Marc Leonard

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Marc Leonard
Personal information
Full name Marc Henry Leonard [1]
Date of birth (2001-12-19) 19 December 2001 (age 22) [2]
Place of birth Glasgow, Scotland [2]
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) [2]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Brighton & Hove Albion
Youth career
Rangers [3]
2014–2018 Heart of Midlothian [3]
2018–2022 Brighton & Hove Albion
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2021– Brighton & Hove Albion 0 (0)
2022–2023 → Northampton Town (loan) 45 (1)
2023–2024 → Northampton Town (loan) 46 (5)
International career‡
2017–2018 Scotland U17 [4] 8 (0)
2018 Scotland U18 [5] 2 (0)
2019 Scotland U19 [6] 1 (0)
2021–2022 Scotland U21 [6] 7 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 June 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 08:09, 11 June 2022 (UTC)

Marc Henry Leonard (born 19 December 2001) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for the academy of Premier League club Brighton & Hove Albion. He is a Scotland under-21 international.

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Club career

In 2018, Leonard, a former Rangers youth player joined the academy of Brighton & Hove Albion from Heart of Midlothian. [3]

Leonard made his professional debut on 24 August 2021, starting in the 2–0 away victory over Cardiff City coming in the EFL Cup second round. [7] He was named in a Premier League matchday squad for the first time in a 1–0 home loss against Wolverhampton Wanderers on 15 December. [8]

On 25 July 2022, Leonard signed for EFL League Two club Northampton Town on loan for the duration of the 2022–23 season. [9] He scored his first professional goal on 25 October, with a precise finish from the edge of the box, scoring the opening goal of the game in an eventual 2–2 draw at home against Sutton United. [10] Leonard helped Northampton to promotion to League One, playing 45 matches in the league, including the 1–0 away win over Tranmere on the last day of the season to seal promotion in third place. [11]

On 29 July 2023, Leonard re-joined Northampton Town for a second season on loan. [12]

International career

After representing Scotland at under-17, 18 and 19 level he made his Scotland U21 debut on 7 October 2021, coming on as a 72nd minute substitute in the 1–0 home loss against Denmark U21 in the 2023 European qualifiers. [13]

Career statistics

As of 27 April 2024 [14]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague FA Cup EFL Cup OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Brighton & Hove Albion 2021–22 [15] Premier League 000020—20
2022–23 [16] Premier League000000—00
2023–24 [17] Premier League000000—00
Total0000200020
Brighton & Hove Albion U23 2021–22———3 [lower-alpha 1] 030
Northampton Town (loan) 2022–23 [16] League Two 45110101 [lower-alpha 1] 0481
2023–24 [17] League One 46510101 [lower-alpha 1] 0495
Total916202020976
Career total9162040501026
  1. 1 2 3 Appearances in EFL Trophy

Honours

Northampton Town

Individual

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References

  1. ↑ "Premier League 2020/21 Retained List of Players" (PDF). Premier League. 4 June 2021. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 "Marc Leonard: Profile". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
  3. 1 2 3 "Marc Leonard details initial Brighton struggles as former Hearts kid opens up on life at Premier League club". Daily Record. 16 June 2020. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
  4. ↑ "Marc Leonard Scottish FA Player Profile". Scottish FA. 2019. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
  5. ↑ "Marc Leonard Scottish FA Player Profile". Scottish FA. 2019. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
  6. 1 2 "Marc Leonard Scottish FA Player Profile". Scottish FA. 2019. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
  7. ↑ "Cardiff 0–2 Brighton". BBC Sport. 24 August 2021. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
  8. ↑ "Brighton 0-1 Wolves: Romain Saïss goal takes visitors up to eighth in Premier League - BBC Sport". BBC Sport. 15 December 2021. Retrieved 26 December 2021.
  9. ↑ "MIDFIELDER MARC LEONARD SIGNS ON SEASON LONG LOAN". www.ntfc.co.uk. 25 July 2022. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
  10. ↑ "Northampton Town 2-2 Sutton United - BBC Sport". BBC Sport. 25 October 2022. Retrieved 28 October 2022.
  11. 1 2 "NORTHAMPTON TOWN HAVE BEEN PROMOTED!". Northampton Town. 8 May 2023. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
  12. ↑ "Brighton midfielder Leonard re-signs for Cobblers". BBC Sport. Retrieved 29 July 2023.
  13. ↑ "Denmark U21 v Scotland U21". BBC Sport. 7 October 2021. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
  14. ↑ Marc Leonard at Soccerbase
  15. ↑ "Games played by Marc Leonard in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
  16. 1 2 "Games played by Marc Leonard in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
  17. 1 2 "Games played by Marc Leonard in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 July 2023.
  18. ↑ Gareth Willsher (21 April 2024). "Marc Leonard named Intown Automotive Player of the Season at sunday's awards dinner". Northampton Town FC. Retrieved 30 April 2024.


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