Leigh Mills
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Leigh Mills[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 8 February 1988[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Winchester, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)[1] | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Blackfield & Langley | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2004 | Swindon Town | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2004-2009 | Tottenham Hotspur | 0 | (0) |
| 2008 | → Brentford (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2008 | → Gillingham (loan) | 12 | (3) |
| 2010-2012 | Winchester City | 75 | (21) |
| 2012-2013 | Eastleigh | 9 | (0) |
| 2013 | Blackfield & Langley | 20 | (3) |
| 2013- | Winchester City | 34 | (8) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2003 | England U16 | 1 | (0) |
| 2004–2005 | England U17 | 11 | (0) |
| 2005 | England U18 | 1 | (0) |
| 2006 | England U19 | 1 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 00:05, 5 May 2013 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Leigh Mills (born 8 February 1988) is an English professional footballer who currently (2013) plays at centre-back for Blackfield & Langley.
Career
Tottenham Hotspur
Mills started his career as a youth team player at Swindon Town but was signed by Tottenham Hotspur as a 16-year-old in 2004 before he had made a single league appearance for the Robins.[2]
Mills joined Brentford in a season-long loan deal on 17 June 2008.[3] On 8 August he was recalled by Tottenham and joined Gillingham on loan, subsequently extended from one month to five.[4][5][6] Mills made his Gillingham and professional debut in a 1-0 home defeat against Luton Town on 16 August.,.[7] The loan ended on 1 January 2009, and in February, Mills was released from his contract.[8]
In mid-2007 Leigh Mills married, and in 2009 he retired from professional football. Leigh currently works in the sports department at Wellington Academy in Tidworth, Wiltshire.
In July 2010, Mills signed for his hometown club Winchester City on a free transfer.[9]
In September 2012 he signed for Conference South side Eastleigh.[10] Mills was released on 18 January 2013, after making 9 league appearances for the Spitfires.[11]
On 29 January 2013 Mills signed for Wessex side Blackfield & Langley.
According to Sky Sports news, Leigh Mills prefers being a big fish in a little pond to being a little fish in a big pond.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2009). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2009–10. Mainstream Publishing. ISBN 978-1-84596-474-0.
- ↑ "Teen Mills to join Spurs". BBC Sport. 11 July 2004.
- ↑ "Brentford recruit Hamer and Mills". BBC Sport. 17 June 2008.
- ↑ "Brentford complete triple swoop". BBC Sport. 8 August 2008.
- ↑ "LEIGH MILLS SIGNS FROM SPURS". gillinghamfootballclub.com. 9 August 2008.
- ↑ "Mills' loan spell extended". tottenhamhotspur.com. 26 August 2008.
- ↑ "Gillingham 0-1 Luton". BBC Sport. 16 August 2008.
- ↑ "Mills departs". tottenhamhotspur.com. 9 February 2009.
- ↑ "WINCHESTER CITY 2-1 EASTLEIGH FC". winchesterfootballclub.co.uk. 24 July 2010.
- ↑ "Eastleigh complete Mills signing". http://www.dailyecho.co.uk/news/. 28 September 2012.
- ↑ "MIlls Released". Eastlegih FC. 18 January 2013.