Dominic Poleon

Chelsea and Southend United

Poleon attended Brampton Manor Academy in East Ham. He began his career in football across the city in the junior teams at Chelsea but failed to progress at the Premier League club. He would join Southend United for the later years of his school life and travelled with them on a tour of France in 2009 aged 15 before being signed by Leeds a year later after being identified by Head of Recruitment Steve Holmes.

Leeds United

Poleon joined Leeds in the summer of 2010. He gained good reviews in the youth and reserve teams in his first year at the club. In the following 2011–12 season, Poleon was the leading scorer for the United youth team with 12 goals. He capped his second season at the club by signing a one-year professional contract along with fellow youth prospects Ross Killock and Monty Gimpel. After scoring for the club's Development Team in a 2–0 friendly match victory over Alfreton Town at North Street on 21 July 2012, Poleon and several other youngsters including Sam Byram, Nathan Turner, Lewis Turner and Monty Gimpel, travelled with the senior team the following week on a pre-season tour of Cornwall and Devon. He scored again against Tavistock in a 6–0 victory and featuring as a substitute in subsequent games versus Bodmin Town and Torquay United as Leeds recorded three wins from three on their summer tour. The tour provided Poleon with the perfect opportunity to demonstrate his competency at a senior level ahead of a…

Poleon was born in England and is of Saint Lucian descent. On 16 June 2023, Poleon made his debut for the Saint Lucia national football team, in a 3–1 defeat to Martinique in the 2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup preliminary round. On 7 September 2023, he scored his first goals for his country with a hat-trick in a 5–1 victory over Sint Maarten.

Club

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International

As of match played 7 September 2023

International goals

Scores and results Saint Lucia's goal tally first.

Ebbsfleet United

National League South: 2022–23 Hornchurch

National League South play-offs: 2026 Individual

National League South Player of the Month: February 2023 National League South Player of the Season: 2022–23 Ebbsfleet United Supporters' Player of the Season: 2022–23 Ebbsfleet United Players' Player of the Season: 2022–23