Mercato: Auxerre announces a big signing (OFFICIAL)

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By: Manu Tournoux

L'AJA
secures its executives. Tenth in Ligue 1 after a very satisfactory first leg, the Burgundian club announced the contract extension of its number 1 goalkeeper Donovan Léon. The Guyanese goalkeeper has signed a new lease which binds him to his training club until 2027. His current contract expires next June.

Trained at the club, our goalkeeper has extended his contract by two years, until June 2027, we can read in an official press release from the AJA. Arriving in Brétigny, one of our partner clubs, in 2007 from his native Guyana, Dono joined our Training Center two years later. He made his professional debut in 2011 during the first day of Ligue 1 in Montpellier, then gradually established himself as our starting goalkeeper in Ligue 2 and even played in the final of the 2015 Coupe de France against PSG (0-1). ). »

A logical extension for a strong link in the AJA

“Then leaving for five years at Stade Brestois, he made his big return to AJA in 2020 and actively participated in the club's two comebacks (2022 and 2024), even being named for the standard team at the UNFP Trophies last season. . In total, Dono played 206 matches in our colors. And it's far from over! The whole club is delighted with the contract extension of one of the AJA children!“, concluded the club.

A strong link in Christophe Pélissier's team, Donovan Léon stood out in particular for an exceptional performance against Paris Saint-Germain this season.