Thomas Leak (born 31 October 2000) is an English professional

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby lea ...

who plays as a defender for

Chester Chester is a cathedral city in Cheshire, England, on the River Dee, Wales, River Dee, close to the England–Wales border. With a built-up area population of 92,760 in 2021, it is the most populous settlement in the borough of Cheshire West an ...

. He has previously played for

Walsall Walsall (, or ; locally ) is a market town and administrative centre of the Metropolitan Borough of Walsall, in the West Midlands (county), West Midlands, England. Historic counties of England, Historically part of Staffordshire, it is located ...

and had loan spells at

Salisbury Salisbury ( , ) is a city status in the United Kingdom, cathedral city and civil parish in Wiltshire, England with a population of 41,820, at the confluence of the rivers River Avon, Hampshire, Avon, River Nadder, Nadder and River Bourne, Wi ...

and

Bath City Bath City Football Club is a semi-professional football club based in Bath, Somerset, England. The club is affiliated to the Somerset FA and currently competes in the National League South, the sixth tier of English football. Nicknamed the "R ...

Career

Walsall

Born in

Burton upon Trent Burton upon Trent, also known as Burton-on-Trent or simply Burton, is a market town in the borough of East Staffordshire in the county of Staffordshire, England, close to the border with Derbyshire. At the 2021 United Kingdom census, 2021 censu ...

, Leak joined Walsall's youth set-up in April 2015. After signing his first professional contract with the club in summer 2019, he joined

on a one-month loan on 10 October 2019. He scored once in six appearances on loan at the club. He returned to Salisbury in late November 2019 on a loan until 11 January 2020. In January 2020, his loan was extended until March. He returned to Walsall in March 2020, having scored once in 15 appearances in his second loan spell at the club. In July 2020, Leak signed a new contract with Walsall. On 6 October 2020, he joined

on a one-month youth loan. He made 5 league appearances on loan at the club. On 23 March 2020, Leak made his Walsall debut, starting in a 0–0 League Two draw away to

Southend United Southend United Football Club is a professional association football club based in Southend-on-Sea, Essex, England, which competes in the National League, the fifth level of English football. The team are known as "The Shrimpers", a reference ...

, with Walsall manager

Brian Dutton Brian Dutton (born 12 April 1985) is an English professional football coach and former player who manages Salisbury. In a 16-year-long playing career, Dutton was a versatile player who was often fielded in a variety of positions in defence, m ...

describing Leak's performance as "outstanding". He made 6 appearances during the 2020–21 season. Leak was released by the club at the end of the 2021–22 season.

Kidderminster Harriers

On 10 June 2022, Leak agreed to join

National League North The National League North, officially known as Vanarama National League North for sponsorship reasons, is a professional Association football league in England. National League North is the second division of the National League (English footb ...

club

Kidderminster Harriers Kidderminster Harriers Football Club are a professional association football club based in Kidderminster, Worcestershire, England. The team competes in the National League North, the sixth level of the English football league system. Formed in ...

upon the expiration of his Walsall contract. On 18 May 2023, it was announced that Tom would be released upon the conclusion of his contract following the club's promotion.

Boston United

On 26 May 2023 it was announced that Leak had signed for the

side for the 2023–24 season. In February 2025, Leak joined National League North side

on loan for the remainder of the season.

Personal life

Leak is the brother of fellow footballer Ryan who plays for Scottish Premier League team, Ross County.

Career statistics

Honours

Kidderminster Harriers *

play-offs:

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Boston United *National League North play-offs:

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References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Leak, Tom 2000 births Living people English men's footballers Footballers from Burton upon Trent Men's association football defenders Walsall F.C. players Salisbury F.C. players Bath City F.C. players Kidderminster Harriers F.C. players Boston United F.C. players Chester F.C. players English Football League players National League (English football) players Southern Football League players 21st-century English sportsmen