Jack Leitch
# Jack Leitch

Jack Leitch (born 17 July 1995) is a Scottish footballer who plays for Stirling Albion. A midfielder, he started his career with Motherwell and was a product of the Motherwell Academy. In 2016, he moved to Airdrieonians 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 Motherwell as a substitute in a surprise 1–0 defeat against Lanarkshire derby opponents Albion Rovers 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 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 Airdrieonians, joining permanently having already played for the club as a trialist.

### Peterhead

Leitch signed a one-year contract with Scottish League Two 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

    As of 3 November 2019

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :

| Club | Season | League | League | League | Cup | Cup | League Cup | League Cup | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Motherwell | 2013–14 | Scottish Premiership | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Motherwell | 2014–15 | Scottish Premiership | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| Motherwell | 2015–16 | Scottish Premiership | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| Motherwell | Total | Total | 27 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 0 |
| Airdrieonians | 2016–17 | Scottish League One | 31 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 35 | 2 |
| Peterhead | 2017–18 | Scottish League Two | 32 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 41 | 6 |
| Peterhead | 2018–19 | Scottish League Two | 34 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 43 | 12 |
| Peterhead | 2019–20 | Scottish League One | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 2 |
| Peterhead | Total | Total | 75 | 18 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 98 | 20 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 133 | 20 | 8 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 165 | 22 |

* ↑ Appearance in the Europa League
* ↑ One appearance in the Scottish Challenge Cup and two in the Championship play-offs
* ↑ Two appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup and four in the League One play-offs
* 1 2 Appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup

## Honours

Peterhead

* Scottish League Two: 2018–19

## Personal life

Leitch is the eldest son of former Motherwell captain Scott Leitch.

