Wesley Leggett (born March 16, 2001) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a forward for the USL Championship club Loudoun United FC.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | March 16, 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Trenton, New Jersey, United States | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Loudoun United | ||
| Number | 7 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2015–2019 | Match Fit Academy | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019 | UConn Huskies | 6 | (0) |
| 2020–2022 | St. John's Red Storm | 44 | (10) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021–2022 | Real Central New Jersey | 14 | (7) |
| 2023– | Loudoun United | 65 | (11) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 31, 2024 | |||
Career
editYouth
editLeggett attended Princeton Day School where he was a three-year starter serving as captain his senior year. He tallied 22 goals and five assists as a senior after posting 20 goals and four assists as a junior. During his sophomore year Leggett tallied 7 goals and helped lead the PDS Panthers to a Prep B Championship and Prep B Finalist his senior year. He was named Prep Player of the Year, First Team All-Prep and First Team All-Area.[1][2]
Leggett played club soccer for Match Fit Academy. He led his team to the U-17 NJYS State Cup Championship and USYS Regional Finalist. During his junior year, Match Fit Academy joined the inaugural year of the Boys Elite Clubs National League (ECNL). As an ECNL standout, Leggett was named a 2x All American, Northeast Conference Player of the year, All Conference Team, and invited to the National Training Camp in the Bahamas, where he scored a goal against the Bahamas national team.[3][4]
College
editIn 2019, Leggett attended the University of Connecticut to play college soccer. In his freshman season, he made six appearances for the Huskies.[5] Following the cancelled 2020 season due the COVID-19 pandemic, Leggett transferred to St. John's University in the spring of 2020. He went on to make 44 appearances for the Red Storm, scoring ten goals and adding six assists.[6][7]
While at college, Leggett also played in the USL League Two with Real Central New Jersey. Over two seasons, Leggett scored seven goals in 14 regular season appearances.[8][9][10]
Professional
editIn December 2022 Leggett entered the 2023 MLS SuperDraft as one of the 367 eligible players.[11] On January 10, 2023, Leggett signed with USL Championship club Loudoun United.[12][13][14] He made his professional debut March 11, appearing as an 84th-minute substitute during a 3–1 away victory over Memphis 901.[15]
References
edit- ^ "After Emerging as Top Scorer for PDS Boys' Soccer, Leggett Primed to Start Freshman Season at UConn | Town Topics". Retrieved March 16, 2023.
- ^ "Princeton Day's Wesley Leggett, Pennington's Chad Brides get top boys soccer Prep honors". Trentonian. November 20, 2018. Retrieved March 16, 2023.
- ^ "Match Fit Academy FC | Boys History & Achievements". www.matchfitacademy.net. Retrieved March 16, 2023.
- ^ "2017-2018 Boys ECNL / United Soccer Coaches All-Conference Teams Announced". Boys ECNL. July 10, 2018. Retrieved March 16, 2023.
- ^ "Wesley Leggett - Men's Soccer". University of Connecticut Athletics.
- ^ "Wesley Leggett - Men's Soccer". St. John's University Athletics.
- ^ "Wesley Leggett Inks Professional Deal with Loudoun United FC". St. John's University Athletics. Retrieved March 16, 2023.
- ^ "Real Central New Jersey | uslleaguetwo.com". www.uslleaguetwo.com.
- ^ "Real Central New Jersey | uslleaguetwo.com". www.uslleaguetwo.com.
- ^ https://www.realcentralnj.soccer/post/wesley-leggett-returns-to-real-central-nj-soccer-for-2022-season
- ^ "MLS SuperDraft 2023 eligible players". MLSSoccer.com. Retrieved March 16, 2023.
- ^ "Loudoun United FC Sign Forward Wesley Leggett".
- ^ "Wesley Leggett Inks Professional Deal with Loudoun United FC". St. John's University Athletics.
- ^ Lewis, Michael (January 10, 2023). "TURNING PRO: St. John's Leggett signs with Loudoun United FC". Front Row Soccer.
- ^ "Match Center | USLChampionship.com". www.uslchampionship.com.
External links
edit- Wesley Leggett at Soccerway
- Wesley Leggett at WorldFootball.net