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
Number 10
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 8 (5)
2024– Kasuka 3 (7)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 September 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 a hat-trick over Chainat United. [16]

Return to Kasuka

In June 2024, Taylor returned to Kasuka in preparation for the club 2024–25 ASEAN Club Championship qualifying play-offs. [17] In the first leg on 17 July, he scored the solitary goal for the Bruneian club in a 1–1 draw at Bandar Seri Begawan. [18] He was a second half substitute in the second leg at Thuwunna Stadium a week later, winning a penalty which was converted by Willian dos Santos for their consolation goal in a 3–1 defeat. [19]

In the first league fixture for Kasuka in the 2024–25 Brunei Super League against Lun Bawang FC on 1 September 2024, Taylor scored a hat-trick against the Temburong District outfit in a 9–0 win. [20] He followed this with two goals in the following match on the 21st against Jerudong FC in a 0–10 victory. [21]

Honors

Club

Royal Thanlwin

Chin United

Kasuka

Indera

Individual

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References

  1. ↑ "Liberian Striker Wins Top Scorer Of the Month Award". Liberian Sports International. 5 September 2022. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
  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.
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  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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  17. ↑ @kasukafc (16 July 2024). "For this Asean Club Championship Shopee Cup 2024, let us support Club Kasuka FC, our local representative from Brunei" . Retrieved 18 July 2024– via Instagram.
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