Sammie Thomas McLeod (born 6th December 1999) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Worthing.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Sammie Thomas McLeod[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 6 December 1999[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Royal Tunbridge Wells, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)[3] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder[4] | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Worthing | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2016–2017 | Maidstone United | ||
| 2017–2018 | Leicester City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2019 | Maldon & Tiptree | 23 | (9) |
| 2019-2021 | Colchester United | 1 | (0) |
| 2021 | Concord Rangers | 1 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Portadown | 20 | (3) |
| 2022 | Lewes | 4 | (0) |
| 2022 | Þór Akureyri | 10 | (0) |
| 2022– | Worthing | 14 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 09:47, 15 November 2022 (UTC) | |||
McLeod joined Leicester City in 2017 from Maidstone United. After appearing in the U18 Premier League, he joined Maldon & Tiptree in 2018. In summer 2019, after impressing at Maldon & Tiptree, he joined Colchester United. He made his professional debut for Colchester in September 2020.
Career edit
Born in Royal Tunbridge Wells,[3] McLeod started his career with Maidstone United, where he featured twice on the first-team bench but failed to make an appearance.[5] He joined Leicester City in January 2017 where he featured for their Academy under-18 side.[6] He made 14 U18 Premier League and FA Youth Cup appearances for the under-18s.[5]
For the 2018–19 season, McLeod signed for Isthmian League North Division side Maldon & Tiptree, where he scored eight goals in 28 appearances between August and February,[7] before a leg injury ended his season in March.[6]
On 8 June 2019, League Two club Colchester United announced the signing of McLeod on a two-year deal.[6]
McLeod made his professional debut on 19 September 2020, coming off the bench to replace Luke Gambin in Colchester's 2–0 win against Bolton Wanderers.[8] He made his first start for the club ten days later in their 1–0 defeat to West Ham United under-21s in the EFL Trophy.[9]
Colchester announced that McLeod was one of seven under-23 players who had their contract terminated by mutual consent on 1 February 2021.[10]
After his release, he featured for National League South side Concord Rangers.[11]
In May 2021, McLeod joined NIFL Premiership side Portadown.[12] McLeod scored the Irish Premiership Goal of the Month for November, for his volley against Dungannon Swifts. On 18 January 2022, McLeod left Portadown by mutual consent.[13]
In February 2022, McLeod returned to England and played four matches for Isthmian League side Lewes.[14]
In March 2022, McLeod signed for 1. deild karla side Þór Akureyri.[15]
Career statistics edit
- As of match played 29 September 2020
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Maldon & Tiptree | 2018–19[7] | Isthmian League North Division | 23 | 7 | 1 | 0 | – | 4[a][b] | 1 | 28 | 8 | |
| Colchester United | 2019–20[16] | League Two | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020–21[17] | League Two | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 24 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 30 | 8 | ||
- ^ Appearances in Alan Turvey Trophy
- ^ Appearances in FA Trophy
- ^ Appearance in EFL Trophy
References edit
- ^ "Notification of shirt numbers: 22 Colchester United" (PDF). English Football League. p. 18. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
- ^ "Sammie McLeod player profile". jobs4football.com. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
- ^ a b "Colchester United". FootballSquads. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
- ^ Sammie McLeaod at Soccerbase
- ^ a b "S. McLeod". Soccerway. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
- ^ a b c Waldron, Jonathan (8 June 2019). "Colchester United sign teenager Sammie McLeod on two-year deal". Colchester Gazette. Colchester. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
- ^ a b "Sammy McLeod". Maldon & Tiptree FC. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
- ^ "Colchester United 2–0 Bolton Wanderers". BBC Sport. 19 September 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
- ^ "Colchester United 0–1 West Ham United U21". Sky Sports. 29 September 2020. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
- ^ Gregory, David (2 February 2021). "Departures For Young U's". Colchester United FC. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
- ^ "EASTBOURNE BOROUGH VS. CONCORD RANGERS 1 - 1". uk.soccerway.com. 13 February 2021. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
- ^ "Ex-Colchester United youngster Sammie McLeod on new club". gazette-news.co.uk. 23 May 2021. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
- ^ "McLeod departs Ports". Portadown FC. 18 January 2022. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
- ^ "Lewes – Appearances – Sammie McLeod". footballwebpages.co.uk. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
- ^ "Sammie McLeod í Þór" (in Icelandic). Þór Akureyri men's football. 22 March 2022. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
- ^ "Games played by Sammie McLeod in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
- ^ "Games played by Sammie McLeod in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 September 2020.