Watz Leazard

Watz Leazard
Personal information
Full name Watz Landy Leazard[1]
Date of birth (2003-06-17) 17 June 2003 (age 21)
Place of birth Cap-Haïtien, Haiti
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Forward, winger
Youth career
Real Hope FA
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
–2022 Real Hope FA 12 (6)
2023 Tulsa 1 (0)
2023–2024 Khanh Hoa 20 (4)
International career‡
2022 Haiti U20 4 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 February 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 June 2022

Watz Landy Leazard (born 17 June 2003) is a Haitian professional footballer who plays as a forward or winger.

Club career

Leazard was a youth product of the Haitian-based Real Hope Football Academy. In January 2023, he joined USL Championship side Tulsa.[2][3] He made his only appearance for the team in a 0–1 US Open Cup defeat against Tulsa Athletic on 6 April 2023.[4]

In October 2023, Leazard signed for V.League 1 club Khanh Hoa, signing a one-year contract.[5] On 22 December 2023, he scored a brace to help Khanh Hoa defeat the league defending champion Hanoi Police in a 2–1 score.[6] At the end of the season, Khanh Hoa finished last in the league, resulting in Leazard's departure.[7]

International career

With Haiti U20, Leazard took part in the 2022 CONCACAF U-20 Championship. During the tournament, he scored a goal (against Trinidad and Tobago) and assisted twice as Haiti was eliminated in the Round of 16 by Jamaica.[8]

References

  1. ^ "Leazard Watz Landy". Vietnam Professional Football.
  2. ^ "Foot - Transfert: Watz Leazard signe au FC Tulsa" (in French). Haiti Tempo. 5 January 2023.
  3. ^ "Avec la crise en Haïti, devenir joueur professionnel est plus ardu que jamais : Leazard, Jean-Baptiste, Millan" (in French). Radio Canada. 20 February 2023. Archived from the original on 25 September 2024. Retrieved 25 September 2024.
  4. ^ "2023 US Open Cup Round 2: Tulsa Athletic upset FC Tulsa". TheCup.us. 6 April 2023. Archived from the original on 1 March 2024. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
  5. ^ "WATZ LEAZARD EMPRUNTE LA VOIE DU VIETNAM" (in French). Total Mix Radio. 8 October 2023. Archived from the original on 20 June 2024. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
  6. ^ "Kết quả Khánh Hòa 2-1 Công an Hà Nội: Chủ nhà gây sốc" (in Vietnamese). Bongdaplus. 22 December 2023. Archived from the original on 1 March 2024. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
  7. ^ "Une première saison catastrophique pour Watz-Landy Leazard au Vietnam" (in French). Sport Passion Info. 31 May 2024. Archived from the original on 25 September 2024. Retrieved 25 September 2024.
  8. ^ "Concacaf U20 : Haïti éliminée sans avoir tout perdu" (in French). Le Nouvellsite. 27 June 2022. Archived from the original on 1 March 2024. Retrieved 1 March 2024.