Leon Bailey - Bayer Leverkusen's Jamaican Wonderkid

Bailey's Matchday 13 double in Munich took his Bundesliga tally to 17 goals in 73 appearances since moving to Leverkusen from Belgian outfit Genk in January 2017.

The 22-year-old, who left Kingston, Jamaica at 13, has also played in Austria and Slovakia in a colourful young career.

Bayer Leverkusen left the Allianz Arena with a wholly unexpected win courtesy of Leon Bailey’s excellent double strike, the visitors didn’t struggle to find an explanation for how they had weathered a genuine deluge of second-half pressure from the irritated home side.

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