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Leon Sullivan Taylor (born 19 April 1998) is a Liberian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Kasuka of the Brunei Super League. He was the top scorer for two consecutive seasons of the Myanmar National League 2 as well as at the 2022 Brunei FA Cup and the 2023 Brunei Super League.
Career
Taylor began his senior playing career in 2017 with Mawyawadi FC, a after year played in Royal Thanlyin F.C. of the MNL-2. His 14 goals propelled them to the championship and prospective promotion to the 2019 Myanmar National League, nonetheless the club folded due to financial difficulties soon after. Taylor moved to Chin United F.C. the next season, once again topping the goalscoring charts with 17 goals and helping the club from Chin State to winning the league and promotion to the top flight.
Taylor left Myanmar for Brunei in 2020 and signed for Kasuka FC at the start of the 2020 Brunei Super League. He scored on his debut in a 5–0 win over KB FC on 1 March. However, after two rounds into the newly expanded league the COVID-19 pandemic started, forcing the suspension and subsequent cancellation of the league.
Taylor stayed with Kasuka for the next two years, scoring 15 goals in only six league matches in the 2021 Brunei Super League before a second league abandonment, then becoming top-scorer at the 2022 Brunei FA Cup in which his team went all the way to the final before losing 2–1 to DPMM FC. Taylor scored in said match in the 12th minute.
At the turn of the year, Taylor transferred to See Khwae City F.C. of the Thai League 3 North midway through the 2022–23 season, replacing Hamzeh Sari of Iran who moved to Rasisalai United. He made 10 appearances for See Khwae, scoring once against Nakhon Mae Sot United in a 2–0 win on 28 January. He returned to the Abode of Peace at the conclusion of the league in March, signing for Indera SC. He made his debut on 5 May against AKSE Bersatu and scored on the 28th minute, then the game was suspended due to floodlight failure and was adjourned to 24 May. He netted again on the 81st minute to win the fragmented game for Indera with a 2–1 score. On 4 June 2023, Taylor scored four goals in a 6–0 victory over BSRC FC. The next month, he scored five goals in a 6–0 win over BAKES FC. He finished the truncated season as the top goalscorer with 31 goals.
At the start of 2024, Taylor moved back to the T3 League, this time with Maraleina FC. He scored on his debut match against Thap Luang United on 13 January in a 1–0 away victory.
Honors
Royal Thanlwin
- MNL-2: 2018
Chin United
- MNL-2: 2019
Kasuka
- Brunei FA Cup runner-up: 2022
Individual
- 2018 MNL-2 Top Scorer – 14 goals
- 2019 MNL-2 Top Scorer – 17 goals
- 2022 Brunei FA Cup Top Scorer – 25 goals
- 2023 Brunei Super League Top Scorer – 31 goals
