Mark Leech
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 9 December 1985 | ||
| Place of birth | Dublin, Ireland | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Belvedere | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2003–2004 | UCD | 4 | (1) |
| 2004–2007 | Drogheda United | 26 | (4) |
| 2006 | → Bohemians (loan) | 7 | (1) |
| 2007 | → Shelbourne (loan) | 30 | (12) |
| 2008 | Galway United | 16 | (1) |
| 2008 | Shamrock Rovers | 14 | (0) |
| 2009 | St. Patrick's Athletic | 9 | (2) |
| 2010 | Shelbourne | 20 | (4) |
| 2011–2012 | Southern Stars | 33 | (11) |
| 2013 | Shelbourne | 19 | (2) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2007 | Republic of Ireland U21 | 1 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 30 October 2013 (UTC). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 28 February 2007 (UTC) |
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Mark Leech (born 9 December 1985 in Dublin, Ireland), is an Irish footballer who plays for League of Ireland First Division side Shelbourne. Leech plays as a forward and is the son of former Shamrock Rovers and Republic of Ireland international Mick Leech.
After making a name for himself as an up-and-coming talent at youth level and as part of the FAIS International squad, Leech began his senior footballing career after being snapped up by UCD in 2003 for a deferred scholarship while he was still at school. He played on numerous occasions for the students' Under 21 panel and broke into the UCD first team making limited appearances. Leech scored his only UCD goal against Waterford United at Belfield Park on 22 September 2003 aged just 17.
Leech departed UCD during the 2004 season before he was due to begin his scholarship to sign for Drogheda United in July 2004, the club of his former boss at UCD Paul Doolin. He fought his way into the Drogheda United first team with numerous impressive displays for their Under 21 side. As one of the Drogs most impressive young talents, Leech was capped for Republic of Ireland Under 21's for the first time coming on as a second-half substitute in Ireland's 1–0 victory over Sweden at Drogheda's United Park on 28 February 2006. He further excelled his ever growing profile by scoring an extra-time winner for Drogheda United in the 2006 Setanta Sports Cup Final against Cork City at Tolka Park on 22 April 2006. That moment could be seen as an early peak for Leech's Drogheda career as he was shortly loaned to Bohemians in July 2006 until the end of the season as part of Tony Grant's permanent move in the opposite direction.
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