Toronto winger Nick DeLeon says he “can’t lose” to former D.C. United team
TORONTO — Nick DeLeon will see a lot of familiar faces Wednesday when D.C. United visits BMO Field. He wants to beat them all.
“I would be lying if I said this game wasn’t a little more important for me,” said the Toronto FC winger, who played 190 regular-season and playoff games over seven seasons for D.C. United before coming north last December.
“It’s just a little bittersweet. But I definitely want to take it to them. I think grudge is a good word to use. I can’t lose this game (Wednesday), put it that way.”
DeLeon joined Toronto via the re-entry draft after United, which took him seventh overall in the 2012 MLS SuperDraft, elected not to exercise his contract option after last season.