Leo Chambers
Chambers warming-up for West Ham United
Personal information
Full name Leo Alexander Chambers[1]
Date of birth (1995-08-05) 5 August 1995
Place of birth Brixton, England
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[2]
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
Afewee Academy[3]
2002–2012 West Ham United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2016 West Ham United 0 (0)
2016 → Colchester United (loan) 6 (0)
2017–2018 Billericay Town 8 (0)
2018 → Kingstonian (loan) 5 (0)
2018 → Kingstonian (loan) 6 (0)
2018–2019 Kingstonian 5 (0)
2019 → Farnborough (loan) 2 (0)
International career‡
2010–2011 England U16 3 (0)
2011–2012 England U17 8 (1)
2012 England U18 1 (0)
2013 England U19 1 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:41, 31 March 2019 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18:30, 5 September 2013 (UTC)

Leo Alexander Chambers (born 5 August 1995) is a retired English footballer who last played as a defender for Kingstonian. He has also played for Colchester United on loan and for England at under-16, under-17 and under-18 levels.

Club career

Born in Brixton, London, Chambers was a youth team player with West Ham before signing his first professional contract in August 2012 having joined the club aged seven.[4][5] His first appearance in a first-team squad was on 20 October 2012 when he was an unused substitute in a Premier League game against Southampton.[4] Chambers made his debut playing at right back for West Ham on 27 August 2013 in the 2–1 League Cup win against Cheltenham Town.[6] He also started in the subsequent victories against Cardiff City and Burnley.

On 26 February 2016, Chambers signed on a one-month loan with Colchester United.[7] He made his Colchester United and Football League debut on 27 February 2016 impressing in a home 0–0 draw with Shrewsbury Town.[8]

In August 2017, Chambers signed for Isthmian Premier League club Billericay Town on a two-year deal.[9] On 7 January 2018, Kingstonian signed Chambers on a 28 day-loan.[10]

In May 2018, Chambers returned to Kingstonian on a permanent basis following two loan spells at the club.[11] In March 2019, Chambers was loaned to Farnborough for a month.[12]

Following his time at Kingstonian, Chambers retired from football due to injuries.[13]

International career

Chambers has played for England at under-16, under-17 and under-18 levels. He made his debut for the under-18 side on 24 October 2012 when, as captain, he was part of a side which beat Italy under-18s 2–0.[14] On 5 September 2013 he made his first appearance for England at U19 level in the victory over Estonia.

Career statistics

As of 20 April 2017 [15]
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
West Ham United 2013–14 Premier League 0000300030
2014–15 0000000000
2015–16 0000000000
Total 0000300030
Colchester United (loan) 2015–16 League One 60–––60
Career total 6000300090

References

  1. ↑ "Clubs submit retained and released lists". Premier League. 7 June 2013. Archived from the original on 10 June 2013. Retrieved 8 September 2013.
  2. ↑ "Soccerway — L. Chambers". Perform Group. 2015. Retrieved 26 January 2015.
  3. ↑ Fifield, Dominic (7 October 2014). "The Brixton volunteers who made Nathaniel Clyne an England player | Dominic Fifield". The Guardian.
  4. 1 2 "Chambers thankful for first-team chance". www.whufc.com. Retrieved 30 October 2012.
  5. ↑ "Chambers signs new contract". www.whufc.com. Retrieved 30 October 2012.
  6. ↑ "West Ham v Cheltenham Town". BBC Sport. Retrieved 28 August 2013.
  7. ↑ "West Ham's Leo Chambers & Tottenham's Nathan Oduwa join Colchester United on loan". BBC Sport. 26 February 2016. Retrieved 2 March 2016.
  8. ↑ Waldron, Jonathon (27 February 2016). "Leo Chambers happy to be at Colchester United following loan move from West Ham United". www.gazette-news.co.uk. Retrieved 2 March 2016.
  9. ↑ "Billericay Town sign three new players ahead of new 2017/18 season - including ex-Premier League duo". Essex Live. 8 August 2017. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
  10. ↑ "K's sign three more". Kingstonian F.C. 7 January 2018. Retrieved 8 January 2018.
  11. ↑ "Leo Chambers". Kingstonian F.C. 15 May 2018. Retrieved 3 October 2018.
  12. ↑ "Two K's to Farnborough, one permanently, one on loan". Kingstonian F.C. 12 March 2019. Retrieved 17 May 2020.
  13. ↑ "Where Are They Now? Leo Chambers". West Ham United F.C. 29 October 2021. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
  14. ↑ "Leo Chambers". www.thefa.com. Retrieved 30 October 2012.
  15. ↑ Leo Chambers at Soccerbase
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