Jack Leitch (born 17 July 1995) is a Scottish footballer who plays for Stirling Albion. A midfielder, he started his career with Motherwell and was a product of the Motherwell Academy. In 2016, he moved to Airdrieonians and had one season with the Diamonds. Leitch then played for Peterhead for three seasons before signing for Stirling Albion in 2020. Four years on in July 2024 he joined lowland league side East Kilbride.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 17 July 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Motherwell, Scotland | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | East Kilbride | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2012–2015 | Motherwell | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2016 | Motherwell | 27 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | Airdrieonians | 31 | (2) |
| 2017–2020 | Peterhead | 75 | (18) |
| 2020–2024 | Stirling Albion | 92 | (14) |
| 2024- | East Kilbride | 0 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 02:56, 3 November 2019 (UTC) | |||
Career
editMotherwell
editOn 30 November 2013, Leitch made his debut for Motherwell as a substitute in a surprise 1–0 defeat against Lanarkshire derby opponents Albion Rovers in the Scottish Cup.[1] His first start came on 1 March 2014, in a 4–1 win against Heart of Midlothian.[2] On 4 June 2014, Leitch signed a new two-year contract at Motherwell.[3]
Leitch missed a large part of the 2014–15 season after suffering a cruciate ligament injury in an under-20 match against St Johnstone in October 2014.[4] He was released by the club at the end of the 2015–16 season after his contract expired.[5]
Airdrieonians
editOn 2 September 2016, Leitch signed for Airdrieonians, joining permanently having already played for the club as a trialist.[6]
Peterhead
editLeitch signed a one-year contract with Scottish League Two club Peterhead on 4 August 2017.[7] On 4 May 2019, he scored twice as Peterhead won 2–0 away to Queen's Park at Hampden, a result which clinched the League Two title.[8]
In June 2019, Leitch signed a new contract with Peterhead for the 2019–20 season.[9]
Career statistics
edit- As of 3 November 2019
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Motherwell | 2013–14[10] | Scottish Premiership | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| 2014–15[11] | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
| 2015–16[12] | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | ||
| Total | 27 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 0 | ||
| Airdrieonians | 2016–17[13][14] | Scottish League One | 31 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3[b] | 0 | 35 | 2 |
| Peterhead | 2017–18[15] | Scottish League Two | 32 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6[c] | 0 | 41 | 6 |
| 2018–19[16] | 34 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2[d] | 1 | 43 | 12 | ||
| 2019–20[17] | Scottish League One | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1[d] | 0 | 14 | 2 | |
| Total | 75 | 18 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 98 | 20 | ||
| Career total | 133 | 20 | 8 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 165 | 22 | ||
- ^ Appearance in the Europa League
- ^ One appearance in the Scottish Challenge Cup and two in the Championship play-offs
- ^ Two appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup and four in the League One play-offs
- ^ a b Appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup
Honours
editPeterhead
Personal life
editLeitch is the eldest son of former Motherwell captain Scott Leitch.[2]
References
edit- ^ "Albion Rovers 1–0 Motherwell". BBC Sport. 30 November 2013. Retrieved 30 November 2013.
- ^ a b Mitchell, Bert (5 March 2014). "Jack the lad on course to be a man of steel..." Evening Times. Retrieved 4 June 2014.
- ^ "TV: Leitch commits to new deal". Motherwell F.C. 4 June 2014. Retrieved 4 June 2014.
- ^ "Leitch on the road to recovery". Motherwell F.C. 20 November 2014. Retrieved 2 September 2016.
- ^ "Squad Update: May 2016". motherwellfc.co.uk. 16 May 2016. Retrieved 18 May 2016.
- ^ "Leitch joins Airdrieonians". Scottish Professional Football League. 2 September 2016. Archived from the original on 16 September 2016. Retrieved 2 September 2016.
- ^ "Jack the Latest Lad in at Balmoor". Peterhead FC. 4 August 2017. Archived from the original on 5 August 2017. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
- ^ a b Durent, Jamie (6 May 2019). "Jack Leitch revels in his special day as brace fires Peterhead to League 2 title at Hampden Park". The Press and Journal. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
- ^ Law, Callum (19 June 2019). "Jack's the lad for Peterhead as he commits for next season". Evening Express. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
- ^ "Games played by Jack Leitch in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
- ^ "Games played by Jack Leitch in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
- ^ "Games played by Jack Leitch in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
- ^ "Games played by Jack Leitch in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
- ^ Jack Leitch at Soccerway
- ^ "Games played by Jack Leitch in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
- ^ "Games played by Jack Leitch in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
- ^ "Games played by Jack Leitch in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
External links
edit- Jack Leitch profile at Motherwell FC official website
- Jack Leitch at Soccerbase
