Mikele Leigertwood

Leigertwood at FC Reading in 2011

Mikele Leigertwood ( born November 12, 1982 in Enfield, London) is a born in England football player who plays for the National Team of Antigua and Barbuda. In the club he is active at Reading FC.

Club career

Leigertwood began his career at FC Wimbledon, his profit debut was during his lending arrangement at Leyton Orient. In January 2004, he spent 155,000 pounds to Crystal Palace. In the season 2004/ 05 he played 23 times for Palace, his first goal for the club he scored against Tottenham Hotspur. After the descent of Crystal Palace from the Premier League, he joined Sheffield United, where Leigertwood a three -year contract signed. Sheffield United paid 600,000 pounds to release. In the summer of 2007, the Queens Park Rangers bought him for 900,000 pounds. In November 2010 Leigertwood was given until end of season to the league rivals FC Reading, in which he signed a long-term three-year contract in May 2011.

National

Willie Donachie, the then coach of the National Team of Antigua and Barbuda, Leigertwood tried to invite in 2010 to do some successive internationals in the squad for the World Cup qualifiers. This, however, was prevented because he had been invited to a wedding as a guest. However Leigertwood later received the chance to play in the national team when he received a red card in a league game against Birmingham City and so could deny international matches within the lock. Leigertwood made ​​his debut at a 2:3 defeat against Trinidad and Tobago, his first goal he scored against Guyana.