Gregory Leigh - Stats, Rating & Scouting Report

Profile

Full nameGregory Alex Leigh

PositionCentre-back

NationalityJamaica

Age31

Date of birth30 Sept 1994

BirthplaceManchester

Height181 cm

Shirt number#22

ClubOxford United

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Centre-back

Season stats

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16

Appearances

1

Goals

0

Assists

909

Minutes

Domestic-league season · Oxford United.

Career

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Leigh's current-season form is down 67% on last season (Season 24→8), while his Rating eased 43→24. His peak season for form remains 2024/25 (Season 24).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2025/26	Oxford United · 22nd	16	1	0	6.55	24	8
2024/25	Oxford United · 17th	34	6	1	6.91	43	24
2023/24	Oxford United · 5th	33	6	1	6.97	35	16
2023/24	Ipswich · 2nd	1	0	0	6.7	37	0
2022/23	Ipswich · 2nd	14	0	1	6.85	34	8
2021/22	Morecambe · 19th	36	2	4	6.76	42	18

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 7 earlier seasons in the full career.

Jamaica · international

Side	Apps	G
Jamaica	34	2

Career caps & goals — tournament breakdown in the full career.

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Domestic career

Scout report

Experienced headCentral defender

G. Leigh is a 31-year-old central defender at Oxford United, rated 24 overall by Field Insider's model. A seasoned veteran, he has been a fringe squad member this season (22% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.07 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Leigh.

On the season, Leigh graded 8 for current form (age-blind), on 2 clean sheets and 3.069 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 24 → 8). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has held fairly steady, peaking in 2024/25.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 24. At 31 Leigh is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 5 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Past his 2024/25 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2024/25Trending downRemarkably consistentStepped up 2024/25Injury-hit 2025/264 clubs

24

Ratingi

below regular-starter level

7.6

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

22%

Minutes

limited game time

3.07

Def. actions / 90

moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Oxford United finished 22nd of 24 · a relegation-threatened side

16

Apps

3.07

Def. / 90

15

Tackles

13

Interceptions

2

Clean sheets

3.07 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 2 clean sheets across 16 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (22nd of 24) is harder than the bare numbers suggest: a back line under more pressure has to defend more often and protects fewer leads, so the volume — and any clean sheets — carry real weight. Going forward he chipped in 1 goal and 0 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Watch points

Game time. Only 22% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Age curve. At 31, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 24 overall — below regular-starter level. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (3.07 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.9× and falling).

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %22%

Available fixtures46 of 46

Goals / 900.099

Assists / 900

Goal contribution / 900.099

Defensive actions / 903.069

Player flow

Goal involvements1

Cards / 900

Season-by-season progression

Rating (potential)Season (form)

Value & potential by age

Market valueRating

Solid = now · dashed = projected

The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around ages 23–27 (~5), then tapers with age. At 31, Leigh sits on 5, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Leigh's projected Rating — 24 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among centre-backs in the League One with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals1

Passing

Assists0

Defending

Tackles15

Interceptions13

Blocks3

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards0

Red cards0

Transfer history

Oxford UnitedAug 2023 – now

IpswichJul 2022 – Aug 2023Free

MMorecambeJul 2021 – Jul 2022Free

Aberdeenuntil Jul 2021

NAC Breda(back from loan)Jul 2020 – Jul 2021

AberdeenOct 2020 – Jul 2020Free

Aberdeen(on loan)Jul 2019 – Oct 2020

NAC BredaJun 2018 – Jul 2019

BBuryJul 2016 – Jun 2018

BradfordAug 2015 – Jul 2016Free

Crewe(on loan)Aug 2014 – Aug 2015

Manchester Cityuntil Aug 2014

Transfer history

About G. Leigh

Gregory Alex Leigh is a 31-year-old centre-back who plays for Oxford United, born on September 30, 1994 in Manchester, standing 181 cm tall. He is from Jamaica. Oxford United currently sit 5th of 24 in the League One.

This season

In the current season, G. Leigh has made 16 appearances with 1 goal and 0 assists across 909 minutes.

G. Leigh's next match is on September 1, 2026, when Oxford United face Huddersfield away in the League One.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates G. Leigh at 24 with a Season form score of 7.6. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

Career

Across 12 recorded seasons, G. Leigh has totalled 306 club appearances with 21 goals and 12 assists for 8 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2016/17, with 45 appearances for Bury.