Wes McLeod (born October 24, 1957) is a retired Canadian soccer player who earned eighteen

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with the Canadian national soccer team.

Club career

Born in

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, Canada, McLeod spent his youth career with Coquitlam Blue Mountain. In 1976, he moved to Vancouver Columbus FC (Italia). In 1977 McLeod signed with

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of the

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. 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

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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 made his Olympic team debut at 17 in 1975 against

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. 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. McLeod won 18 full international caps, scoring one goal.

International goals

:''Scores and results list Canada's goal tally first.''

Post-retirement

In the fall of 1992, McLeod was hired to coach the

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boys' soccer team. In April 2005 McLeod was inducted into the

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at the same time as his uncle Norm McLeod.

References

External links

* / Canada Soccer Hall of Fame
Dallas Sidekicks player profile

* {{DEFAULTSORT:McLeod, Wes 1957 births Living people Canadian expatriate sportspeople in the United States Canadian expatriate soccer players Canada men's international soccer players Canada Soccer Hall of Fame inductees Canadian soccer players Olympic soccer players of Canada Footballers at the 1976 Summer Olympics Canadian people of Scottish descent Dallas Sidekicks (original MISL) players Expatriate soccer players in the United States Association football defenders Major Indoor Soccer League (1978–1992) players North American Soccer League (1968–1984) indoor players New York Cosmos (MISL) players North American Soccer League (1968–1984) players Soccer players from Vancouver Tampa Bay Rowdies (1975–1993) players Vancouver Columbus players