Ryan Leak
{{Short description|Professional footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2022}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Ryan Leak
| image =
| caption =
| fullname = Ryan David Leak
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1998|2|28|df=y}}
| birth_place = Burton upon Trent, England
| height = {{convert|1.91|m|order=flip}}
| position = Defender
| currentclub = Ross County
| clubnumber = 3
| youthyears1 = 2005–2016
| youthclubs1 = Wolverhampton Wanderers
| years1 = 2016–2019
| clubs1 = Wolverhampton Wanderers
| caps1 = 0
| goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2017–2018
| clubs2 = → The New Saints (loan)
| caps2 = 12
| goals2 = 1
| years3 = 2018
| clubs3 = → AFC Telford United (loan)
| caps3 = 2
| goals3 = 0
| years4 = 2018–2019
| clubs4 = → Jumilla (loan)
| caps4 = 30
| goals4 = 0
| years5 = 2019–2021
| clubs5 = Burgos
| caps5 = 25
| goals5 = 0
| years6 = 2021–2022
| clubs6 = Burton Albion
| caps6 = 16
| goals6 = 0
| years7 = 2022–2023
| clubs7 = Salford City
| caps7 = 38
| goals7 = 2
| years8 = 2023–
| clubs8 = Ross County
| caps8 = 49
| goals8 = 0
| nationalyears1 = 2014–2015
| nationalteam1 = Wales U17
| nationalcaps1 = 2
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| club-update = 26 January 2025
}}
Ryan David Leak (born 28 February 1998) is a professional footballer who plays as a defender for Scottish Premiership club Ross County. He is a former Wales under-17's international. Leak has previously had spells at Wolverhampton Wanderers, Burgos, Burton Albion, and Salford City
Career
Born in Burton Upon Trent, Leak joined Wolverhampton Wanderers academy at the age of 7{{Cite web |title=T. Leak |url=https://twitter.com/wolvesacademy/status/1148909958781685760?lang=en}} staying at the club for 14 years, progressing through the ranks, before making his debut for the U23 side in 2016 in a 3–2 victory over Crewe Alexandra in the EFL Trophy.{{Cite web |title=T. Leak |url=https://www.goal.com/en-sg/match/crewe-alexandra-v-wolves-u23/lineups/coadusndkg3sd2k1umx2kd0q1}}
He went on to enjoy three loan spells, the first being a short loan to The New Saints in the Cymru Premier,{{Cite web|last=Jones|first=Jordan|date=31 August 2017|title=The New Saints sign up Wolverhampton Wanderers defender Leak on loan|url=https://clwbpeldroed.org/2017/08/31/new-saints-snap-wales-u19-international-ryan-leak-wolverhampton-wanderers/|access-date=4 August 2021|website=Y Clwb Pêl-droed - Your home for Welsh football|language=en-GB}} where he made 12 appearances, scoring a solitary goal in a 5–2 victory against Carmarthen Town. After a short unsuccessful loan at AFC Telford United,{{Cite web|last=Edwards|first=Joe|title=AFC Telford sign Ryan Leak on loan from Wolves|url=https://www.shropshirestar.com/sport/football/afc-telford-united/2018/01/11/afc-telford-sign-ryan-leak-on-loan-from-wolves/|access-date=4 August 2021|website=Shropshire Star|date=11 January 2018 |language=en}} a third loan spell took him abroad to Spain, where he joined FC Jumilla on a season long loan for the 2018–19 Segunda División B, making 30 appearances.
Leak left Wolves at the end of the 2018–19 season, after 14 years, and joined fellow Segunda División B side Burgos CF, where he played 25 games over the following two seasons.
After leaving Burgos, Leak joined Burton Albion on trial, before signing a two-year deal with the club in July 2021.{{Cite web |title=T. Leak |url=https://www.burtonalbionfc.co.uk/news/2021/july/2707-leak/}}{{Cite news|title=Burton Albion sign defender Leak|language=en-GB|work=BBC Sport|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/58001231|access-date=4 August 2021}}
On 18 July 2022, Leak joined League Two club Salford City for an undisclosed fee, signing a two-year deal.{{cite web|url=https://salfordcityfc.co.uk/ryan-leak-signs-180722/|title=Ryan Leak signs two-year Salford deal|website=salfordcityfc.co.uk|date=18 July 2022|accessdate=18 July 2022}} A year later, he signed for Scottish club Ross County.{{cite web |last=Skinner |first=Andy |url=https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/sport/football/ross-county/6026290/malky-mackay-strengthens-ross-county-backline-with-capture-of-salford-city-defender-ryan-leak/ |title=Malky Mackay strengthens Ross County backline with capture of Salford City defender Ryan Leak |date=8 August 2023 |access-date=9 August 2023 |newspaper=The Press and Journal}}
Personal life
Ryan is the brother of Kidderminster Harriers defender Tom Leak.
Career statistics
{{updated|match played 2 January 2025}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | ||||||||||
| rowspan=2|Club
!rowspan=2|Season !colspan=3|League !colspan=2|Domestic Cup !colspan=2|League Cup !colspan=2|Other !colspan=2|Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers U23s
|2016–17{{soccerbase season|96373|2016|accessdate=12 September 2017}} | |~ | ~ | ~ | ~ | ~ | ~ | 1{{efn|name=FLT}} | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| rowspan=3|Wolverhampton Wanderers
|2017–18{{soccerbase season|96373|2017|accessdate=12 September 2018}} |0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19{{soccerbase season|96373|19|accessdate=12 September 2019}}
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| The New Saints (loan)
|12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2Appearances in Scottish Challenge Cup | 0 | 14 | 1 | |
| AFC Telford United (loan)
|2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 2 | 0 | ||
| Jumilla (loan)
|30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 30 | 0 | |||
| rowspan=3|Burgos
|rowspan=2|Segunda División B | | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | ||||||||
| 2020–21 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 1 | 0 | ||||
| colspan="2"|Total
! | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| Burton Albion
|2021–22{{soccerbase season|96373|2021|accessdate=12 September 2022}} |16 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3{{efn|name=FLT|Appearances in EFL Trophy}} | 0 | 22 | 1 | |
| Salford City
|2022–23{{soccerbase season|96373|2022|accessdate=12 September 2022}} |38 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6{{efn|name=FLT}} | 0 | 47 | 2 | |
| rowspan=3|Ross County
|2023–24{{soccerbase season|96373|2023|accessdate=11 July 2024}} |rowspan=2|Scottish Premiership |33 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2{{Efn|Appearances in Scottish Premiership play-offs}} | 0 | 38 | 0 | |
| 2024–25{{soccerbase season|96373|2024|accessdate=11 July 2024}}
|16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 20 | 0 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!49 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 58 | 0 | |
| colspan=3|Career Total
!147 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 175 | 4 |
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Honours
References
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External links
- {{BDFutbol|20982}}
- {{Soccerbase|96373}}
{{Ross County F.C. squad}}
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Category:Footballers from Burton upon Trent
Category:English people of Welsh descent
Category:English men's footballers
Category:Men's association football defenders
Category:Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. players
Category:The New Saints F.C. players
Category:AFC Telford United players
Category:Burgos CF footballers
Category:Burton Albion F.C. players
Category:Salford City F.C. players
Category:Ross County F.C. players
Category:Cymru Premier players
Category:National League (English football) players
Category:Segunda División B players
Category:English Football League players
Category:English expatriate men's footballers
Category:English expatriate sportspeople in Spain
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Spain