Mikele Leigertwood

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Personal information
Mikele Leigertwood
Full name	Mikele Benjamin Leigertwood
Date of birth	November 12, 1982 (age 24)
Place of birth	Enfield, England
Nickname	Leggy
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current club	Sheffield United
Youth clubs
	Wimbledon
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
2001-2004 2002 2004-2006 2006-	Wimbledon → Leyton Orient (loan) Crystal Palace Sheffield United	56 (2) 08 (0) 59 (1) 15 (0)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:57, 8 January 2007 (UTC). * Appearances (Goals)

Mikele Benjamin Leigertwood (born November 12, 1982 in Enfield) is an English footballer who plays as a midfielder for Sheffield United in the Premiership.

He began his career with Wimbledon, but he made his professional debut while on loan to Leyton Orient in November 2001. He got his first game at Wimbledon at the end of the 2001-2002 season, in a 1-0 defeat against Barnsley. While at Wimbledon, he played 65 games, scoring just twice.

He transferred to Crystal Palace for £155,000 in January 2004, becoming the first permanent signing of Iain Dowie, and played in 10 league games for the remainder of the 2003-2004 season, helping to secure Palace's promotion to the FA Premier League. In the 2004-2005 season, he made 23 appearances for Palace, including his first goal for the club against Tottenham Hotspur.

On July 4, 2006 he joined Sheffield United on a three year deal after the Blades paid a £600,000 compensation fee. Although Leigertwood was out of contract, a fee was due as he was under 24 years of age at the time.

He scored on his debut in a pre-season friendly match against Worksop Town.