Ryan Leak

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Ryan Leak
Personal information
Full name Ryan David Leak
Date of birth (1998-02-28) 28 February 1998 (age 26)
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 42
Youth career
2005–2016 Wolverhampton Wanderers
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(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 25 (0)
International career
2014–2015 Wales U17 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:01, 18 March 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

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Career

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]

Personal life

Ryan is the brother of Kidderminster Harriers defender Tom Leak.

Honours

The New Saints

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References

  1. ↑ "T. Leak".
  2. ↑ "T. Leak".
  3. ↑ Jones, Jordan (31 August 2017). "The New Saints sign up Wolverhampton Wanderers defender Leak on loan". Y Clwb Pêl-droed - Your home for Welsh football. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
  4. ↑ Edwards, Joe. "AFC Telford sign Ryan Leak on loan from Wolves". Shropshire Star. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
  5. ↑ "T. Leak".
  6. ↑ "Burton Albion sign defender Leak". BBC Sport. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
  7. ↑ "Ryan Leak signs two-year Salford deal". salfordcityfc.co.uk. 18 July 2022. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
  8. ↑ Skinner, Andy (8 August 2023). "Malky Mackay strengthens Ross County backline with capture of Salford City defender Ryan Leak". The Press and Journal . Retrieved 9 August 2023.
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