Joe Leesley
Personal information
Full name Joe Sydney Leesley[1]
Date of birth (1994-03-29) 29 March 1994
Place of birth Sheffield, England
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.82 m)[2]
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
Kidderminster Harriers
Number 8
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)
2019–2020Stockport County (loan) 10 (0)
2020Stevenage (loan) 8 (0)
2020–2021Boston United (loan) 9 (3)
2021–2022Boston United (loan) 34 (3)
2022 Boston United 10 (0)
2022Darlington (loan) 7 (1)
2022– Kidderminster Harriers 26 (2)
International career
2016 England C 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:53, 4 October 2023 (UTC)

Joe Sydney Leesley (born 29 March 1994) is an English professional footballer who plays as a winger for National League club Kidderminster Harriers. 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.

Career

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]

Career statistics

As of match played 3 October 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Season Club League FA Cup EFL Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Alfreton Town 2014–15[13] Conference Premier 1100000110
2015–16[2][14] National League North 382201[lower-alpha 1]0412
Total 4922010522
Harrogate Town 2016–17[2][15] National League North 425424[lower-alpha 1]2509
2017–18[2][16] National League North 3914418[lower-alpha 2]75122
2018–19[2] National League 352203[lower-alpha 3]0402
2019–20[2] National League 61000061
2020–21[17] League Two 0000000000
Total 122221030015914734
Stockport County (loan) 2019–20[2] National League 1001000110
Stevenage (loan) 2019–20[5] League Two 8000002[lower-alpha 4]0100
Boston United (loan) 2020–21[2] National League North 93003[lower-alpha 1]1124
2021–22[2][18] National League North 343322[lower-alpha 1]0395
Boston United 2022–23[2][19] National League North 1003000130
Total 5366251649
Darlington (loan) 2022–23[2] National League North 71000071
Kidderminster Harriers 2022–23[2] National League North 1315[lower-alpha 5]0181
2023–24[2] National League 1310000131
Total 2620050312
Career total 2753319500281032248
  1. 1 2 3 4 Appearance(s) in FA Trophy
  2. Six appearances and six goals in FA Trophy, two appearances and one goal in National League North play-offs
  3. Two appearances in FA Trophy, one in National League play-offs
  4. Appearances in EFL Trophy
  5. Two appearances in FA Trophy, three in National League North play-offs

Honours

Harrogate Town

Kidderminster Harriers

References

  1. "Notification of shirt numbers: Harrogate Town" (PDF). English Football League. 11 September 2020. p. 33. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 "J. Leesley". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 4 October 2023.
  3. Watters, David (11 August 2012). "Gem is great prospect, says Atkins". Northern Premier League. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
  4. "Joe Leesley: Stevenage bring in Harrogate Town winger on loan until end of the season". BBC Sport. 6 January 2020. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
  5. 1 2 "Games played by Joe Leesley in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
  6. "Boston United add double promotion winner Joe Leesley to squad". LincolnshireWorld. 10 November 2020. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
  7. ""He knows what success looks like!" Boston United 'lucky' to land winger Joe Leesley". LincolnshireWorld. 19 November 2020. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
  8. Howell, Rhys (23 June 2021). "Joe Leesley unlikely to play for Harrogate Town again after loan switch to Boston United is agreed". Harrogate Advertiser. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
  9. Singleton, Craig (1 August 2022). "United clinch Leesley signature". Boston United F.C. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
  10. "Quakers sign Joe Leesley on loan". Darlington F.C. 21 October 2022. Retrieved 21 October 2022.
  11. "Darlington lose out on loan ace Joe Leesley to Kidderminster". The Northern Echo. Darlington. 18 November 2022. Retrieved 24 November 2022.
  12. Paddock, Matty (18 November 2022). "Joe Leesley joins Harriers". Kidderminster Harriers F.C. Retrieved 24 November 2022.
  13. "The squad – 2014/15 apps/goals". Alfreton Town F.C. Archived from the original on 23 May 2016.
  14. For FA Cup 2nd and 3rd qualifying rounds: match reports linked from "Fixtures: 2015/2016". Alfreton Town F.C. Archived from the original on 18 August 2016.
    For FA Trophy: "Alfreton Town knocked out of FA Trophy at first hurdle after Nuneaton Town defeat". Derbyshire Times. 29 November 2015. Retrieved 21 October 2022.
  15. For FA Cup 2nd and 3rd qualifying rounds: match reports linked from "Fixtures & results". Harrogate Town A.F.C. Archived from the original on 24 June 2017.
    For FA Trophy 3rd qualifying round: match reports linked from "Results archive: 2016/17". Salford City F.C. Archived from the original on 21 October 2022. Retrieved 21 October 2022.
  16. For FA Cup 2nd and 3rd qualifying rounds and FA Trophy 3rd qualifying round: match reports linked from "Results". Harrogate Town A.F.C. Archived from the original on 21 March 2018.
  17. "Games played by Joe Leesley in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
  18. For FA Cup 2nd and 3rd qualifying rounds: "First team: Joe Leesley: 2021/2022". Boston United F.C. Retrieved 21 October 2022.
  19. For FA Cup 2nd and 3rd qualifying rounds: "First team: Joe Leesley: 2022/2023". Boston United F.C. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
  20. Freeman, Jay (2 August 2020). "Harrogate Town 3–1 Notts County". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
  21. "Recap: Harriers promoted to National League". Kidderminster Harriers F.C. 16 May 2023. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
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