Leon Sullivan Taylor
Taylor with Indera in 2023
Personal information
Full name Leon Sullivan Taylor
Date of birth (1998-04-19) 19 April 1998
Place of birth Paynesville, Liberia
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Maraleina FC
Number 10
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (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 1 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 January 2024

Leon Sullivan Taylor (born 19 April 1998) is a Liberian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Maraleina F.C. of the Thai League 3 Western Region.[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.

Career

Taylor began his senior playing career in 2017 with Mawyawadi FC, a after year played in Royal Thanlyin F.C. 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] Taylor moved to Chin United F.C. the next 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]

Taylor left Myanmar for Brunei in 2020 and signed for Kasuka FC at the start of the 2020 Brunei Super League.[5] He scored on his debut in a 5–0 win over KB FC 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 FC. Taylor scored in said match in the 12th minute.[9]

At the turn of the year, Taylor transferred to See Khwae City F.C. 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, scoring once against Nakhon Mae Sot United in a 2–0 win on 28 January.[11] He returned to the Abode of Peace at the conclusion of the league in March, signing for Indera SC.[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 FC.[14] The next month, he scored five goals in a 6–0 win over BAKES FC. He finished the truncated season as the top goalscorer with 31 goals.

At the start of 2024, Taylor moved back to the T3 League, this time with Maraleina FC. He scored on his debut match against Thap Luang United on 13 January in a 1–0 away victory.[15]

Honors

Taylor winning the 2022 Brunei FA Cup Top Scorer.

Royal Thanlwin

Chin United

Kasuka

Individual

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.
  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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