| Jack Leitch | |
| Birth Date: | 17 July 1995 |
| Birth Place: | Motherwell, Scotland |
| Currentclub: | East Kilbride |
| Position: | Midfielder |
| Youthyears1: | 2012–2015 |
| Youthclubs1: | Motherwell |
| Years1: | 2013–2016 |
| Clubs1: | Motherwell |
| Caps1: | 27 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2016–2017 |
| Clubs2: | Airdrieonians |
| Caps2: | 31 |
| Goals2: | 2 |
| Years3: | 2017–2020 |
| Clubs3: | Peterhead |
| Caps3: | 75 |
| Goals3: | 18 |
| Years4: | 2020–2024 |
| Clubs4: | Stirling Albion |
| Caps4: | 92 |
| Goals4: | 14 |
| Years5: | 2024- |
| Clubs5: | East Kilbride |
| Caps5: | 0 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 02:56, 3 November 2019 (UTC) |
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. Four years on in July 2024 he joined lowland league side East Kilbride.
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.[1] His first start came on 1 March 2014, in a 4–1 win against Heart of Midlothian.[2] On 4 June 2014, Leitch signed a new two-year contract at Motherwell.[3]
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.[4] He was released by the club at the end of the 2015–16 season after his contract expired.[5]
On 2 September 2016, Leitch signed for Airdrieonians, joining permanently having already played for the club as a trialist.[6]
Leitch signed a one-year contract with Scottish League Two club Peterhead on 4 August 2017.[7] 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.[8]
In June 2019, Leitch signed a new contract with Peterhead for the 2019–20 season.[9]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| 2014–15 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[10] | 0 | 9 | 0 | |||
| 2015–16 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | |||
| Total | 27 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 0 | |||
| Airdrieonians | 2016–17 | Scottish League One | 31 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3[11] | 0 | 35 | 2 | |
| Peterhead | 2017–18 | Scottish League Two | 32 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6[12] | 0 | 41 | 6 | |
| 2018–19 | 34 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2[13] | 1 | 43 | 12 | |||
| 2019–20 | Scottish League One | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 2 | ||
| Total | 75 | 18 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 98 | 20 | |||
| Career total | 133 | 20 | 8 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 165 | 22 | |||
Peterhead
Leitch is the eldest son of former Motherwell captain Scott Leitch.[2]