| Leon Mettam | |
| Birth Date: | 9 December 1986[1] |
| Birth Place: | Lincoln, England |
| Height: | 5 ft 0 in |
| Position: | Striker |
| Currentclub: | Wisbech Town (player-manager) |
| Youthyears1: | 2002–2005 |
| Youthclubs1: | Lincoln City |
| Years1: | 2005–2007 |
| Clubs1: | Lincoln City |
| Caps1: | 5 |
| Goals1: | 1 |
| Years2: | 2007–2008 |
| Clubs2: | Stamford |
| Years3: | 2008–2009 |
| Clubs3: | Corby Town |
| Caps3: | 35 |
| Goals3: | 23 |
| Years4: | 2010–2012 |
| Clubs4: | Gainsborough Trinity |
| Years5: | 2012–2014 |
| Clubs5: | Worksop Town |
| Caps5: | 80 |
| Goals5: | 66 |
| Years6: | 2014–2016 |
| Clubs6: | Tamworth |
| Caps6: | 18 |
| Goals6: | 5 |
| Years7: | 2015 |
| Clubs7: | → King's Lynn Town (loan) |
| Caps7: | 5 |
| Goals7: | 3 |
| Years8: | 2016–2017 |
| Clubs8: | King's Lynn Town |
| Caps8: | 19 |
| Goals8: | 5 |
| Years9: | 2017–2018 |
| Clubs9: | → Spalding United (loan) |
| Years10: | 2018–2019 |
| Clubs10: | Spalding United |
| Years11: | 2019–2020 |
| Clubs11: | Worksop Town |
| Years12: | 2020–2021 |
| Clubs12: | Skegness Town |
| Years13: | 2021–2022 |
| Clubs13: | Frickley Athletic |
| Years14: | 2022– |
| Clubs14: | Wisbech Town |
| Caps14: | 14 |
| Goals14: | 1 |
| Manageryears1: | 2022– |
| Managerclubs1: | Wisbech Town (player-manager) |
Leon Mettam (born 9 December 1986) is an English footballer, primarily a striker, who is presently player-manager at Wisbech Town.[2] [3] He played in the Football League for Lincoln City.
In July 2010, Mettam left The Steelmen to join league rivals Gainsborough Trinity.[4]
Mettam then went on to join ambitious Worksop Town, who were managed by his former Lincoln City youth team coach, Simon Clark.[5]
On 10 June 2014, Mettam, and his Worksop Town teammate Shane Clarke joined Conference North side Tamworth.Following an ankle injury in October 2014 which kept him sidelined for the remainder of the year, Mettam joined Northern Premier League side King's Lynn Town on a month's loan in January 2015, scoring three times in five appearances.[6]
After being released by Tamworth at the end of the 2015/16 season; Mettam was unveiled to King's Lynn Town's supporters at a pre-season fans' forum on 7 June 2016 on a two-year contract.[7] In June 2018 he joined Spalding United on a permanent basis.[8] In May 2020, he was appointed player-coach at Skegness Town.[9]
In April 2021, Mettam was appointed player-assistant manager at West Yorkshire side Frickley Athletic, being reunited with former boss Dave Frecklington.[10]
In July 2022, Mettam was appointed player-manager at United Counties League Premier Division club Wisbech Town.[11]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other[13] | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Lincoln City | 2005–06 | League Two | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2006–07 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | |||
| Lincoln City total | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | |||
| Gainsborough Trinity | 2010–11 | Conference North | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2011–12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Gainsborough Trinity total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Worksop Town | 2012–13 | Northern Premier Division | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2013–14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Worksop Town total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Tamworth | 2014–15 | Conference North | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||