Joe Sydney Leesley (born 29 March 1994) is an English professional footballer who plays as a winger for Darlington on loan from Boston United.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Joe Sydney Leesley[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1994-03-29) 29 March 1994 (age 28) | ||
Place of birth | Sheffield, England | ||
Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.82 m)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Winger | ||
Club information | |||
Current team |
Darlington (on loan from Boston United) | ||
Number | 30 | ||
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) |
2019–2020 | → Stockport County (loan) | 10 | (0) |
2020 | → Stevenage (loan) | 8 | (0) |
2020–2021 | → Boston United (loan) | 9 | (3) |
2021–2022 | → Boston United (loan) | 34 | (3) |
2022– | Boston United | 10 | (0) |
2022– | → Darlington (loan) | 7 | (1) |
National team | |||
2016 | England C | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 09:43, 13 November 2022 (UTC) |
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] In
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]
Season | Club | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Alfreton Town | 2014–15[11] | Conference Premier | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | |
2015–16[2][12] | National League North | 38 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 41 | 2 | ||
Total | 49 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 52 | 2 | |||
Harrogate Town | 2016–17[2][13] | National League North | 42 | 5 | 4 | 2 | — | 4[lower-alpha 1] | 2 | 50 | 9 | |
2017–18[2][14] | National League North | 39 | 14 | 4 | 1 | — | 8[lower-alpha 2] | 7 | 51 | 22 | ||
2018–19[2] | National League | 35 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | 3[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 40 | 2 | ||
2019–20[2] | National League | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | ||
2020–21[15] | League Two | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Total | 122 | 22 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 9 | 147 | 34 | ||
Stockport County (loan) | 2019–20[2] | National League | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | |
Stevenage (loan) | 2019–20[5] | League Two | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 4] | 0 | 10 | 0 |
Boston United (loan) | 2020–21[2] | National League North | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 3[lower-alpha 1] | 1 | 12 | 4 | |
2021–22[2][16] | National League North | 34 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 39 | 5 | ||
Boston United | 2022–23[2][17] | National League North | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | |
Total | 53 | 6 | 6 | 2 | — | 5 | 1 | 64 | 9 | |||
Darlington (loan) | 2022–23[2] | National League North | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | |
Career total | 249 | 31 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 10 | 291 | 46 |
Harrogate Town
Darlington F.C. – current squad | |
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2017–18 National League North Team of the Year | |
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