Leon Hapgood

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Leon Hapgood
Full name	Leon Duane Hapgood
Date of birth	August 7, 1979 (age 27)
Place of birth	Torquay, Devon, England
Height	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Playing position	Midfielder / Forward
Youth clubs
1996-1998	Torquay United
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1997-1999 1999-2000 1999 2000 2000-2001 2001-2002 2002-2003 2003-2004 2004-2007 2007-	Torquay United Plymouth Argyle Bideford (loan) Yeovil Town Taunton Town Merthyr Tydfil Taunton Town Bideford Clevedon Town Torquay United	40 (3) 0 (0) 1 (0)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 2007-04-01 06:57 UTC. * Appearances (Goals)

Leon Duane Hapgood (born August 7, 1979) is an English professional footballer. He currently plays for League Two side Torquay United. He has also represented England Schoolboys.

Hapgood was born in Torquay and began his career as an apprentice with Torquay United, scoring on his league debut in September 1997 while still an apprentice, coming on as a 38th minute substitute for the injured Steve McCall in the 3-0 win at Plainmoor against Brighton & Hove Albion.

He turned professional in May 1998, but played only a peripheral role in Wes Saunders’ side the following season. In June 1999 he was offered a three-month contract by Torquay, but was released in August, almost immediately teaming up with his former manager Kevin Hodges on trial at Plymouth Argyle. He signed non-contract terms with the Pilgrims, but was allowed to join former Torquay player Sean Joyce’s Bideford on loan in November 1999. On February 7, 2000 he joined Conference side Yeovil Town after failing to break into the Plymouth first team.

In June 2000 he moved to Taunton Town, managed by former Torquay player Russell Musker, playing as a substitute in Taunton's 2-1 FA Vase Final win over Berkhamsted Town on May 6, 2001 at Villa Park.

He subsequently moved to Merthyr Tydfil in December 2001 ^[1]. At the of that season he moved to the United States to work as a coach, returning to the UK to play for Taunton in October 2002 ^[2]. He moved to Bideford in February 2003, initially on loan as he recovered from injury, and left Bideford to join Clevedon Town in June 2004 ^[3].

On January 10, 2007 he rejoined Torquay United on an initial one-month contract^[4], which was later extended for a second month. However, he was released by Torquay on March 11, 2007 when his contract expired.