Leon Augustine Asokan (born 2 October 1998) is an Indian professional

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who plays as a winger for

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club

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Club career

Born in

Kozhikode Kozhikode (), also known as Calicut, is a city along the Malabar Coast in the state of Kerala in India. Known as the City of Spices, Kozhikode is listed among the City of Literature, UNESCO's Cities of Literature. It is the nineteenth large ...

, Leon started his youth career at Bengaluru B After one year in the academy and the reserves team he was promoted to the senior squad of

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and was named in the 30 men squad for the 2018

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by Albert Roca. He made his professional debut for the senior side in the

against

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on 14 March 2018 as he came off the bench in the second half of the match which Bengaluru won by 1–0. Punjab FC Augustine joined

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in 2023. He scored his first goal against Odisha FC in September 2024 in the Indian Super League.

Career statistics

Club

Honours

Bengaluru *

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* Living people 1998 births Indian men's footballers Men's association football forwards Indian Super League players 21st-century Indian sportsmen Bengaluru FC players Footballers from Kerala Sportspeople from Kozhikode Punjab FC players {{India-footy-forward-stub