1. Mikele Benjamin Leigertwood was born on 12 November 1982 and is a former professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder.
17 Facts About Mikele Leigertwood
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Mikele Leigertwood went on to make eight appearances for Leyton Orient before returning to his parent club.
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Up until his departure from the club, Mikele Leigertwood started every match in the first half of the season.
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Mikele Leigertwood became a first team regular for the side, finishing his first season at the club with forty appearances and scoring five times in all competitions.
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Mikele Leigertwood started the season well when he set up three goals in as many matches between 23 August 2008 and 14 September 2008.
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Mikele Leigertwood received a red card and four match ban in a match against Birmingham City on 28 October 2008 for a challenge on Lee Carsley.
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Mikele Leigertwood continued to regain his first team place for the side.
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Mikele Leigertwood went on loan to Reading for two months on 23 November 2010.
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Mikele Leigertwood quickly became a first team regular for the side.
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Mikele Leigertwood scored his first goal for the club against Stevenage in the FA Cup on 29 January 2011.
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Mikele Leigertwood started in every match until he suffered a thigh injury that saw him miss three matches.
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On 6 May 2014, Mikele Leigertwood was released from Reading, along with five other players and in July joined Nottingham Forest on trial.
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Whilst on trial, Mikele Leigertwood sustained a hip injury which forced him to retire from the game, although this was not officially confirmed until the following year.
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Mikele Leigertwood was eligible to represent Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
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On 19 July 2016 Mikele Leigertwood returned to Reading as Academy Loan Manager.
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In March 2010, Mikele Leigertwood was involved in Kick It Out's latest campaign, which aimed to raise awareness of homophobia in football.
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Mikele Leigertwood is good friends with Jobi McAnuff, the two having known each other since school and been teammates at Wimbledon, Crystal Palace and Reading.