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Not to be confused with Sammy McLeod, footballer born 1934.

Sammie McLeod
Personal information
Full name Sammie Thomas McLeod[1]
Date of birth (1999-12-06) 6 December 1999 (age 25)[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
 Sevenoaks Town
Youth career
2016–2017 Maidstone United
2017–2018 Leicester City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2019 Maldon & Tiptree 23 (9)
201–-2021 Colchester United 1 (0)
2021 Concord Rangers 1 (0)
2021–2022 Portadown 20 (3)
2022 Lewes 4 (0)
2022 Þór Akureyri 10 (0)
2022–2023 Worthing 18 (1)
2022–2023 → Bognor Regis Town (dual-registration) 3 (0)
2024 Tunbridge Wells 13 (0)
2024– Sevenoaks Town 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:37, 30 July 2024 (UTC)

Sammie Thomas McLeod (born 6 December 1999) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Sevenoaks Town.

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

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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]

Having returned to England in 2022, McLeod joined National League South side Worthing before departing for Bognor Regis Town in December 2022 on a dual-registration basis.[16]

In February 2024, McLeod joined hometown club Tunbridge Wells.[17] Ahead of the 2024–25 season, he moved up a division to Sevenoaks Town.[18]

Career statistics

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As of match played 29 September 2020
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
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[19] League Two 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2020–21[20] 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
  1. ^ Appearances in Alan Turvey Trophy
  2. ^ Appearances in FA Trophy
  3. ^ Appearance in EFL Trophy

References

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  1. ^ "Notification of shirt numbers: 22 Colchester United" (PDF). English Football League. p. 18. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  2. ^ "Sammie McLeod player profile". jobs4football.com. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
  3. ^ a b "Colchester United". FootballSquads. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  4. ^ Sammie McLeaod at Soccerbase
  5. ^ a b "S. McLeod". Soccerway. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ a b "Sammy McLeod". Maldon & Tiptree FC. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  8. ^ "Colchester United 2–0 Bolton Wanderers". BBC Sport. 19 September 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  9. ^ "Colchester United 0–1 West Ham United U21". Sky Sports. 29 September 2020. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
  10. ^ Gregory, David (2 February 2021). "Departures For Young U's". Colchester United FC. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
  11. ^ "EASTBOURNE BOROUGH VS. CONCORD RANGERS 1 - 1". uk.soccerway.com. 13 February 2021. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
  12. ^ "Ex-Colchester United youngster Sammie McLeod on new club". gazette-news.co.uk. 23 May 2021. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
  13. ^ "McLeod departs Ports". Portadown FC. 18 January 2022. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
  14. ^ "Lewes – Appearances – Sammie McLeod". footballwebpages.co.uk. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
  15. ^ "Sammie McLeod í Þór" (in Icelandic). Þór Akureyri men's football. 22 March 2022. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
  16. ^ "Squad Update". worthingfc.com. 22 December 2022. Retrieved 30 July 2024.
  17. ^ @Tun_Wells_FC (9 February 2024). "The wait is over! Sammie is a Royal! "Back home at my home town Club, can't wait to get going!" Join us in welcoming Sammie Mcleod back to Tunbridge Wells FC 🔴⚪️" (Tweet). Retrieved 30 July 2024 – via Twitter.
  18. ^ "More Oaks!". www.isthmian.co.uk. 30 July 2024. Retrieved 30 July 2024.
  19. ^ "Games played by Sammie McLeod in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  20. ^ "Games played by Sammie McLeod in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
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