Joe Leesley

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Joe Leesley
Personal information
Full name Joe Sydney Leesley [1]
Date of birth (1994-03-29) 29 March 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth Sheffield, England
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.82 m) [2]
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 Worksop Town (on loan from Darlington)
Youth career
2004–2010 Doncaster Rovers
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(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)
2022–2024 Kidderminster Harriers 27 (2)
2024 Scunthorpe United 0 (0)
2024– Darlington 5 (0)
2024– → Worksop Town (loan) 2 (0)
International career
2016 England C 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:57, 30 November 2024 (UTC)

Joe Sydney Leesley (born 29 March 1994) is an English professional footballer who plays as a winger for Northern Premier League Premier Division club Worksop Town, on loan from National League North club Darlington.

Contents

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

Leesley was born in Sheffield, South Yorkshire. [2] He was on the books of Doncaster Rovers from the age of 10, but was not given a scholarship when he reached 16. [3] He spent his early career with Winterton Rangers, [4] Matlock Town, Alfreton Town, Harrogate Town and Stockport County, [2] moving on loan to Stevenage on 6 January 2020. [5] He made his debut two days later in the EFL Trophy. [6] In November 2020 he moved on loan to Boston United. [7] [8] 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. [9]

On 1 August 2022, Leesley signed for Boston United on a permanent deal having left Harrogate Town. [10] In October, he joined league rivals Darlington on loan for a month. [11] 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. [12] 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. [13] After his time with the club was disrupted by injury, he left by mutual consent in February 2024. [14]

On 1 April 2024, Leesley joined National League North club Scunthorpe United on a short-term deal until the end of the season, [15] but made no first-team appearances. [2] He rejoined Darlington on a one-year contract on 24 May 2024, [16] but was unable to establish himself in the first team, [2] and signed on a month's loan for Northern Premier League Premier Division club Worksop Town on 15 November. [17]

Career statistics

As of match played 30 November 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
SeasonClubLeague FA Cup EFL Cup OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Alfreton Town 2014–15 [18] Conference Premier 11000—00110
2015–16 [2] [19] National League North 38220—1 [a] 0412
Total49220—10522
Harrogate Town 2016–17 [2] [20] National League North42542—4 [a] 2509
2017–18 [2] [21] National League North391441—8 [b] 75122
2018–19 [2] National League 35220—3 [c] 0402
2019–20 [2] National League6100—0061
2020–21 [22] League Two 0000000000
Total122221030015914734
Stockport County (loan)2019–20 [2] National League10010—00110
Stevenage (loan) 2019–20 [6] League Two8000002 [d] 0100
Boston United (loan) 2020–21 [2] National League North9300—3 [a] 1124
2021–22 [2] [23] National League North34332—2 [a] 0395
Boston United 2022–23 [2] [24] National League North10030—00130
Total53662—51649
Darlington (loan)2022–23 [2] National League North7100—0071
Kidderminster Harriers 2022–23 [2] National League North131——5 [e] 0181
2023–24 [2] National League14100—00141
Total27200—50322
Scunthorpe United 2023–24 [2] National League North00——0000
Darlington 2024–25 [2] [25] National League North5010—0060
Worksop Town 2024–25 [26] Northern Premier League Premier Division 20——1 [a] 030
Career total2833320500291033248
  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Appearance(s) in FA Trophy
  2. ↑ Six appearances and six goals in FA Trophy, two appearances and one goal in National League North play-offs
  3. ↑ Two appearances in FA Trophy, one in National League play-offs
  4. ↑ Appearances in EFL Trophy
  5. ↑ Two appearances in FA Trophy, three in National League North play-offs

Honours

Harrogate Town

Kidderminster Harriers

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  5. ↑ "Joe Leesley: Stevenage bring in Harrogate Town winger on loan until end of the season". BBC Sport. 6 January 2020. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
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