Personal information | |||
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Full name | Ryan David Leak | ||
Date of birth | 28 February 1998 | ||
Place of birth | Burton upon Trent, England | ||
Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Ross County | ||
Number | 3 | ||
Youth career | |||
2005–2016 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2016–2019 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 0 | (0) |
2017–2018 | → The New Saints (loan) | 12 | (1) |
2018 | → AFC Telford United (loan) | 2 | (0) |
2018–2019 | → Jumilla (loan) | 30 | (0) |
2019–2021 | Burgos | 25 | (0) |
2021–2022 | Burton Albion | 16 | (0) |
2022–2023 | Salford City | 38 | (2) |
2023– | Ross County | 34 | (0) |
International career | |||
2014–2015 | Wales U17 | 2 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:01, 11 August 2024 (UTC) |
Ryan David Leak (born 28 February 1998) is a professional footballer who plays as a defender for Scottish Premiership club Ross County. He is a former Wales under-17's international. Leak has previously had spells at Wolverhampton Wanderers, Burgos, Burton Albion, and Salford City
Born in Burton Upon Trent, Leak joined Wolverhampton Wanderers academy at the age of 7 [1] staying at the club for 14 years, progressing through the ranks, before making his debut for the U23 side in 2016 in a 3–2 victory over Crewe Alexandra in the EFL Trophy. [2]
He went on to enjoy three loan spells, the first being a short loan to The New Saints in the Cymru Premier, [3] where he made 12 appearances, scoring a solitary goal in a 5–2 victory against Carmarthen Town. After a short unsuccessful loan at AFC Telford United, [4] a third loan spell took him abroad to Spain, where he joined FC Jumilla on a season long loan for the 2018–19 Segunda División B, making 30 appearances.
Leak left Wolves at the end of the 2018–19 season, after 14 years, and joined fellow Segunda División B side Burgos CF, where he played 25 games over the following two seasons.
After leaving Burgos, Leak joined Burton Albion on trial, before signing a two-year deal with the club in July 2021. [5] [6]
On 18 July 2022, Leak joined League Two club Salford City for an undisclosed fee, signing a two-year deal. [7] A year later, he signed for Scottish club Ross County. [8]
Ryan is the brother of Kidderminster Harriers defender Tom Leak.
Club | Season | League | Domestic Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Wolverhampton Wanderers U23s | 2016–17 [9] | ~ | ~ | ~ | ~ | ~ | ~ | 1 [lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2017–18 [10] | EFL Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
2018–19 [11] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
The New Saints (loan) | 2017–18 [10] | Welsh Premier League | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 [lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 14 | 1 |
AFC Telford United (loan) | 2017–18 [10] | National League North | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |
Jumilla (loan) | 2018–19 | Segunda División B | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 30 | 0 | ||
Burgos | 2019–20 | Segunda División B | — | — | ||||||||
2020–21 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||||
Total | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||
Burton Albion | 2021–22 [12] | EFL League One | 16 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 [lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 22 | 1 |
Salford City | 2022–23 [13] | EFL League Two | 38 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 [lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 47 | 2 |
Ross County | 2023–24 [14] | Scottish Premiership | 33 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 [lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 38 | 0 |
2024–25 [15] | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | |||
Total | 34 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 42 | 0 | ||
Career Total | 132 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 159 | 4 |
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