Top Canadian prospect Marcus Haber joins Leeds United

Leeds United boss Gary McAllister has left several senior players out of his squad for their tour of Ireland.

The main absentees are Anthony Elding, Seb Carole, Curtis Weston and Ian Westlake, who are all unsettled.

Striker Tresor Kandol is out due to a virus, while Neil Kilkenny and Fabian Delph are on international duty.

Meanwhile Canada under-20 striker Marcus Haber has joined the club for a trial period, he is currently with Dutch club Groningen.

Leeds landed in Ireland on Monday morning and face Galway, Bray and Shelbourne in the next two weeks.

"The Irish are in season so we will be a little behind them in terms of match fitness," McAllister told BBC Radio Leeds.

"They will be competitive games, it's a nice develop in terms of difficulty of the games as the tour progresses."

Marcus Haber (born January 11, 1989) is a young Canadian football (soccer) player and one the country's top prospects, He's a young utility player who can play at centre back and centre forward

Marcus is the oldest child of David and Carla Haber and grew up in the Dunbar neighbourhood of in Vancouver, British Columbia), where he was born. He became proficient at soccer as well as baseball and basketball. In early 2006, he helped lead his local team the Vancouver Selects to a national championship.

He has played on Canadian National U-17 team and is on Canada's U-20 World Cup roster, and represented Canada in all 3 of their games in the U-20 World Cup as a centerback. He has played the for the Vancouver Whitecaps U-17 team and is currently playing striker for the U-19 team of FC Groningen of the Dutch Eredivisie