Leon Elliott, pictured for Ipswich Town U21s this season. (Image: Ross Halls)
Leon Elliott, pictured for Ipswich Town U21s this season. (Image: Ross Halls)
Ipswich Town U21s full-back Leon Elliott has signed a new contract with the club.
The 19-year-old joined the Blues from Crystal Palace in the summer 2024, having been with the Eagles since the age of nine.
Leon Elliott captained Ipswich Town U21s last season.
(Image: Ross Halls)
Elliott played a key role for John McGreal's side, who had an impressive first season in the Premier League 2 in 2025/26.
He captained the young Blues on a number of occasions last campaign and became the first Town player to win full international caps with Barbados.
The Croydon-born is capable of playing anywhere across the defence and was among the players to feature in episode five of the 2022 Channel Four documentary series Football Dreams: The Academy.
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Woody Williamson and Corbin Mthunzi celebrate after the penalty shootout win at Braintree Town.
(Image: Ross Halls)
In other news, Town U21s side got their inaugural National League Cup campaign underway with a penalty shootout win at Essex club Braintree Town on Tuesday evening.
Luca Fletcher opened the scoring for the young Blues, but Alfie Lewis equalised in the closing stages for the Essex club.
Town goalkeeper Woody Williamson saved two spot-kicks in the shootout, before Corbin Mthunzi, who featured for the first-team in pre-season, netted the winning penalty to get a bonus point in their group.