Marc Leonard

Marc Leonard has been used as a first-choice centre midfielder for Hearts in the Premiership, starting all 13 of his league appearances. His return of one goal keeps the attacking output modest, but the selection pattern is the main point – he has not been used as a bench option. Three yellows and one red also suggest a combative edge that has occasionally tipped into risk.

Leonard's listed senior path covers four clubs – Brighton & Hove Albion, Northampton Town, Birmingham City and Hearts – with repeated Northampton loans before a permanent Birmingham move and then a Hearts loan. The trajectory points to a midfielder who built his senior profile away from Brighton rather than breaking through there, with Hearts now giving him regular Premiership starts.

The transfer record shows a development route based first on loans, then on a paid move. Brighton & Hove Albion sent Leonard to Northampton Town twice, Birmingham City then paid a 500,000 fee in July 2024, and Hearts took him on loan in January 2026. That pattern suggests clubs have seen enough value to keep investing in his first-team minutes, without a long-term settled stop yet.