Sammie Thomas McLeod (born 6th December 1999) is an English professional

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who plays as a

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for

Worthing Worthing () is a seaside town in West Sussex, England, at the foot of the South Downs, west of Brighton, and east of Chichester. With a population of 111,400 and an area of , the borough is the second largest component of the Brighton and Hov ...

. McLeod joined

Leicester City Leicester ( ) is a city, unitary authority and the county town of Leicestershire in the East Midlands of England. It is the largest settlement in the East Midlands. The city lies on the River Soar and close to the eastern end of the National ...

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 Colchester United Football Club is a professional association football club based in the city of Colchester, Essex, England. The team competes in , the fourth tier of the English football league system. Founded in 1937, the club spent its earl ...

. He made his professional debut for Colchester in September 2020.

Career

Born in

Royal Tunbridge Wells Royal Tunbridge Wells is a town in Kent, England, southeast of central London. It lies close to the border with East Sussex on the northern edge of the High Weald, whose sandstone geology is exemplified by the rock formation High Rocks. ...

, McLeod started his career with Maidstone United, where he featured twice on the first-team bench but failed to make an appearance. He joined

in January 2017 where he featured for their

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under-18 side. He made 14 U18 Premier League and

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appearances for the under-18s. For the 2018–19 season, McLeod signed for

Isthmian League The Isthmian League () is a regional men's football league covering Greater London, East and South East England, featuring mostly semi-professional clubs. Founded in 1905 by amateur clubs in the London area, the league now consists of 82 tea ...

North Division side Maldon & Tiptree, where he scored eight goals in 28 appearances between August and February, before a leg injury ended his season in March. On 8 June 2019,

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club

announced the signing of McLeod on a two-year deal. McLeod made his professional debut on 19 September 2020, coming off the bench to replace

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in Colchester's 2–0 win against

Bolton Wanderers Bolton Wanderers Football Club () is a professional football club based in Horwich, Bolton, Greater Manchester, England, which competes in . The club played at Burnden Park for 102 years from 1895 after moving from their original home at Pike's ...

. He made his first start for the club ten days later in their 1–0 defeat to West Ham United under-21s in the

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. Colchester announced that McLeod was one of seven under-23 players who had their contract terminated by mutual consent on 1 February 2021. After his release, he featured for

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side Concord Rangers. In May 2021, McLeod joined

NIFL Premiership The NIFL Premiership, known as the Danske Bank Premiership for sponsorship purposes, and colloquially as the Irish League or Irish Premiership, is a professional association football league which operates as the highest division of the Northe ...

side

Portadown Portadown () is a town in County Armagh, Northern Ireland. The town sits on the River Bann in the north of the county, about southwest of Belfast. It is in the Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council area and had a population of a ...

. 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. In February 2022, McLeod returned to England and played four matches for

side

Lewes Lewes () is the county town of East Sussex, England. It is the police and judicial centre for all of Sussex and is home to Sussex Police, East Sussex Fire & Rescue Service, Lewes Crown Court and HMP Lewes. The civil parish is the centre of ...

. In March 2022, McLeod signed for 1. deild karla side

Þór Akureyri Íþróttafélagið Þór, commonly known as Þór Akureyri, simply Þór or Thór, is a multi-sport club in Akureyri, Iceland. It features departments in Basketball, football, Handball and Taekwondo. Its main rivals is another sport club from A ...

Career statistics

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:McLeod, Sammie 2000 births Living people Sportspeople from Royal Tunbridge Wells English men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Maidstone United F.C. players Leicester City F.C. players Maldon & Tiptree F.C. players Colchester United F.C. players Concord Rangers F.C. players Portadown F.C. players Lewes F.C. players Þór Akureyri players Isthmian League players English Football League players NIFL Premiership players National League (English football) players 1. deild karla players English expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Iceland English expatriate sportspeople in Iceland Worthing F.C. players Footballers from Kent