Wes McLeod (born October 24, 1957 in Vancouver, Canada) is a former Canadian national soccer team player. October 24 is the 297th day of the year (298th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 68 days remaining. ... 1957 (MCMLVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article refers to the city in British Columbia, Canada. ... First international USA 0 - 1 Canada (Newark, USA; November 28, 1885) Largest win USA 0 - 7 Canada (St. ...

McLeod played 18 times for Canada, made his international debut at 17 in 1975 against Poland in Toronto. One year later he was a member of the Olympic team at the Olympic Games in Montreal and had a memorable game against the Soviet Union in the Olympic Stadium. He was a member of Canada's national team in World Cup qualifying in 1976 and in 1980 and 1981.

In 1977 McLeod signed with Tampa Bay Rowdies of the NASL, he was selected to the NASL's North American All-Star team in 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981 and 1982, a record six times. McLeod played 188 regular season games in eight seasons with the Rowdies and scored 34 goals. The Tampa Bay Rowdies are a professional soccer team from Tampa, Florida, USA. Originally founded as a North American Soccer League expansion franchise in 1975 by George Strawbridge, the team played ten seasons at Tampa Stadium and won their only Soccer Bowl championship in their inaugural season defeating the Portland... NASL logo North American Soccer League (NASL) was a professional American soccer league that operated from 1968 to 1984. ...

When he ended his outdoor career McLeod played indoor with New York Cosmos and then with the Dallas Sidekicks of the Major Indoor Soccer League. In seven seasons he played 315 regular season games and scored 79 goals. He was an all-star selection three times and in 1989-90 Defender of the Year. In September of 2003 his number eight shirt was retired by the Sidekicks. The New York Cosmos (1971-1985) was a franchise in the North American Soccer League, based in New York and New Jersey. ... The Dallas Sidekicks were one of the longest operating professional soccer teams in the United States, based in Dallas, Texas, and operating from 1984 until suspending operations following the 2004 season. ... The Major Indoor Soccer League is the only current professional indoor soccer league in the USA. The league is a member of both the United States Soccer Federation and FIFA. // History In the summer of 2001, the National Professional Soccer League disbanded. ...

In April 2005 McLeod was inducted into the Canadian Soccer Hall of Fame.

External link

• Canadian Soccer Hall of Fame inductee page