The youngster, who has spent this season with Macclesfield FC in the National League North, lost his life following a car accident last night.
The attacker first joined Wolves at the age of seven, entering at the pre-academy stage, and progressed through the system to sign a professional contract with the club in January 2023.
During his time with Wolves McLeod worked closely with now academy director Jon Hunter-Barrett and former coach Wolves, leading to him representing England at youth level.
In September 2024 McLeod’s time with Wolves came to an end and he went on to represent Rushall Olympic and Stourbridge, before joining Macclesfield in the summer.
He played for the Silkmen seven times this season, scoring three goals, and was on the bench against Bedford Town on Tuesday, before he tragically passed away when travelling home later that night.
Ethan’s younger brother Conor is currently in Wolves' under-21 squad and the whole club will be providing care and support to him and his family.
Hunter-Barrett said: “We’re absolutely devastated as a club and academy with the news of Ethan’s passing. He was in our academy programme for a long time, and his brother Conor is on our books now, so we’re incredibly sad for Conor and his family.
“We’re respecting his family’s privacy at this moment in time, but we’ll support them in any way possible moving forward. We’ll be there for them and Conor, because they’re a massive part of our club.
“Nobody will have a bad word to say about Ethan. He had a warm heart and was incredibly caring and considerate. He was a talented young man, who got on well socially with everyone in the academy, staff and players, because he was such a loving character.
“Ethan was a talented footballer. He had injuries towards the end of his time here, but as a young player he developed early and progressed to representing England at youth level and played up the age groups at Wolves.
“Our thoughts go out to Conor, Ethan’s family and friends, and everyone at Macclesfield FC, because they’ll be devastated with the tragic news too.”
A minute’s silence will be held prior to Wolves’ Premier League clash with Brentford at Molineux this weekend.
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