Personal information | |||
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Full name | Marc Henry Leonard[1] | ||
Date of birth | [2] | 19 December 2001||
Place of birth | Glasgow, Scotland[2] | ||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Birmingham City | ||
Number | 12 | ||
Youth career | |||
Rangers[3] | |||
2014–2018 | Heart of Midlothian[3] | ||
2018–2022 | Brighton & Hove Albion | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2021–2024 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 0 | (0) |
2022–2023 | → Northampton Town (loan) | 45 | (1) |
2023–2024 | → Northampton Town (loan) | 46 | (5) |
2024– | Birmingham City | 2 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2017–2018 | Scotland U17[4] | 8 | (0) |
2018 | Scotland U18[5] | 2 | (0) |
2019 | Scotland U19[6] | 1 | (0) |
2021–2022 | Scotland U21[6] | 7 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:33, 17 August 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 08:09, 11 June 2022 (UTC) |
Marc Henry Leonard (born 19 December 2001) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for EFL League One club Birmingham City. He is a Scotland under-21 international.
Club career
Brighton & Hove Albion
In 2018, Leonard, a former Rangers youth player joined the academy of Brighton & Hove Albion from Heart of Midlothian.[3]
Leonard made his professional debut on 24 August 2021, starting in the 2–0 away victory over Cardiff City coming in the EFL Cup second round.[7] He was named in a Premier League matchday squad for the first time in a 1–0 home loss against Wolverhampton Wanderers on 15 December.[8]
On 25 July 2022, Leonard signed for EFL League Two club Northampton Town on loan for the duration of the 2022–23 season.[9] He scored his first professional goal on 25 October, with a precise finish from the edge of the box, scoring the opening goal of the game in an eventual 2–2 draw at home against Sutton United.[10] Leonard helped Northampton to promotion to League One, playing 45 matches in the league, including the 1–0 away win over Tranmere on the last day of the season to seal promotion in third place.[11]
On 29 July 2023, Leonard re-joined Northampton Town for a second season on loan.[12]
Birmingham City
On 25 July 2024, recently relegated League One club Birmingham City signed Leonard on a four-year contract. The fee was undisclosed.[13] He made his debut in the starting eleven for the opening fixture of the season, a 1–1 draw at home to Reading.[14]
International career
After representing Scotland at under-17, 18 and 19 level he made his Scotland U21 debut on 7 October 2021, coming on as a 72nd minute substitute in the 1–0 home loss against Denmark U21 in the 2023 European qualifiers.[15]
Career statistics
- As of match played 17 August 2024
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Brighton & Hove Albion | 2021–22[16] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |
2022–23[17] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
2023–24[18] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
Brighton & Hove Albion U23 | 2021–22[16] | — | — | — | 3[a] | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||
Northampton Town (loan) | 2022–23[17] | League Two | 45 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 48 | 1 |
2023–24[18] | League One | 46 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 49 | 5 | |
Total | 91 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 97 | 6 | ||
Birmingham City | 2024–25[19] | League One | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
Career total | 93 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 105 | 6 |
- ^ a b c Appearances in EFL Trophy
Honours
Northampton Town
- EFL League Two third-place promotion: 2022–23[11]
Individual
- Northampton Town Player of the Year: 2023–24[20]
References
- ^ "Premier League 2020/21 Retained List of Players" (PDF). Premier League. 4 June 2021. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
- ^ a b c "Marc Leonard: Profile". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
- ^ a b c "Marc Leonard details initial Brighton struggles as former Hearts kid opens up on life at Premier League club". Daily Record. 16 June 2020. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
- ^ "Marc Leonard Scottish FA Player Profile". Scottish FA. 2019. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
- ^ "Marc Leonard Scottish FA Player Profile". Scottish FA. 2019. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
- ^ a b "Marc Leonard Scottish FA Player Profile". Scottish FA. 2019. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
- ^ "Cardiff 0–2 Brighton". BBC Sport. 24 August 2021. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
- ^ "Brighton 0-1 Wolves: Romain Saïss goal takes visitors up to eighth in Premier League - BBC Sport". BBC Sport. 15 December 2021. Retrieved 26 December 2021.
- ^ "MIDFIELDER MARC LEONARD SIGNS ON SEASON LONG LOAN". www.ntfc.co.uk. 25 July 2022. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
- ^ "Northampton Town 2-2 Sutton United - BBC Sport". BBC Sport. 25 October 2022. Retrieved 28 October 2022.
- ^ a b "NORTHAMPTON TOWN HAVE BEEN PROMOTED!". Northampton Town. 8 May 2023. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
- ^ "Brighton midfielder Leonard re-signs for Cobblers". BBC Sport. Retrieved 29 July 2023.
- ^ "Birmingham sign Brighton midfielder Leonard". BBC Sport. 25 July 2024. Archived from the original on 14 August 2024. Retrieved 14 August 2024.
- ^ Dicken, Alex (10 August 2024). "Birmingham City player ratings after Alfie May prevents Reading defeat". Birmingham Live. Retrieved 14 August 2024.
- ^ "Denmark U21 v Scotland U21". BBC Sport. 7 October 2021. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
- ^ a b "Games played by Marc Leonard in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
- ^ a b "Games played by Marc Leonard in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
- ^ a b "Games played by Marc Leonard in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 July 2023.
- ^ "Games played by Marc Leonard in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 August 2024.
- ^ Gareth Willsher (21 April 2024). "Marc Leonard named Intown Automotive Player of the Season at sunday's awards dinner". Northampton Town FC. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
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