FC Halifax Town have signed Harvey Sutcliffe following his exit from Leeds United this summer, as announced by their official club website.
Leeds United made the decision to cut ties with the defender following the end of last season and his contract officially expired at Elland Road in late June. He has since been weighing up his next move in the game as a free agent.
Sutcliffe, 20, has recently been on trial with FC Halifax Town and has now put pen-to-paper on a two-year deal with the Yorkshire outfit, with the option of a further 12 months on top of that. They are preparing for the start of the new National League season.
Their boss Chris Millington has told the Halifax Courier: “Really positive addition to the group, he’s a lad we’ve known about for a long time, in particular Coops, who worked with him at Leeds United and was very positive about him when we knew he was becoming available.
“He can play at right-back predominantly but also left-back and also will be willing to do a job at centre-half if required. He fits our recruitment model – he’s a talented player who needs the right environment to get the best out of him so we’re really looking forward to seeing him develop over the next couple of years and show what he can do at The Shay.”
Sutcliffe will be looking to get plenty of game time with FC Halifax Town.
He wasn’t the only player to leave Leeds United following last term. More senior players like Luke Ayling, Jamie Shackleton, Lewis Bate, Cody Drameh and Ian Poveda also left.
The Whites face League One champions Portsmouth on the opening day next weekend as they aim to start with three points on their own patch.
