Joe Leesley
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Joe Sydney Leesley[1] | ||
Date of birth | 29 March 1994 | ||
Place of birth | Sheffield, England | ||
Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.82 m)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Winger | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Kidderminster Harriers | ||
Number | 30 | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2011–2012 | Winterton Rangers | ||
2012–2015 | Matlock Town | ||
2015–2016 | Alfreton Town | 49 | (2) |
2016–2022 | Harrogate Town | 122 | (22) |
2019–2020 | → Stockport County (loan) | 10 | (0) |
2020 | → Stevenage (loan) | 8 | (0) |
2020–2021 | → Boston United (loan) | 9 | (3) |
2021–2022 | → Boston United (loan) | 34 | (3) |
2022 | Boston United | 10 | (0) |
2022 | → Darlington (loan) | 7 | (1) |
2022– | Kidderminster Harriers | 16 | (1) |
International career | |||
2016 | England C | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:44, 15 January 2023 (UTC) |
Joe Sydney Leesley (born 29 March 1994) is an English professional footballer who plays as a winger for National League North club Kidderminster Harriers. He previously played in the Football League for Stevenage and has played for England C, the team that represents the country at non-league level.
Career
Born in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, Leesley spent his early career with Winterton Rangers,[3] Matlock Town, Alfreton Town, Harrogate Town and Stockport County,[2] moving on loan to Stevenage on 6 January 2020.[4] He made his debut two days later in the EFL Trophy.[5] In November 2020 he moved on loan to Boston United.[6][7] In June 2021, after Leesley agreed a season loan to Boston United, Harrogate manager Simon Weaver said he would be unlikely to play for his parent club again.[8]
On 1 August 2022, Leesley signed for Boston United on a permanent deal having left Harrogate Town.[9] In October, he joined league rivals Darlington on loan for a month.[10] After an impressive seven-match spell during which he demonstrated versatility and leadership, both he and Darlington wanted to extend the loan, but Boston would only allow him to leave for a fee, which put him out of their reach.[11] Leesley signed for another National North club, Kidderminster Harriers, on 18 November 2022, on a contract to run until the end of the 2023–24 season.[12]
Career statistics
- As of match played 14 January 2023
Season | Club | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Alfreton Town | 2014–15[13] | Conference Premier | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | |
2015–16[2][14] | National League North | 38 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | 1[a] | 0 | 41 | 2 | ||
Total | 49 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 52 | 2 | |||
Harrogate Town | 2016–17[2][15] | National League North | 42 | 5 | 4 | 2 | — | 4[a] | 2 | 50 | 9 | |
2017–18[2][16] | National League North | 39 | 14 | 4 | 1 | — | 8[b] | 7 | 51 | 22 | ||
2018–19[2] | National League | 35 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | 3[c] | 0 | 40 | 2 | ||
2019–20[2] | National League | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | ||
2020–21[17] | League Two | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Total | 122 | 22 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 9 | 147 | 34 | ||
Stockport County (loan) | 2019–20[2] | National League | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | |
Stevenage (loan) | 2019–20[5] | League Two | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[d] | 0 | 10 | 0 |
Boston United (loan) | 2020–21[2] | National League North | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 3[a] | 1 | 12 | 4 | |
2021–22[2][18] | National League North | 34 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | 2[a] | 0 | 39 | 5 | ||
Boston United | 2022–23[2][19] | National League North | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | |
Total | 53 | 6 | 6 | 2 | — | 5 | 1 | 64 | 9 | |||
Darlington (loan) | 2022–23[2] | National League North | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | |
Kidderminster Harriers | 2022–23[2] | National League North | 16 | 1 | — | — | 2[a] | 0 | 18 | 1 | ||
Career total | 265 | 32 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 10 | 309 | 47 |
Honours
Harrogate Town
- National League play-offs: 2020[20]
Kidderminster Harriers
- National League North play-offs: 2022-23
References
- ^ "Notification of shirt numbers: Harrogate Town" (PDF). English Football League. 11 September 2020. p. 33. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "J. Leesley". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
- ^ Watters, David (11 August 2012). "Gem is great prospect, says Atkins". Northern Premier League. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
- ^ "Joe Leesley: Stevenage bring in Harrogate Town winger on loan until end of the season". BBC Sport. 6 January 2020. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
- ^ a b "Games played by Joe Leesley in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
- ^ "Boston United add double promotion winner Joe Leesley to squad". LincolnshireWorld. 10 November 2020. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
- ^ ""He knows what success looks like!" Boston United 'lucky' to land winger Joe Leesley". LincolnshireWorld. 19 November 2020. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
- ^ Howell, Rhys (23 June 2021). "Joe Leesley unlikely to play for Harrogate Town again after loan switch to Boston United is agreed". Harrogate Advertiser. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
- ^ Singleton, Craig (1 August 2022). "United clinch Leesley signature". Boston United F.C. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
- ^ "Quakers sign Joe Leesley on loan". Darlington F.C. 21 October 2022. Retrieved 21 October 2022.
- ^ "Darlington lose out on loan ace Joe Leesley to Kidderminster". The Northern Echo. Darlington. 18 November 2022. Retrieved 24 November 2022.
- ^ Paddock, Matty (18 November 2022). "Joe Leesley joins Harriers". Kidderminster Harriers F.C. Retrieved 24 November 2022.
- ^ "The squad – 2014/15 apps/goals". Alfreton Town F.C. Archived from the original on 23 May 2016.
- ^ For FA Cup 2nd and 3rd qualifying rounds: match reports linked from "Fixtures: 2015/2016". Alfreton Town F.C. Archived from the original on 18 August 2016.
For FA Trophy: "Alfreton Town knocked out of FA Trophy at first hurdle after Nuneaton Town defeat". Derbyshire Times. 29 November 2015. Retrieved 21 October 2022. - ^ For FA Cup 2nd and 3rd qualifying rounds: match reports linked from "Fixtures & results". Harrogate Town A.F.C. Archived from the original on 24 June 2017.
For FA Trophy 3rd qualifying round: match reports linked from "Results archive: 2016/17". Salford City F.C. Archived from the original on 21 October 2022. Retrieved 21 October 2022. - ^ For FA Cup 2nd and 3rd qualifying rounds and FA Trophy 3rd qualifying round: match reports linked from "Results". Harrogate Town A.F.C. Archived from the original on 21 March 2018.
- ^ "Games played by Joe Leesley in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
- ^ For FA Cup 2nd and 3rd qualifying rounds: "First team: Joe Leesley: 2021/2022". Boston United F.C. Retrieved 21 October 2022.
- ^ For FA Cup 2nd and 3rd qualifying rounds: "First team: Joe Leesley: 2022/2023". Boston United F.C. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
- ^ Freeman, Jay (2 August 2020). "Harrogate Town 3–1 Notts County". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
- 1994 births
- Living people
- English footballers
- England semi-pro international footballers
- Association football wingers
- Winterton Rangers F.C. players
- Matlock Town F.C. players
- Alfreton Town F.C. players
- Harrogate Town A.F.C. players
- Stockport County F.C. players
- Stevenage F.C. players
- Boston United F.C. players
- Darlington F.C. players
- Kidderminster Harriers F.C. players
- English Football League players
- National League (English football) players
- English football midfielder, 1990s birth stubs