Paul Leeman

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Paul Leeman
Personal information
Full name	Paul Leeman
Date of birth	21 January 1978
Place of birth	Belfast, Northern Ireland
Height	6 ft 2 in (1.89 m)
Playing position	Defender
Club information
Current club	Glentoran F.C.
Number	5
Senior career1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1993 -	Glentoran	528 (39)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11:57, 18 November 2006 (BST). * Appearances (Goals)

Paul Leeman (born 21 January 1978 in Belfast, Northern Ireland) is a footballer from Northern Ireland who plays for Glentoran F.C..

[edit] Playing career

After playing for Dungoyne Boys, Leeman joined Glentoran as a schoolboy in 1993. Two years later he made his first-team debut. Initially playing in midfield and at right back, he switched to centre-back. He was named as the Ulster Footballer of the Year for the 2002/03 season.^[1] Leeman missed almost all of the 2005–06 season with a shoulder injury but has not been seriously injured since. He is the Glentoran club captain. Leeman has won every major honour in Irish League Football with Glentoran and played over 500 games for the East Belfast Club, while also scoring 39 goals, the most important of which was the winner in the Irish Cup Final against Linfield.

He brought his children out with him to lift the Irish Premier League trophy after Glentoran had beaten Cliftonville to see off the challenge of Linfield who had beaten Crusaders 5–0 at Seaview. He had his testimonial against Roy Keane's Ipswich Town, but they lost 3–1.

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Official Glentoran website
• Glentoran captain could miss rest of season
• Leeman ready for Glentoran return
• Glentoran clinch Premiership title
• Leeman starts despite virus
• Leeman could miss Premier opener
• Leeman on target for Glentoran

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