Jim Leeker

Who is Jim Leeker?

Jim Leeker is a former U.S. soccer player. He was the 1970 North American Soccer League Rookie of the Year and went on to play a total of three seasons in the league.

In 1965, Leeker joined St. Louis Kutis S.C. He then went on to attend St. Louis University where he played on the men’s soccer team from 1966 to 1969. In 1969, Leeker and his team mates won the NCAA Men's Soccer Championship. In 1970, Leeker signed with the St. Louis Stars of the North American Soccer League. That year, he played in twenty-two games and scored five goals as he was named the NASL Rookie of the Year. He continued to play for the Stars until 1972 when he left the NASL. After leaving the Stars, Leeker rejoined St. Louis Kutis where he was named the 1972 Khoury Professional Player of the Year.

Leeker was inducted into the St. Louis Soccer Hall of Fame in 1998.