english former professional football player

Leon Terence Anthony Cort ( yield 11 September 1979 ) is a former football player who played as a defender. He is the younger brother of Carl Cort and the older stepbrother of Ruben Loftus-Cheek. [ 2 ] Cort began his career as at non-league side Dulwich Hamlet before turning professional with Millwall in 1998. He was unable to break into the first team at the New Den and after loan spells with Forest Green Rovers and Stevenage Borough he left for Southend United. His career took off at Roots Hall and in 2004 he earned a move to Hull City. He helped the Tigers gain promotion to the Championship in 2004–05.

He joined Crystal Palace in the summer of 2006 before joining Stoke City in October 2007 in a trade cope with Clint Hill. Cort formed a potent defensive partnership with Ryan Shawcross at the Britannia Stadium as Stoke gained promotion to the Premier League. Cort was unable to hold on to his topographic point in the peak flight and joined Burnley in January 2010 for a fee of £1.5 million. He then had a short lend spell with Preston North End before ending his career at Charlton Athletic. Born in England, he represented Guyana at international level .

Club career [edit ]

Southend United [edit ]

Born in Bermondsey, London, [ 1 ] Cort began his career at local non-League side Dulwich Hamlet. He was invited by Mick Beard to test at Millwall before signing pro-forms with his local league club Millwall in 1998. His career at The New Den never actually took off, and after a lend spell at Forest Green Rovers and Stevenage Borough he joined Southend United on a unblock transfer. While at Southend Cort earned rave reviews and was tipped for greater things. [ 3 ] He became a regular in the slope, achieving a remarkable feat of appearing in 130 consecutive league matches without missing any through injury or abeyance .

Hull City [edit ]

In May 2004, Cort was offered a modern contract at Southend United [ 4 ] but soon, Hull City coach Peter Taylor said he would be interested in signing Cort. [ 5 ] Cort moved to newly promoted Hull City in the summer of 2004, again on a release transfer. [ 6 ] Hull were promoted again that season, to The Championship, and in this division Cort excelled himself as Hull survived comfortably. At the end of the season, Cort signed a biennial extensions. [ 7 ] In a game between Hull and Carl ‘s team at the time Wolverhampton Wanderers in 2006, Leon scored for Hull and Carl scored for Wolves .

crystal palace [edit ]

At the end of that season coach Peter Taylor departed to Crystal Palace and made Cort his first gear sign language for £1.25m, and gave him a return to his native South London. [ 8 ] He again impressed and became popular with the Palace fans, winning the Player of the Year Award in 2007. The pursue season started ailing for the Eagles and saw Taylor sacked and replaced by Neil Warnock, and Cort soon departed on lend to Stoke City. [ 9 ]

Stoke City [edit ]

Cort ‘s end game for Palace was at Selhurst Park against Stoke. Cort ‘s career at the Britannia Stadium began identical well, with see performances featuring a noteworthy total of eight goals in barely six months from the defender helping the Potters gain promotion to the Premier League. [ 10 ] however the following season, Cort find himself further down the pecking order as Ryan Shawcross and Abdoulaye Faye was preferred to be used in central defense. [ 11 ]

Burnley [edit ]

Cort signed for Premier League side Burnley on 27 January 2010 for £1.5 million signing a three-and-a-half-year deal. [ 12 ] After appearing on the bench without being used for Burnley, Cort ultimately made his debut in a 1–1 draw against his early club Stoke City where he made his first startle in the Premier League since 2008 when Cort at his erstwhile club Stoke. On 6 March 2010, Cort provided his first assist in the Premier League for David Nugent in a 3–1 loss against Arsenal. Following Burnley relegation to Championship after losing 4–0 to Liverpool, Cort believes the Clarets to climb back into the Premier League at the beginning clock time of asking. [ 13 ] however, after the Clarets were relegated, he found opportunities limited after reduced of play time and on 25 November 2010, Cort joined Preston North End on a monthlong lend. On 27 November 2010, Cort made his debut in a 0–0 draw against Millwall. On 1 January 2011, Cort loan spell at Preston has extended until 23 January. [ 14 ]

Charlton Athletic [edit ]

On 29 August 2011, Cort was once again sent out on loan, this time to Charlton Athletic. [ 15 ] Cort made his debut for the club in a 3–2 win over Rochdale on 17 September 2011 as a substitute in the deep minute. While at lend at Charlton, Cort made six appearances and did n’t get more play time so he was on the bench without been used due to dear central defense operation from Michael Morrison and Matt Taylor. Cort was released by Burnley on 9 January 2012 after not making appearance for the club that season. [ 16 ] On 12 January 2012, Cort signed a permanent wave cope with Charlton. [ 17 ] From late March to about end of April, Cort able to get more play time and led the club promoted to the Championship. On 18 August 2012, Cort scored his first league goal for The Addicks, on the opening day of the Championship season, in the 1–1 draw with Birmingham City. [ 18 ] On 16 May 2013, Cort signed a annual condense annex. [ 19 ] On 22 May 2014, he was released from Charlton Athletic. [ 20 ] Following his passing from Charlton, Cort began training with his early club Southend United but announced his retirement in July 2014. [ 21 ]

International career [edit ]

In October 2011, Cort was called up to Guyana for their 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Barbados and Bermuda. [ 22 ] He scored his alone international goal on 11 November 2011 in a World Cup qualifier in a 2–1 winnings against Trinidad and Tobago .

career statistics [edit ]

club [edit ]

source : [ 23 ]

International [edit ]

generator : [ 37 ]

National team Year Apps Goals
Guyana 2012 4 1
2013 2 0
Total 6 1

Honours [edit ]

Hull City
Stoke City
Charlton Athletic

References [edit ]