Joe Leesley
Joe Sydney Leesley (born 29 March 1994) is an English professional footballer who plays as a winger for Boston United on loan from EFL League Two club Harrogate Town.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team |
Boston United (on loan from Harrogate Town) | ||
| Number | 22 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2012 | Winterton Rangers | ||
| 2012–2015 | Matlock Town | ||
| 2015–2016 | Alfreton Town | 49 | (2) |
| 2016– | Harrogate Town | 122 | (22) |
| 2019–2020 | → Stockport County (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| 2020 | → Stevenage (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | → Boston United (loan) | 9 | (3) |
| 2021– | → Boston United (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 2016 | England C | 1 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12:21, 11 July 2021 (UTC) | |||
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 on 8 January, in the EFL Trophy.[5] In November 2020 he moved on loan to Boston United.[6][7][8] In June 2021, he agreed another one-year loan deal to Boston United, with Harrogate manager Simon Weaver declaring it would be unlikely for him to play for the club again.[9]
Career statistics
- As of match played 20 January 2021
| Season | Club | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Alfreton Town | 2014–15[2] | Conference Premier | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | |
| 2015–16[2] | National League North | 38 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | 5[lower-alpha 1] | 1 | 45 | 3 | ||
| Total | 49 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | 5 | 1 | 56 | 3 | |||
| Harrogate Town | 2016–17[2] | National League North | 42 | 5 | 4 | 2 | — | 5[lower-alpha 2] | 2 | 51 | 9 | |
| 2017–18[2] | National League North | 39 | 14 | 4 | 1 | — | 8[lower-alpha 3] | 7 | 51 | 22 | ||
| 2018–19[2] | National League | 35 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | 3[lower-alpha 4] | 0 | 40 | 2 | ||
| 2019–20[2] | National League | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | ||
| 2020–21[10] | League Two | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 122 | 22 | 10 | 3 | — | 16 | 9 | 148 | 34 | |||
| Stockport County (loan) | 2019–20[2] | National League | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | |
| Stevenage (loan) | 2019–20[11] | League Two | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 5] | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Boston United (loan) | 2020–21[2] | National League North | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 3[lower-alpha 6] | 1 | 12 | 4 | |
| Career total | 198 | 27 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 11 | 237 | 41 | ||
- One appearance in FA Trophy, four appearances and one goal in Derbyshire Senior Cup
- Four appearances and two goals in FA Trophy, one appearance in West Riding County Cup
- Six appearances and six goals in FA Trophy, two appearances and one goal in National League North play-offs
- Two appearances in FA Trophy, one in National League play-offs
- Appearance(s) in the Football League Trophy
- Appearance(s) in the FA Trophy
References
- "Notification of shirt numbers: Harrogate Town" (PDF). English Football League. 11 September 2020. p. 33. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
- Joe Leesley at Soccerway. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
- "Gem is great prospect, says Atkins". BetVictor Northern Premier. Retrieved 9 May 2020.
- "Joe Leesley: Stevenage bring in Harrogate Town winger on loan until end of the season". BBC Sport. 6 January 2020.
- "Papa John's Trophy (Sky Sports)". Sky Sports.
- "Boston United add double promotion winner Joe Leesley to squad". www.bostonstandard.co.uk.
- "Boston United bring in Harrogate's Leesley | Non League Daily".
- ""He knows what success looks like!" Boston United 'lucky' to land winger Joe Leesley". www.bostonstandard.co.uk.
- "Joe Leesley unlikely to play for Harrogate Town again after loan switch to Boston United is agreed". Harrogate Advertiser.
- "Games played by Joe Leesley in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
- "Games played by Joe Leesley in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
- Freeman, Jay (2 August 2020). "Harrogate Town 3–1 Notts County". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
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