Leonardo Simon is a Canadian former soccer player who played in the National Professional Soccer League,

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, and the Canadian Professional Soccer League.

Playing career

Simon began his career in 1996 with

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of the

. During the season, he was selected to the CNSL All-Star roster which faced Toronto Italia which featured

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. He helped Toronto reach the postseason where they faced St. Catharines Wolves, but were eliminated by a score of 2-1 on goals on aggregate. Once the season came to a conclusion he signed with the

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of the National Professional Soccer League for the indoor winter season. He appeared in 22 matches and scored one goal for the organization. Simon returned to Toronto Supra for the 1997 CNSL season, and was appointed team captain. His achievements during the season were winning the cup championship, and qualifying for the postseason. In the playoffs, he featured in the semi-final match against

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, and advanced to the finals by defeating Toronto by a score of 8-1 on goals on aggregate. In the finals Toronto faced St. Catharines, but unfortunately were defeated by a score of 4-3. In 2001, Simon returned to Toronto to compete in the Canadian Professional Soccer League. He helped Toronto secure a postseason berth by finishing third in the overall standings. In their debut season in the CPSL the club reached the playoff finals where they faced St. Catharines Wolves, but were defeated by a score of 1-0. He would finish off his career in 2003, where he helped Toronto once more qualify for the playoffs.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Simon, Leonardo Living people Canadian men's soccer players Canadian Soccer League (1998–present) players National Professional Soccer League (1984–2001) players SC Toronto players Toronto Shooting Stars players Soccer people from Ontario Canadian National Soccer League players 1967 births Men's association football defenders 20th-century Canadian sportsmen