Tom Leak

Thomas Leak (born 31 October 2000) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for EFL League Two club Walsall. He has previously had loan spells at Salisbury and Bath City.

Tom Leak
Personal information
Full name Thomas Leak[1]
Date of birth (2000-10-31) 31 October 2000
Place of birth Burton upon Trent, England
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)[2]
Position(s) Defender
Club information
Current team
 Walsall
Number 18
Youth career
2015–2019 Walsall
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019– Walsall 10 (0)
2019 → Salisbury (loan) 4 (1)
2019–2020 → Salisbury (loan) 12 (1)
2020 → Bath City (loan) 5 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15:16, 7 March 2022 (UTC)

Career

Born in Burton upon Trent,[2] Leak joined Walsall's youth set-up in April 2015.[3] After signing his first professional contract with the club in summer 2019,[4] he joined Salisbury on a one-month loan on 10 October 2019.[5][4] He scored once in six appearances on loan at the club.[6] He returned to Salisbury in late November 2019 on a loan until 11 January 2020.[4] In January 2020, his loan was extended until March.[7] He returned to Walsall in March 2020,[8] having scored once in 15 appearances in his second loan spell at the club.[6]

In July 2020, Leak signed a new contract with Walsall.[9] On 6 October 2020, he joined Bath City on a one-month youth loan.[10] He made 5 league appearances on loan at the club.[2] On 23 March 2020, Leak made his Walsall debut, starting in a 0–0 League Two draw away to Southend United, with Walsall manager Brian Dutton describing Leak's performance as "outstanding".[11][12] He made 6 appearances during the 2020–21 season.[13]

Career statistics
As of match played 5 March 2022
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Walsall 2019–20[14] League Two 0000000000
2020–21[13] League Two 6000000060
2021–22[15] League Two 4000102[lower-alpha 1]070
Total 100001020130
Salisbury (loan) 2019–20[6] Southern League Premier Division South 16200—5[lower-alpha 2]0212
Bath City (loan) 2020–21[6] National League South 5020—0070
Career total 312201070412
  1. Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
  2. Appearance(s) in FA Trophy

References
  1. "Notification of shirt numbers: Walsall" (PDF). English Football League. p. 72. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
  2. "T. Leak". Soccerway. DAZN Group. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
  3. "Tom Leak". saddlers.co.uk. Walsall F.C. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
  4. Keen, Liam (29 November 2019). "Walsall youngster Tom Leak re-joins Salisbury on loan". Express & Star. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
  5. "Tom Leak joins Salisbury on-loan". saddlers.co.uk. Walsall F.C. 10 October 2019. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
  6. "Tom Leak profile". aylesburyunitedfc.co.uk. Aylesbury United F.C. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
  7. Keen, Liam (10 January 2020). "Walsall defender Tom Leak extends Salisbury loan until March". Express & Star. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
  8. Pearson, Ian (7 March 2020). "Tom Leak's Finale". salisburyfc.co.uk. Salisbury F.C. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
  9. Keen, Liam (8 July 2020). "Tom Leak signs new Walsall contract". Express & Star. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
  10. "Tom Leak heads out on loan". saddlers.co.uk. Walsall F.C. 6 October 2020. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
  11. Keen, Liam (23 March 2021). "Southend 0 Walsall 0 - Report". Express & Star. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
  12. Keen, Liam (24 March 2021). "Walsall starlet Tom Leak was ready to answer the boss's call". Express & Star. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
  13. "Games played by Tom Leak in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
  14. "Games played by Tom Leak in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
  15. "Games played by Tom Leak in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
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