Personal information | |||
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Full name | Thomas Leak [1] | ||
Date of birth | 31 October 2000 | ||
Place of birth | Burton upon Trent, England | ||
Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) [2] | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Chester | ||
Number | 15 | ||
Youth career | |||
2015–2019 | Walsall | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2019–2022 | Walsall | 12 | (0) |
2019 | → Salisbury (loan) | 4 | (1) |
2019–2020 | → Salisbury (loan) | 12 | (1) |
2020 | → Bath City (loan) | 5 | (0) |
2022–2023 | Kidderminster Harriers | 10 | (1) |
2022–2023 | → Alfreton Town (loan) | 0 | (0) |
2023–2025 | Boston United | 46 | (3) |
2025 | → Chester (loan) | 9 | (0) |
2025– | Chester | 0 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:35, 15 July 2025 (UTC) |
Thomas Leak (born 31 October 2000) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for Chester. He has previously played for Walsall and had loan spells at Salisbury and Bath City.
Born in Burton upon Trent, [2] Leak joined Walsall's youth set-up in April 2015. [3] After signing his first professional contract with the club in summer 2019, [4] he joined Salisbury on a one-month loan on 10 October 2019. [5] [4] He scored once in six appearances on loan at the club. [6] He returned to Salisbury in late November 2019 on a loan until 11 January 2020. [4] In January 2020, his loan was extended until March. [7] He returned to Walsall in March 2020, [8] having scored once in 15 appearances in his second loan spell at the club. [6]
In July 2020, Leak signed a new contract with Walsall. [9] On 6 October 2020, he joined Bath City on a one-month youth loan. [10] He made 5 league appearances on loan at the club. [2] On 23 March 2020, Leak made his Walsall debut, starting in a 0–0 League Two draw away to Southend United, with Walsall manager Brian Dutton describing Leak's performance as "outstanding". [11] [12] He made 6 appearances during the 2020–21 season. [13]
Leak was released by the club at the end of the 2021–22 season. [14]
On 10 June 2022, Leak agreed to join National League North club Kidderminster Harriers upon the expiration of his Walsall contract. [15] On 18 May 2023, it was announced that Tom would be released upon the conclusion of his contract following the club's promotion. [16]
On 26 May 2023 it was announced that Leak had signed for the National League North side for the 2023–24 season. [17]
In February 2025, Leak joined National League North side Chester on loan for the remainder of the season. [18]
Leak is the brother of fellow footballer Ryan who plays for Scottish Premier League team, Ross County.
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Walsall | 2019–20 [19] | League Two | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2020–21 [13] | League Two | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
2021–22 [20] | League Two | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 [a] | 0 | 9 | 0 | |
Total | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 0 | ||
Salisbury (loan) | 2019–20 [6] | Southern League Premier Division South | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 5 [b] | 0 | 21 | 2 | |
Bath City (loan) | 2020–21 [2] | National League South | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
Kidderminster Harriers | 2022–23 [2] | National League North | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | |
Alfreton Town (loan) | 2022–23 [2] | National League North | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Boston United | 2023–24 [2] | National League North | 29 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 [b] | 0 | 30 | 3 | |
2024–25 [2] | National League | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 6 [c] | 25 | 0 | |||
Total | 46 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 55 | 3 | ||
Career total | 89 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 108 | 6 |
Kidderminster Harriers
Boston United