Leon Cort
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Leon Terence Anthony Cort | ||
| Date of birth | 11 September 1979 | ||
| Place of birth | Bermondsey, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1997–1998 | Dulwich Hamlet | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1998–2001 | Millwall | 0 | (0) |
| 2000–2001 | → Forest Green Rovers (loan) | 12 | (0) |
| 2001 | → Stevenage Borough (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| 2001–2004 | Southend United | 137 | (11) |
| 2004–2006 | Hull City | 86 | (10) |
| 2006–2008 | Crystal Palace | 49 | (7) |
| 2007–2008 | → Stoke City (loan) | 14 | (4) |
| 2008–2010 | Stoke City | 30 | (4) |
| 2010–2012 | Burnley | 19 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | → Preston North End (loan) | 13 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | → Charlton Athletic (loan) | 15 | (0) |
| 2012–2014 | Charlton Athletic | 33 | (2) |
| Total | 417 | (38) | |
| International career | |||
| 2010–2012 | Guyana | 6 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Leon Terence Anthony Cort (born 11 September 1979) is a former footballer who played as a defender. He is the younger brother of Carl Cort and the older half-brother of Ruben Loftus-Cheek.
Cort began his career as at non-league side Dulwich Hamlet before turning professional with Millwall in 1998. He was unable to break into the first team at the New Den and after loan spells with Forest Green Rovers and Stevenage Borough he left for Southend United. His career took off at Roots Hall and in 2004 he earned a move to Hull City. He helped the Tigers gain promotion to the Championship in 2004–05.
He joined Crystal Palace in the summer of 2006 before joining Stoke City in October 2007 in a swap deal with Clint Hill. Cort formed a strong defensive partnership with Ryan Shawcross at the Britannia Stadium as Stoke gained promotion to the Premier League. Cort was unable to hold on to his place in the top flight and joined Burnley in January 2010 for a fee of £1.5 million. He then had a short loan spell with Preston North End before ending his career at Charlton Athletic.
Born in England, he represented Guyana at international level.