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Trinidad and Tobago and DIRECTV W Connection midfielder Clyde Leon has asked the public for space to get his career back on track after his temporary absence from the game was raised by a Trinidad and Tobago Football Federation (TTFF) official during today’s TV6 Morning Show.
At present, the talented 29-year-old midfielder, who has 46 international senior caps, is correcting a non-life threatening ailment in the United States and he hopes to return to the local game soon. His treatment is not being funded by Connection or the TTFF.
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“I don’t want my business out on the road,” Leon told Wired868. “People are ringing off my phone and asking if I’m dying or something. I am seeing about myself and I just want my space to do that.
“I will talk when I’m ready.”
Leon is a talented, versatile player who is arguably at his best as a box-to-box midfielder although he generally featured as a midfield anchor for the “Soca Warriors.”
Last season, Leon provided Connection’s most memorable moment in the 2012 CONCACAF Champions League when he thumped home a stunning free kick to secure a 1-1 draw for the “Savonetta Boys” against Mexican powerhouse team, Chivas de la Guadelajara.
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He also took over the captain’s armband at Connection, earlier this year, after national goalkeeper Jan-Michael Williams moved to St Ann’s Rangers.
Leon last represented Trinidad and Tobago in the 2012 Caribbean Cup semi-final round in Tobago.
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Lasana Liburd is the managing director and chief editor at Wired868.com and a journalist with over 20 years experience at several Trinidad and Tobago and international publications including Play the Game, World Soccer, UK Guardian and the Trinidad Express.
