Wes McLeod

Wes McLeod
Personal information
Full name Wesley McLeod
Date of birth (1957-10-24) October 24, 1957
Place of birth Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Playing position Forward / Midfielder
Youth career
1975-1976 Coquitlam Blue Mountain
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
1976-1977 Vancouver Columbus FC (Italia)
1977-1984 Tampa Bay Rowdies 188 (34)
1979-1984 Tampa Bay Rowdies (indoor)
1984-1985 New York Cosmos (indoor) 27 (11)
1985-1992 Dallas Sidekicks (indoor) 321 (74)
National team
1976-1985 Canada 17 (1)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

† Appearances (goals)

Wes McLeod (born October 24, 1957 in Vancouver, Canada) is a retired Canadian soccer player who earned eighteen caps with the Canadian national soccer team.

Professional

McLeod spent his youth career with Coquitlam Blue Mountain. In 1976, he moved to Vancouver Columbus FC(Italia). In 1977 McLeod signed with Tampa Bay Rowdies of the North American Soccer League. Over eight seasons with the Rowdies, he was selected to the NASL's North American All-Star team in 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981 and 1982, a record six times. In August 1984, he signed with the New York Cosmos of the Major Indoor Soccer League. In February 1985, the Cosmos withdrew from the league and, McLeod signed with the Dallas Sidekicks on February 25, 1985. In seven seasons, he was a three-time All-Star and the 1989-90 Defender of the Year. He retired in May 1992. In September 2003 his number eight shirt was retired by the Sidekicks.

National team

McLeod played 17 times for Canada, made his international debut at 17 in 1975 against Poland in Toronto. A year later he was a member of the Olympic team at the Olympic Games in Montreal and had a memorable game against the Soviet Union in the Olympic Stadium. He was a member of Canada's national team in World Cup qualifying in 1976 and in 1980 and 1981.

In the fall of 1992, McLeod was hired to coach the Clearwater High School boy's soccer team.[1]

In April 2005 McLeod was inducted into the Canadian Soccer Hall of Fame.

References

  1. ↑ Cougars among the best anywhere, period St. Petersburg Times - Thursday, December 10, 1992

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