Cornelius "Cornell" Glen CM (born 21 October 1981) is a Trinidadian former professional

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who played as a forward.

Club career

Glen began his professional career in 1999 with Trinidadian club FUTGOF. After two years with FUTGOF, Glen moved to Portugal, where he played for Sanjoanense. After playing slightly over a season there, he returned to Trinidad and Tobago, where he joined

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. Glen dominated the league with Jabloteh, leading the club to two consecutive league championships in 2002 and 2003, while registering 12 and 26 goals in the respective seasons. After scoring a hat trick in a

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game against the Chicago Fire on 17 March 2004, Glen was bought by the MetroStars of

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. In his first season Glen made a significant impact, registering six goals and two assists as he competed for playing time on a very crowded MetroStars front line. Glen was traded to

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after the year for a first round pick in the

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, but as the club had also acquired Carlos Ruiz he could not find any playing time among Dallas's other options at striker. Glen was traded to the

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early in the 2005 season for a future draft pick without ever suiting up for Dallas. After scoring four goals for the Crew, he was on the move again after the season, being dealt to the

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for

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. Glen played only one game for the Rapids—the opener of the 2006 season—before being traded to the

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. In his Galaxy debut he scored two late goals in the "

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" against

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from

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assists, which turned around the 1–0 score and gave the "sash" a 2–1 win. His late-game heroics made Glen an instant fan favorite in Los Angeles. Following the

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Glen returned to action with the Galaxy in U.S. Open Cup play against the

, but aggravated an injury he suffered during the World Cup, and missed the rest of the season. He was waived by the Galaxy during the 2007 pre-season. After briefly returning to Trinidad to play for

in 2007, Glen trialled

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from the English Coca-Cola Football League One in January 2008, but was not offered a contract. Glen went on trial with

side

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in May 2009 and successfully signed a one-year deal with the club shortly thereafter. He scored his first goal for San Jose on 30 May 2009 against Real Salt Lake and ended the 2009 season with four goals as San Jose struggled in the standings. Much of Glen's time with the

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was plagued by injuries, and following a statistically disappointing 2010 season his contract was not renewed by the San Jose club. He joined

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in April 2011. Glen agreed to a six-month deal with

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of the V-League in December 2011. Upon return to

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, he signed with

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for the

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season. On 17 June 2013, Glen signed for an I-League club

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for 2 years. Glen signed with

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on 7 October 2015. On 8 January 2016, he made his debut, scoring twice in a 3–1 win over

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In the 2015–16 season of

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, he emerged as the top goal scorer of Mohun Bagan with 11 goals. After a season with Mohun Bagan, Glen signed with Bangalore Super Division outfit

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from

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on 2 August 2016.

International career

Glen (whose name is often misspelled "Glenn") has been a regular for

since 2002, and was named in the squad for the

. Glen appeared in all three of Trinidad & Tobago's games at the World Cup. His shot nearly upset Sweden in the Caribbean team's historic World Cup debut which ended in a draw. Trinidad & Tobago were eliminated in the first round after losing to

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and

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, but Glen's performances during the tournament earned him praise and recognition.

Personal life

As a member of the squad that competed at the

in Germany, Glen was awarded the Chaconia Medal (Gold Class), the second highest

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of Trinidad and Tobago.

Honours

Mohun Bagan *

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: 2015–16 Bengaluru FC *

: 2016–17 Individual * TTO_Chaconia_Medal

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Gold Class *

top scorer: 2013–14

References

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