Isaiah Leacock

{{short description|Trinidadian association football player}}

{{EngvarB|date=August 2013}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2021}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Isaiah Leacock

| image =

| fullname = Isaiah Leacock

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1999|11|11}}

| birth_place = Trinidad and Tobago

| height =

| position = Forward

| currentclub = Defence Force

| clubnumber =

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 =

| years1 = 2022–2023

| clubs1 = Harlem Strikers

| caps1 =

| goals1 = 5+{{Cite web |last=Prescott |first=Ian |date=14 June 2023 |title=Jorsling’s Harlem Strikers top Tier 2 |url=https://www.trinidadexpress.com/sports/local/jorsling-s-harlem-strikers-top-tier-2/article_bcc61406-0b17-11ee-8978-57f62a003ce5.amp.html |access-date=10 June 2025}}

| years2 = 2023–2024

| clubs2 = AC Port of Spain

| caps2 = 7

| goals2 = 0

| years3 = 2024–

| clubs3 = Defence Force

| caps3 = 20+

| goals3 = 16+

| nationalyears1 = 2025–

| nationalteam1 = Trinidad and Tobago

| nationalcaps1 = 2

| nationalgoals1 = 1

| medaltemplates =

| nationalteam-update = 14:21, 31 May 2025 (UTC)

}}

Isaiah "Bongo" Leacock (born 11 November 1999) is a Trinidadian professional footballer who plays as a forward for TT Premier Football League club Defence Force F.C. and the Trinidad and Tobago national team.

Club career

Isaiah Leacock began his career in 2022 with Harlem Strikers, scoring a hat-trick on the final matchday as the club finished third in the 2022–23 TT Premier Football League 2.{{Cite web |last=Alibey |first=Walter |date=9 May 2023 |title=Leacock’s hattrick seals 3rd spot for Harlem in Tier 2 |url=https://www.socawarriors.net/tt-premier-league/25117-leacock-s-hattrick-seals-3rd-sport-for-harlem-in-tier-2.html |access-date=27 May 2025 |website=www.socawarriors.net}}

He then moved to AC Port of Spain in 2023{{Cite web |title=I. Leacock |url=https://uk.soccerway.com/players/isaiah-leacock/944094/ |access-date=27 May 2025 |website=Soccerway}} before joining Defence Force in January 2024, where he won the 2024 Trinidad and Tobago League Cup with the club, scoring a hat-trick in the final against his former club AC Port of Spain.{{Cite web |last=Walcott |first=Roniel |date=30 May 2024 |title=Isaiah Leacock hat-trick sinks AC PoS, Army lift First Citizens Cup |url=https://newsday.co.tt/2024/05/30/isaiah-leacock-hat-trick-sinks-ac-pos-army-lift-first-citizens-cup/ |access-date=27 May 2025 |website=Trinidad and Tobago Newsday}}

He then won the 2024–25 TT Premier Football League title with Defence Force and became the league's joint top scorer with sixteen goals across at least twelve matches.{{Cite web |last=Beckles |first=Jelani |date=20 May 2025 |title=Three-way tie in TTPFL golden boot race |url=https://newsday.co.tt/2025/05/20/three-way-tie-in-ttpfl-golden-boot-race/ |access-date=27 May 2025 |website=Trinidad and Tobago Newsday}}{{Cite web |last=Beckles |first=Jelani |date=23 May 2025 |title=Leacock gets Soca Warriors call for Unity Cup |url=https://newsday.co.tt/2025/05/23/leacock-gets-soca-warriors-call-for-unity-cup/ |access-date=27 May 2025 |website=Trinidad and Tobago Newsday}}

International career

Ahead of the 2025 Unity Cup, Leacock received his first call up to the Trinidad and Tobago national team in May 2025. He debuted on 28 May 2025 during the 3–2 semi-final loss against Jamaica in which he also scored his first international goal.{{Cite web |date=27 May 2025 |title=Jamaica vs. Trinidad and Tobago 3–2 |url=https://uk.soccerway.com/matches/2025/05/27/world/friendlies/jamaica/trinidad-and-tobago/4641196/ |access-date=27 May 2025 |website=Soccerway}}

Career statistics

=== International ===

{{updated|match played 31 May 2025.}}

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!National team

!Year

!Apps

!Goals

Trinidad and Tobago

|2025

|2

|1

colspan="2" |Total

!1

!1

: Trinidad and Tobago score listed first, score column indicates score after each Leacock goal.

class="wikitable sortable"

|+List of international goals scored by Isaiah Leacock

! scope="col" |No.

! scope="col" |Date

! scope="col" |Venue

! scope="col" |Cap

! scope="col" |Opponent

! scope="col" |Score

! scope="col" |Result

! scope="col" |Competition

! class="unsortable" scope="col" |{{abbr|Ref.|Reference}}

style="text-align: center;" |1

|28 May 2025

|Brentford Community Stadium, London, England

| style="text-align: center;" |1

|{{fb|JAM}}

| style="text-align: center;" |2–2

| style="text-align: center;" |2–3

|2025 Unity Cup

| style="text-align: center;" |

Honours

Harlem Strikers

Defence Force

References