African Players at Leeds United F.C.
United Kingdom · Premier League · founded 1919 · Elland Road
38African players
7Nations (3+)
2Current
Leeds United F.C. have fielded 38 African players from 17 countries according to Wikidata.
The best-represented nation is South Africa with 8 players.
The earliest arrival on record is Gordon Hodgson (1937).
2 African players currently on the books: Hélder Costa and Jean-Mattéo Bahoya.
Gordon Hodgson scored the most goals for the club among them (51).
Nationalities on the map
All players
| Player | Nation | Years | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| El Hadji Diouf |  Senegal | 2012–2014 | 42 | 5 |
| Lucas Radebe |  South Africa | 1994–2005 | 201 | 0 |
| Sol Bamba |  Ivory Coast | 2015–2015 | 19 | 1 |
| Max Gradel | Ivory Coast | 2009–2011 | 91 | 28 |
| Tony Yeboah |  Ghana | 1995–1997 | 66 | 32 |
| Amdy Faye | Senegal | 2010–2011 | 8 | 0 |
| Hélder Costa now |  Angola | 2019–now | – | – |
| Rui Marques | Angola | 2005–2010 | 90 | 4 |
| Phil Masinga | South Africa | 1994–1996 | 31 | 5 |
| Salomon Olembé |  Cameroon | 2003–2004 | 12 | 0 |
| Patrick Kisnorbo |  Mauritius | 2009–2013 | 49 | 1 |
| Hadi Sacko |  Mali | 2016–2019 | 52 | 3 |
| Gordon Hodgson | South Africa | 1937–1939 | 81 | 51 |
| Granddi N'Goyi |  DR Congo | 2015–2015 | 1 | 0 |
| Largie Ramazani |  Burundi | ?– | – | – |
| Habib Habibou |  Central African Republic | 2013–2013 | 4 | 0 |
| Jimmy Kébé | Mali | 2014–2014 | 9 | 1 |
| Jordan Botaka | DR Congo | 2015– | – | – |
| Armando Sá |  Mozambique | 2007–2007 | 11 | 0 |
| Suliman Doukara |  Mauritania | 2014–2014 | – | – |
| Caleb Ekuban | Ghana | 2017–2019 | 20 | 1 |
| Serge Branco | Cameroon | 2004–2004 | 0 | 0 |
| Mustapha Carayol |  Gambia | 2016– | – | – |
| Jean-Mattéo Bahoya now | Cameroon | 2026–now | 0 | 0 |
| Lamine Sakho | Senegal | 2003–2004 | 17 | 1 |
| Lloyd Sam | Ghana | 2010–2012 | 35 | 2 |
| Trésor Kandol | DR Congo | 2006–2010 | 68 | 14 |
| Sam Sodje |  Nigeria | 2009–2009 | 8 | 0 |
| Albert Johanneson | South Africa | 1960–1970 | 172 | 48 |
| Gboly Ariyibi | Nigeria | 2013–2014 | 2 | 0 |
| Davide Somma | South Africa | 2009–2013 | 33 | 12 |
| Enoch Showunmi | Nigeria | 2008–2010 | 15 | 2 |
| Clarke Oduor |  Kenya | ?– | – | – |
| Mansour Assoumani | Mali | 2008–2009 | 2 | 0 |
| Paul Evans | South Africa | 1995–1997 | 0 | 0 |
| Romario Vieira |  Guinea-Bissau | ?– | – | – |
| Chad Harpur | South Africa | ?– | – | – |
| Eric Litchfield | South Africa | ?– | – | – |
Years and appearances from Wikidata career statements (league appearances where recorded).