Peter Leven

Peter Leven

Personal information
Full name	Peter McDonald Leven
Date of birth	(1983-09-27) 27 September 1983
Place of birth	Renfrew, Scotland
Height
Team information
Current team	Kilmarnock (assistant manager)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2000–2004	Rangers	0	(0)
2004–2007	Kilmarnock	65	(5)
2007–2008	Chesterfield	42	(5)
2008–2011	Milton Keynes Dons	120	(22)
2011–2013	Oxford United	59	(12)
2014–2015	Jarrow Roofing BCA	29	(0)
International career
2004–2005	Scotland U21	4	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 09:25, 13 March 2013 (UTC)

Peter McDonald Leven (born 27 September 1983) is a Scottish football player and coach.

Playing career

Rangers

Leven was a youth player with Rangers and as a 16-year-old appeared on the bench four times for the first team, including an Old Firm match. A year later he suffered a serious knee injury in a pre-season game, which ruled him out for two years.

Kilmarnock

Leven signed for Kilmarnock in 2004, but struggled to establish himself in the first team. He played just 65 times for Kilmarnock and at the end of the 2006–07 season he rejected Kilmarnock's contract offer in favour of first-team football.

Chesterfield

Leven joined Chesterfield on a free transfer in 2007. As Aaron Downes made a poor start to the 2007–08 season, Leven was given the captaincy of League Two side Chesterfield. He appeared in 44 of their 49 games in the 2007–08 season. The club turned down numerous offers from Brighton up to £125,000 in the January transfer window. Chesterfield then failed to gain promotion and he turned down a contract extension.

Milton Keynes Dons

Leven joined Milton Keynes Dons in June 2008 on a free transfer. He won the League 1 Sports Writers Player of the Year for the 2010/11 season, his last for MK Dons. At the end of his contract at the Dons, Leven declined to accept the contract extension the club offered him and he left as a free agent.

Oxford United

There was interest in Leven from several clubs, including Millwall and Crystal Palace, but in July 2011 he signed a two-year deal with League Two side Oxford United. Leven set up both Oxford United goals in their 2–1 away win over arch-rivals Swindon on 21 August 2011, their first victory at the County Ground for 38 years. On 29 October 2011 during a home game against Port Vale, with the game at 1–1, Leven intercepted the ball inside his own half and lobbed the opposition keeper from the halfway line, which turned out to be the winning goal and one of the best ever goals scored at the Kassam Stadium. While a free agent Leven was linked with Paul Ince's Blackpool. In August 2014 Leven signed for Jarrow Roofing BCA.

Coaching career

Leven was appointed to a coaching position at Kilmarnock in June 2015 joining the club as assistant manager.

Career statistics

All stats from soccerbase

As of 27 December 2013

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Rangers	2000–01	Scottish Premier League	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2001–02	Scottish Premier League	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2002–03	Scottish Premier League	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2003–04	Scottish Premier League	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Kilmarnock	2004–05	Scottish Premier League	32	4	3	0	1	1	0	0	36	5
	2005–06	Scottish Premier League	6	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	8	0
	2006–07	Scottish Premier League	27	1	0	0	4	0	0	0	31	1
Total			65	5	3	0	7	1	0	0	75	6
Chesterfield	2007–08	League Two	42	5	1	0	1	0	0	0	44	5
Total			42	5	1	0	1	0	0	0	44	5
Milton Keynes Dons	2008–09	League One	42	10	1	0	1	0	0	0	44	10
	2009–10	League One	31	4	3	0	0	0	6	0	40	4
	2010–11	League One	40	8	2	0	3	0	1	0	46	8
Total			113	22	6	0	4	0	7	0	130	22
Oxford United	2011–12	Football League Two	39	6	1	0	1	0	1	0	42	6
	2012–13	Football League Two	20	4	4	1	0	0	1	1	25	6
Total			59	10	5	1	1	0	2	1	67	12
Career totals			279	42	15	1	13	1	9	1	316	45

A. ^ The "FA Cup" column constitutes appearances (including substitutes) and goals in the FA Cup and Scottish Cup.

B. ^ The "League Cup" column constitutes appearances (including substitutes) and goals in the Football League Cup and Scottish League Cup.

C. ^ The "Other" column constitutes appearances (including substitutes) and goals in the Football League Trophy.

External links

• Peter Leven player profile at mkdons.com
• Peter Leven career statistics at Soccerbase

• http://www.fitbastats.com/scotlandu21/player.php?playerid=418
• Leven departure confirmed by Robbo – Milton Keynes Citizen
• Oxford Utd 2–1 Port Vale – BBC Sport