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Leon Crooks
English footballer
Leon Everton George Crooks (born 21 November 1985) is an English footballer who is currently a free agent.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Leon Everton George Crooks[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1985-11-21) 21 November 1985 (age 38)[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Greenwich, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 000?–2004 | Milton Keynes Dons | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2004–2007 | Milton Keynes Dons | 52 | (0) |
| 2007–2009 | Wycombe Wanderers | 13 | (0) |
| 2009 | → Ebbsfleet United (loan) | 15 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | Ebbsfleet United | 41 | (2) |
| Total | 121 | (2) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Born in Greenwich, London,[1] Leon Crooks joined Wycombe Wanderers in January 2007 from Milton Keynes Dons for a nominal fee. However, he failed to impress manager Paul Lambert, despite fans' spokesman Luke Taylor describing him as a "sensational talent",[3] and in July 2007 he was left out of a pre-season tour to Germany. He requested to be allowed to train with the Dons while he searched for a new contract at the start of the new season but returned to Wycombe after a week having failed to impress new Dons manager Paul Ince. In January 2009 it was announced that Crooks would join Conference National side Ebbsfleet United on month's loan.[3] Crooks made his debut for Ebbsfleet in their 1–0 home league win over Rushden & Diamonds, and the loan was subsequently extended to two, and then three months.
At the end of the 2008–09 season, Wycombe Wanderers released Crooks.[4]
Crooks signed for Ebbsfleet United permanently on 6 August 2009, but was released in the summer of 2010.
- Hugman, Barry J. (2005). The PFA Premier & Football League Players' Records 1946-2005. Queen Anne Press. p. 146. ISBN 1-85291-665-6.
- Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2009). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2009–10. Mainstream Publishing. ISBN 978-1-84596-474-0.
- "Crooks goes out on loan". Wycombe Wanderers F.C. 16 January 2009. Retrieved 16 January 2009.
- "- Wycombe Start Clearing The Decks For League One". www.wycombe.vitalfootball.co.uk. Archived from the original on 24 February 2012.
- Leon Crooks at Soccerbase
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