Léo Schwechlen

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Léo Schwechlen

| image = File:Léo Schwechlen 2011 (cropped).jpg

| caption = Schwechlen pictured in 2011

| fullname = Léo Schwechlen{{TFF player|1924045}}

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1989|6|5|df=y}}

| birth_place = Montbéliard, France

| height = 1.82 m{{soccerway|leo-schwechlen/159218}}

| position = Left-back{{worldfootball.net|}}

| currentclub = Tours

| clubnumber =

| youthyears1 = 1996–1999

| youthclubs1 = Promo Besançon

| youthyears2 = 1999–2004

| youthclubs2 = Racing Besançon

| youthyears3 = 2004–2010

| youthclubs3 = Monaco

| years1 = 2010–2011

| clubs1 = Monaco B

| caps1 = 27

| goals1 = 3

| years2 = 2011–2015

| clubs2 = Tours

| caps2 = 118

| goals2 = 2

| years3 = 2013–2014

| clubs3 = Tours B

| caps3 = 2

| goals3 = 0

| years4 = 2015–2016

| clubs4 = Anorthosis Famagusta

| caps4 = 24

| goals4 = 2

| years5 = 2016–2018

| clubs5 = Göztepe

| caps5 = 58

| goals5 = 1

| years6 = 2018–2019

| clubs6 = BB Erzurumspor

| caps6 = 34

| goals6 = 1

| years7 = 2019–2020

| clubs7 = Göztepe

| caps7 = 6

| goals7 = 0

| years8 = 2020–2021

| clubs8 = BB Erzurumspor

| caps8 = 27

| goals8 = 1

| years9 = 2021–2023

| clubs9 = Denizlispor

| caps9 = 52

| goals9 = 0

| years10 = 2023–

| clubs10 = Tours

| caps10 = 8

| goals10 = 0

| club-update = 23 March 2024

}}

Léo Schwechlen (born 5 June 1989) is a French professional footballer who plays as a defender for Tours.

Career

Born in Montbéliard, Schwechlen spent his early career with Promo Besançon, Racing Besançon, Monaco, Tours and Anorthosis Famagusta and Göztepe.{{Cite web|url=https://www.fff.fr/equipe-nationale/joueur/8037-schwechlen-leo/fiche.html|title=Fédération Française de Football|website=www.fff.fr}}

Schwechlen quit Göztepe on 8 June 2018.{{cite news|title=Göztepe'de Leo Schwechlen ve Tanju Kayhan'la yollar ayrıldı|url=https://www.gunes.com/spor/goztepede-leo-schwechlen-ve-tanju-kayhanla-yollar-ayrildi-881717|publisher=Güneş|date=8 June 2018|access-date=27 May 2019|language=tr|archive-url=https://archive.today/20190527164407/https://www.gunes.com/spor/goztepede-leo-schwechlen-ve-tanju-kayhanla-yollar-ayrildi-881717|archive-date=27 May 2019|url-status=live}}

Schwechlen joined BB Erzurumspor on 27 June 2018.{{cite news|title=BB Erzurumspor’un ilk transferi Leo imzayı attı|url=https://www.haberturk.com/erzurum-haberleri/61850929-bb-erzurumsporun-ilk-transferi-leo-imzayi-atti|work=İhlas News Agency|publisher=Habertürk|date=27 June 2018|access-date=27 May 2019|archive-url=https://archive.today/20190527163649/https://www.haberturk.com/erzurum-haberleri/61850929-bb-erzurumsporun-ilk-transferi-leo-imzayi-atti|archive-date=27 May 2019|language=tr|url-status=live}} On 12 August 2018, Schwechlen scored the first ever Süper Lig goal in the club's history, against Konyaspor at Konya Büyükşehir Stadium, in which they lost 2–3.{{cite news|title=Atiker Konyaspor - Büyükşehir Belediye Erzurumspor - TFF Match Details|url=https://www.tff.org/Default.aspx?pageID=528&macID=194519|publisher=Turkish Football Federation|access-date=5 February 2021|language=En|archive-url=https://archive.today/20210205235122/https://www.tff.org/Default.aspx?pageID=528&macID=194519|archive-date=5 February 2021}} He played every minute of every league match during the 2018–19 season.{{cite news|title=Biyonik adam Leo Schwechlen! BB Erzurumspor küme düştü ama…|url=https://skor.sozcu.com.tr/2019/0/27/biyonik-adam-leo-schwechlen-bb-erzurumspor-kume-dustu-ama-1288633/|publisher=Sözcü|date=27 May 2019|access-date=27 May 2019|language=tr|archive-url=https://archive.today/20190527163002/https://skor.sozcu.com.tr/2019/05/27/biyonik-adam-leo-schwechlen-bb-erzurumspor-kume-dustu-ama-1288633/|archive-date=27 May 2019|url-status=live}}

In August 2019 he returned to Göztepe.{{Cite web|url=http://www.hurriyet.com.tr/sporarena/leo-schwechlen-goztepede-41295150|title=Leo Schwechlen, Göztepe'de! | Transfer haberleri...|website=www.hurriyet.com.tr}} On 18 June 2020, Göztepe announced that Schwechlen terminated his contract because of unpaid wages.{{Cite web|url=https://www.goztepe.org.tr/Haberler/futbol/kamuoyunun-bilgisine/7824|title=Kamuoyunun Bilgisine|website=www.goztepe.org.tr}}