Leigh Veidman
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 Veidman with Spokane Velocity in 2023 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Leigh Veidman | ||
| Date of birth | 9 June 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | Liverpool, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Spokane Velocity (head coach) | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008–2010 | Iowa Western Reivers | 33 | (41) |
| 2011 | Texas-Brownsville Ocelots | 21 | (14) |
| 2013 | Bellevue Bruins | 18 | (8) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2014 | Toronto Lynx | 56 | (13) |
| 2015–2016 | Des Moines Menace | 16 | (12) |
| 2017 | FC Boulder U23 | 12 | (6) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2015–2017 | Midland Warriors (assistant) | ||
| 2016–2017 | Des Moines Menace (assistant) | ||
| 2017–2019 | FC Boulder (academy) | ||
| 2019–2020 | Fresno FC (assistant) | ||
| 2020–2021 | OKC Energy (assistant) | ||
| 2021 | OKC Energy | ||
| 2023 | Charleston Battery (assistant) | ||
| 2024– | Spokane Velocity | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Leigh Veidman (born 9 June 1988) is an English professional football coach and former player who is the head coach of USL League One club Spokane Velocity.
His career started with stints at both Liverpool and Everton youth academies.[1] Veidman came to the United States from England to play college soccer in 2008.[2] His first stop was at NJCAA team Iowa Western Community College where he was he earned All-Conference honors in 2008 and 2010 and All-American honors in 2010.[3] He holds the record at Iowa Western for most career goals (41) and most career points (91).[4] Veidman transferred to the NAIA school, the University of Texas at Brownsville where he earned All-Conference honors in 2011.[5] The last of his college career was played at the NAIA school Bellevue University where he again earned All-Conference honors in 2013.[6]
Veidman's senior level club career included a stint with then USL PDL club Toronto Lynx from 2011 to 2014, and another at the then-USL PDL club Des Moines Menace in 2015 and 2016.[2] His last season as a player in the PDL was in 2017 with FC Boulder U23.[7]