Jack Leitch (born 17 July 1995) is a Scottish

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who plays for Stirling Albion. A midfielder, he started his career with

Motherwell Motherwell ( sco, Mitherwall, gd, Tobar na Màthar) is a town and former burgh in North Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, south east of Glasgow. It has a population of around 32,120. Historically in the parish of Dalziel and part of Lanarks ...

and was a product of the

Motherwell Academy Motherwell ( sco, Mitherwall, gd, Tobar na Màthar) is a town and former burgh in North Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, south east of Glasgow. It has a population of around 32,120. Historically in the parish of Dalziel and part of Lanark ...

. In 2016, he moved to

Airdrieonians Airdrieonians Football Club is a Scottish professional football team in Airdrie, North Lanarkshire, who are members of the Scottish Professional Football League (SPFL) and play in Scottish League One. They were formed in 2002 as Airdrie United ...

and had one season with the ''Diamonds''. Leitch then played for Peterhead for three seasons before signing for Stirling Albion in 2020.

Career

Motherwell

On 30 November 2013, Leitch made his debut for

as a substitute in a surprise 1–0 defeat against Lanarkshire derby opponents

Albion Rovers Albion Rovers Football Club is a semi-professional football team from Coatbridge, North Lanarkshire, Scotland. They are members of the Scottish Professional Football League (SPFL) and play in Scottish League Two, the fourth tier of the Scotti ...

in the Scottish Cup. His first start came on 1 March 2014, in a 4–1 win against Heart of Midlothian. On 4 June 2014, Leitch signed a new two-year contract at Motherwell. Leitch missed a large part of the 2014–15 season after suffering a cruciate ligament injury in an under-20 match against

St Johnstone St Johnstone Football Club is a professional association football club in Perth, Scotland which is a member of the Scottish Premiership for the 2022–23 season. The club's name is derived from St John's Toun ''aka'' Saint Johnstoun – an old ...

in October 2014. He was released by the club at the end of the 2015–16 season after his contract expired.

Airdrieonians

On 2 September 2016, Leitch signed for

, joining permanently having already played for the club as a trialist.

Peterhead

Leitch signed a one-year contract with

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club Peterhead on 4 August 2017. 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. In June 2019, Leitch signed a new contract with Peterhead for the 2019–20 season.

Career statistics

Honours

Peterhead *

: 2018–19

Personal life

Leitch is the eldest son of former Motherwell captain

Scott Leitch Donald Scott Leitch (born 6 October 1969) is a Scottish former football player and coach, who played as a midfielder. He played professionally for Dunfermline Athletic, Heart of Midlothian, Swindon Town and Motherwell, and managed Ross Count ...

References

External links

Jack Leitch profile
at Motherwell FC official website * {{DEFAULTSORT:Leitch, Jack 1995 births Living people Footballers from Motherwell Scottish men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Motherwell F.C. players Airdrieonians F.C. players Peterhead F.C. players Scottish Professional Football League players Stirling Albion F.C. players