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 | Scunthorpe United | ||
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) |
2022–2024 | Kidderminster Harriers | 27 | (2) |
2024– | Scunthorpe United | 0 | (0) |
International career | |||
2016 | England C | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12:28, 4 April 2024 (UTC) |
Joe Sydney Leesley (born 29 March 1994) is an English professional footballer who plays as a winger for National League North club Scunthorpe United.
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.
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] He left the club by mutual consent in February 2024. [13]
On 1 April 2024, Leesley joined National League North club Scunthorpe United on a short-term deal until the end of the season. [14]
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 [15] | Conference Premier | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | |
2015–16 [2] [16] | National League North | 38 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | 1 [lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 41 | 2 | ||
Total | 49 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 52 | 2 | |||
Harrogate Town | 2016–17 [2] [17] | National League North | 42 | 5 | 4 | 2 | — | 4 [lower-alpha 1] | 2 | 50 | 9 | |
2017–18 [2] [18] | National League North | 39 | 14 | 4 | 1 | — | 8 [lower-alpha 2] | 7 | 51 | 22 | ||
2018–19 [2] | National League | 35 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | 3 [lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 40 | 2 | ||
2019–20 [2] | National League | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | ||
2020–21 [19] | 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 [lower-alpha 4] | 0 | 10 | 0 |
Boston United (loan) | 2020–21 [2] | National League North | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 [lower-alpha 1] | 1 | 12 | 4 | |
2021–22 [2] [20] | National League North | 34 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | 2 [lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 39 | 5 | ||
Boston United | 2022–23 [2] [21] | 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 | 13 | 1 | — | — | 5 [lower-alpha 5] | 0 | 18 | 1 | ||
2023–24 [2] | National League | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 | ||
Total | 27 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | 32 | 2 | |||
Scunthorpe United | 2023–24 [2] | National League North | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
Career total | 276 | 33 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 10 | 323 | 48 |
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