Michael Lejan (born 2 May 1983) is a German-born Belgian former professional football

left back In the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield position whose primary role is to stop attacks during the game and prevent the opposition from scoring. Centre-backs are usually positioned in pairs, with one full-back on either s ...

Early years

Michael Lejan was born in

Soest, Germany Soest (, as if it were 'Sohst'; Westphalian: ''Saust'') is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is the capital of the Soest district. Geography Soest is located along the '' Hellweg'' road, approximately south-west of Lippstadt, ro ...

as son of a member of the Belgian army in Soest in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. He lived in

Werl Werl (; Westphalian: ''Wiärl'') is a town located in the district of Soest in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Geography Werl is easily accessible because it is located between the Sauerland, Münsterland, and the Ruhr Area. The Hellweg r ...

for nine years and moved to

Siegen Siegen () is a city in Germany, in the south Westphalian part of North Rhine-Westphalia. It is located in the district of Siegen-Wittgenstein in the Arnsberg region. The university town (nearly 20,000 students in the 2018–2019 winter semeste ...

, where he lived for two yearsse
Interview
in a Fan-Forum of Wuppertaler SV before moving to

Cologne Cologne ( ; german: Köln ; ksh, Kölle ) is the largest city of the German western state of North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW) and the fourth-most populous city of Germany with 1.1 million inhabitants in the city proper and 3.6 millio ...

, where his father was transferred.

Career

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* * 1983 births Living people Men's association football midfielders Belgian men's footballers 1. FC Köln players 1. FC Köln II players Wuppertaler SV players VfL Osnabrück players SC Fortuna Köln players Alemannia Aachen players Bundesliga players 2. Bundesliga players 3. Liga players Regionalliga players People from Soest, Germany Footballers from Arnsberg (region) Belgian expatriate men's footballers Belgian expatriate sportspeople in Germany Expatriate men's footballers in Germany Belgium men's youth international footballers {{Belgium-footy-midfielder-stub