | 0 |
| FA Cup | 4 (0) | 0 | ||
| League Cup | 1 (0) | 0 | ||
| Swansea City | 2007 - 08 | League | 35 (5) | 0 |
| FA Cup | 4 (1) | 1 | ||
| League Cup | 1 (1) | 0 | ||
| Swansea City | 2006 - 07 | League | 39 (2) | 2 |
| FA Cup | 4 (0) | 3 | ||
| League Cup | 1 (0) | 0 | ||
| Swansea City | 2005 - 06 | League | 39 (2) | 4 |
| FA Cup | 1 (0) | 0 | ||
| League Cup | 1 (0) | 0 | ||
| Swansea City | 2004 - 05 | League | 16 (14) | 1 |
| FA Cup | 2 (1) | 0 | ||
| League Cup | 1 (0) | 0 | ||
| Swansea City | 2003 - 04 | League | 42 (0) | 3 |
| FA Cup | 5 (0) | 0 | ||
| League Cup | 1 (0) | 0 | ||
| Swansea City | 2002 - 03 | League | 25 (0) | 0 |
