Izale McLeod

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Personal information
Izale McLeod
Full name	Izale Michael McLeod
Date of birth	October 15, 1984 (1984-10-15) (age 23)
Place of birth	Birmingham, England
Height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Playing position	Striker
Club information
Current club	Charlton Athletic
Number	35
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
2002–2004 2004 2004–2007 2007– 2008–	Derby County → Sheffield United (loan) Milton Keynes Dons Charlton Athletic → Colchester United (loan)	039 0(4) 007 0(0) 116 (54) 018 0(1) 001 0(0)
National team²
2006	England U21	001 0(0)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19:18, 29 February 2008 (UTC). ² National team caps and goals correct as of 19:18, 29 February 2008 (UTC). * Appearances (Goals)

Izale Michael McLeod (born October 15, 1984, Birmingham, England) is a striker currently playing for Charlton Athletic.

1 Club career
2 International career
3 References
4 External links

[edit] Club career

McLeod began his career at Derby County on August 1, 2002 scoring four goals in 41 appearances. During this time he spent time on loan at First Division club Sheffield United, making seven appearances.

At the beginning of the 2004–05 season he joined newly relegated League One club MK Dons for a reported fee of £150,000.

In early March 2007, the Football League declared him League Two player of the year and he finished that season as League Two's joint top scorer despite missing several games due to injury and suspension. McLeod was named in the PFA League Two Team of the Year for the 2006–07 season.^[1]

McLeod joined Charlton Athletic for a fee of £1.1m, which could rise to £1.55m, on a four-year deal on 9 August 2007.^[2]

He only scored 1 goal in 18 appearances for the Addicks before he joined Colchester United on loan on February 29, 2008 for 1 month. It was later revealed that Charlton had turned down approaches from League One clubs Crewe Alexandra & Huddersfield Town. However, his loan spell was cut short after he suffered a knee injury in the game against Plymouth Argyle on March 4, 2008, ruling him out for the remainder of the 2007/08 season.^[3]

[edit] International career

In February 2006, he was selected for the England national under-21 football team squad.^[4] He played one game for the under-21s, as a 73rd minuite substitute versus Norway's U21 team, on 28 February 2006, at the Madejski Stadium, Reading, Berkshire. England won the game 3–1.^[5]

[edit] References

^ "Ronaldo secures PFA awards double", BBC Sport, 2007-04-22. Retrieved on 2007-05-19.
^ "Charlton snap up McLeod & Zheng", BBC Sport, 2007-08-09. Retrieved on 2007-08-09.
^ Colchester United official website. Retrieved on March 07, 2008.
^ Source: Milton Keynes Today (English)
^ Rollin, Glenda; Rollin, Jack. "British and Irish Under-21 Teams 2005-06", SKY SPORTS FOOTBALL YEARBOOK 2006-2007, 37th (in English), Headline Publishing Group, 964. ISBN 0-7553-1526-X.