Clyde Leon (8 December 1983 – 28 April 2021) was a Trinidadian soccer player who played as a midfielder for Arima Fire and W Connection in his native Trinidad and Tobago, and for Itagüí Ditaires in Colombia. Leon scored 90 goals in 230 matches for W Connection.[2] At international level, he made 48 appearances for the Trinidad and Tobago national team scoring once.[1]

Clyde Leon
Personal information
Date of birth (1983-12-08)8 December 1983
Place of birth Laventille, Trinidad and Tobago
Date of death 28 April 2021(2021-04-28) (aged 37)
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001–2002 Arima Fire
2003–2011 W Connection
2011 Itagüí Ditaires 0 (0)
2012–2013 W Connection
International career
2004–2012 Trinidad and Tobago 48 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Death

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Leon died aged 37 in April 2021.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Clyde Leon". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
  2. ^ "King of Enterprise Clyde Leon laid to rest". Trinidad Express. 8 May 2021.
  3. ^ Beckles, Jelani (28 April 2021). "Ex-Trinidad and Tobago footballer Clyde Leon dies at 37". Newsday. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
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