If he plays this season anything like he did in Tuesday’s game, he should fast become a favourite at BMO Field. He was then selected by TFC in December in 2018 MLS Re-Entry Draft and, so far, head coach Greg Vanney likes what he sees. DeLeon scored 13 goals and recorded 16 assists in 180 regular-season games for D.C. United with ties with United’s old home, RFK Stadium, dating back to when his father, Trinidad and Tobago international Leroy DeLeon, played for the Washington Diplomats from 1974-77. Nick DeLeon was drafted by United seventh overall in the 2012 MLS SuperDraft after a quarterfinal College Cup run with the Louisville Cardinals. “He’s played in CONCACAF, he’s played in MLS for a number of years, he knows what the grind’s about.

Source: National Post February 14, 2019 23:00 UTC