Chris Leitch

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Chris Leitch
Personal information
Full name Chris Leitch
Date of birth April 1, 1979 (age 27)
Place of birth Columbus, OH, United States
Height 5'11
Position defender
Club information
Current club Columbus Crew
Number 33
Youth clubs
1998-01 North Carolina
Professional clubs*
Years Club Apps (goals)
2002
2003-05
2006-
Columbus Crew
MetroStars
Columbus Crew
13 (0)
76 (0)
9 (0)

* Professional club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only and
correct as of 16:52, 1 July 2006 (UTC).
** National team caps and goals correct
as of 6 June 2006.

Chris Leitch (born April 1, 1979 in Columbus, Ohio) is an American soccer defender, who currently plays for the Columbus Crew in Major League Soccer.

Leitch played college soccer at the University of North Carolina, leading them to the NCAA Championship in 2001, setting a school record for games played (88) and starts (87). He was drafted by the Columbus Crew in the fourth round of the 2002 MLS SuperDraft, but only played 13 games for his hometown team in his first professional season.

Leitch was traded to the MetroStars with Jeff Matteo for Ross Paule prior to the 2003 season. He became a regular in the Metro lineup late in the year, playing in 15 games. He then became an automatic starter in 2004, playing every minute of all but a single game. Originally a right back, Leitch acquitted himself well on the left flank when the Metros needed help at that position. He switched back to the right flank in 2005. Despite being named the team's Defender of the Year, he was waived by the club in the offseason and then came back to Columbus.

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Columbus Crew - Current Squad

1 Busch | 2 Hejduk | 4 Pierce | 5 Moss | 6 González | 7 Thomas | 8 Oughton | 9 Garey | 10 Ngwenya | 11 Grabavoy | 12 Gaven | 13 Burch | 14 Marshall | 15 Retiz | 16 Kamara | 17 Szetela | 19 Becerra | 20 Ward | 22 Rozental | 23 Hendrickson | 24 Zayner | 25 Virtuoso | 28 Gruenebaum | 29 Palmer | 31 Gaudette | 33 Leitch | 88 Walker | 99 Coiner | -- Hesmer | -- O'Rourke | Coach: Schmid