Eric Leonard
Eric Leonard (soccer)[edit]
Eric Leonard (born October 5th, 1995) is an American soccer player who plays as a defensive midfielder for Forward Madison FC. Having played college soccer for Butler University, he spent his first professional season in Queensland, Australia, playing in Division II for Nerang SC.
Career[edit]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | October 5th, 1995 (age 23) | ||
| Place of birth | Palatine, Illinois | ||
| Height | 5' 9 | ||
| Playing position | Defensive Midfielder, Outside Back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Forward Madison FC | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2002-2005 | Palatine Celtic FC | ||
| 2006-2014 | Chicago Sockers | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014-2017 | Butler University | 73 | (8) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017 | OKC Energy FC | 10 | |
| 2018 | Nerang SC | 18 | |
| 2019-Current | Forward Madison FC | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
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Youth and college[edit]
Leonard grew up in Palatine, Illinois and played college soccer at Butler University from 2014 to 2017, starting in 69 out of 73 matches played and captaining his junior and senior season.[1] In 2016, Leonard had the game-winning goal in Butler's first BIG EAST Championship victory over Creighton (11/13)[2] and earned a spot on the All-Tournament Team.[3] In 2017, he earned BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Week honors Oct. 23 for his role in shutouts against Villanova and No. 1 Indiana, while being selected to the adidas/IU Credit Forum Classic All-Tournament Team for his role in a pair of 3-2 wins over South Florida and San Francisco over Labor Day weekend.[4] He continued to lead the team to its first ever Big East Men's Conference Championship and Butler's first NCAA Sweet Sixteen appearance.[5]
Nerang SC[edit]
Eric Leonard made his professional debut on April 8th, 2018 under the form of a one-year contract with Nerang SC in the Gold Coast Premier League, the second division of Australian soccer.[6] [7][8]At Nerang SC, Leonard won the Premier League Players’ Player of the Year award.[9]
Forward Madison SC[edit]
On December 12, 2018, USL League One team Forward Madison FC signed Eric Leonard for its inaugural season.[10] Leonard was part of the 6th and 7th signing along with another Illinois native, Brian Bement. The team will play their home matches in 2019 at Breese Stevens Field.
Career Statistics[edit]
College[edit]
| School | Season | NCAA Regular Season | Big East Tournament | NCAA Tournament | Total | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Assists | Apps | Goals | Assists | Apps | Goals | Assists | Apps | Goals | Assists | ||
| Butler University | 2014 | Div. I | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015 | 17 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 5 | ||
| 2016 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 3 | 2 | ||
| 2017 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 2 | 2 | ||
| NCAA Total | 67 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 73 | 8 | 10 | ||
References[edit]
- ↑ "Eric Leonard - 2016 - Butler University". butlersports.com. Retrieved 2018-12-26.
- ↑ "Eric Leonard - 2016 - Butler University". butlersports.com. Retrieved 2018-12-26.
- ↑ "Butler Wins BIG EAST Men's Soccer Championship Title". Big East Conference. Retrieved 2018-12-27.
- ↑ "@ButlerMenSoccer's Eric Leonard Earns BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Week Honors". Butler University Athletics. Retrieved 2018-12-26.
- ↑ "NCAA men's soccer: Butler hopes to keep pulling off surprises in Sweet 16 vs. top-ranked Wake Forest". Indianapolis Star. Retrieved 2018-12-26.
- ↑ "Subscribe to the Gold Coast Bulletin". myaccount.news.com.au. Retrieved 2018-12-26.
- ↑ scontent.fmia1-2.fna.fbcdn.net https://scontent.fmia1-2.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/36365620_2076973209010710_4266735088688955392_o.jpg?_nc_cat=104&_nc_ht=scontent.fmia1-2.fna&oh=edcbe0f746d1061db7918ec8560a0050&oe=5CD46492. Retrieved 2018-12-26. Missing or empty
|title=(help) - ↑ "Fixtures & Results". Nerang Soccer Club. 2017-04-16. Retrieved 2018-12-27.
- ↑ Media, N. S. C. (2018-10-17). "Gala Awards Night | Senior Eagles Celebrate Superb 2018 Season". Nerang Soccer Club. Retrieved 2018-12-26.
- ↑ Staff, USLLeagueOne com (2018-12-18). "Forward Madison FC Signs Midwest Natives Leonard, Bement". USL League One. Retrieved 2018-12-26.
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