Leon Sullivan Taylor

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Leon Sullivan Taylor
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Taylor with Indera in 2023
Personal information
Full name Leon Sullivan Taylor
Date of birth (1998-04-19) 19 April 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth Paynesville, Liberia
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Kasuka
Youth career
2013–2018 Glow Lamp Academy
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2017 Mawyawadi 3 (5)
2018 Royal Thanlyin 10 (14)
2019 Chin United 12 (17)
2020–2022 Kasuka 14 (16)
2023 See Khwae City 10 (1)
2023 Indera 14 (31)
2024 Maraleina 4 (1)
2024– Kasuka
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 March 2024

Leon Sullivan Taylor (born 19 April 1998) is a Liberian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Brunei Super League club Kasuka. [1] He was the top scorer for two consecutive seasons of the Myanmar National League 2 as well as at the 2022 Brunei FA Cup and the 2023 Brunei Super League.

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Career

Mawyawadi

Taylor began his professional playing career in with Myanmar second division club Mawyawadi in 2017 after moving from Glow Lamp Academy in Ghana.

Royal Thanlyin

In 2018, Taylor joined Royal Thanlyin of the MNL-2. His 14 goals propelled them to the championship and prospective promotion to the 2019 Myanmar National League, nonetheless the club folded due to financial difficulties soon after. [2]

Chin United

In 2019, Taylor moved to Chin United for the 2019 MNL-2 season, once again topping the goalscoring charts with 17 goals and helping the club from Chin State to winning the league and promotion to the top flight. [3] [4]

Kasuka

Taylor left Myanmar for Brunei in 2020 and signed for Kasuka at the start of the 2020 Brunei Super League. [5] He scored on his debut in a 5–0 win over Kuala Belait on 1 March. [6] However, after two rounds into the newly expanded league the COVID-19 pandemic started, forcing the suspension and subsequent cancellation of the league. [7]

Taylor stayed with Kasuka for the next two years, scoring 15 goals in only six league matches in the 2021 Brunei Super League before a second league abandonment, [8] then becoming top-scorer at the 2022 Brunei FA Cup in which his team went all the way to the final before losing 2–1 to DPMM. Taylor scored in said match in the 12th minute. [9]

See Khwae City

At the turn of the year, Taylor transferred to See Khwae City of the Thai League 3 North midway through the 2022–23 season, replacing Hamzeh Sari of Iran who moved to Rasisalai United. [10] He made 10 appearances for See Khwae City, scoring once against Nakhon Mae Sot United in a 2–0 win on 28 January. [11]

Indera

Taylor winning the 2022 Brunei FA Cup Top Scorer. DPMM-Kasuka 4 December 2022 66.jpg
Taylor winning the 2022 Brunei FA Cup Top Scorer.

Taylor returned to Brunei at the conclusion of the league in March, signing for Indera. [12] He made his debut on 5 May against AKSE Bersatu and scored on the 28th minute, then the game was suspended due to floodlight failure and was adjourned to 24 May. [13] He netted again on the 81st minute to win the fragmented game for Indera with a 2–1 score. On 4 June 2023, Taylor scored four goals in a 6–0 victory over BSRC. [14] The next month, he scored five goals in a 6–0 win over BAKES. He finished the truncated season as the top goalscorer with 31 goals.

Maraleina

At the start of 2024, Taylor moved back to the Thai League 3, this time with Maraleina. He scored on his debut match against Thap Luang United on 13 January in a 1–0 away victory. [15] On 14 February, Taylor scored his first career hat-trick over Chainat United.

Return to Kasuka

In June 2024, Taylor returned to Kasuka in preparation for the club 2024–25 ASEAN Club Championship qualifying play-offs.

Honors

Club

Royal Thanlwin

Chin United

Kasuka

Individual

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References

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  2. ↑ "Leon Taylor Wins 2nd Division Title in Asia". Daily Observer (Liberia). 30 July 2018. Archived from the original on 1 March 2021. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
  3. ↑ "Chin United inks Liberian defender". Myanmar Digital News. 10 January 2019. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
  4. ↑ "Leon Taylor Closes In On Winning Myanmar League II Top Scorer Award". Liberian Sports International. 19 July 2019. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
  5. ↑ "Leon Taylor Joins Brunei Super League Club, Kasuka FC". Liberian Sports International. 23 February 2020. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
  6. ↑ "Kasuka enjoy perfect start in Brunei Super League". Borneo Bulletin. 5 March 2020. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
  7. ↑ "Brunei Super League, U16 & U19 Tournaments cancelled". National Football Association of Brunei Darussalam. 19 September 2020. Archived from the original on 28 October 2020. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
  8. ↑ "Leon Taylor Scores Brace In Kasuka FC League Opener In Brunei Super League". Liberian Sports International. 22 June 2021. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
  9. ↑ "DPMM FC WIN BRUNEI FA CUP 2022". BruSports News. 4 December 2022. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
  10. ↑ @leont824 (4 June 2023). "Let's go!!!!!!!!!!🙏" . Retrieved 5 July 2023– via Instagram.
  11. ↑ "Thai League:Results". Thai League . Retrieved 5 July 2023.
  12. ↑ @fa.bruneidarussalam (6 May 2023). "He's back! Indera SC welcome back last season's Top Scorer, Leon Sullivan Taylor. Indera SC is welcoming back the FA Cup 2022 top scorer who played for Kasuka FC last season" . Retrieved 5 July 2023– via Instagram.
  13. ↑ @fa.bruneidarussalam (8 May 2023). "Match Results" . Retrieved 5 July 2023– via Instagram.
  14. ↑ @inderasc (4 June 2023). "Tonight's result against BSRC FC" . Retrieved 5 July 2023– via Instagram.
  15. ↑ @maraleinafc (14 January 2024). "🔥FULL-TIME🔥🏆ปุ๋ยรุ่งอรุณลีก ไทยลีค 3 2023 24 นัด 13⚽ทัพหลวง ยูไนเต็ด 0 VS 1 มาราเลน่า เอฟซีScored 76' Leon" . Retrieved 15 January 2024– via Instagram.
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