Leo Chambers

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.

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)

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. "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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