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Darren Stephenson
Personal information
Full name Darren Coil Anthony Stephenson
Date of birth (1993-03-06) 6 March 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth Saint Catherine, Jamaica
Position(s) Left winger, striker
Team information
Current team
 Stockport County
Number 15
Youth career
2004–2011 Bradford City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2012 Bradford City 1 (0)
2011 → Hinckley United (loan) 1 (0)
2011 → Woodley Sports (loan)
2012 → Stocksbridge Park Steels (loan)
2012 → Southport (loan) 6 (2)
2012 Southport 7 (0)
2012 → Chorley (loan)
2012–2016 Chorley
2016–2017 Tranmere Rovers 11 (0)
2016–2017 → AFC Fylde (loan) 3 (0)
2017– Stockport County 71 (10)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:11, 24 July 2019 (UTC)

Darren Coil Anthony Stephenson[1] (born 6 March 1993)[2] is an English professional footballer who plays for Stockport County as a left winger and striker.

Career

Stephenson made his senior debut for Bradford City on 26 March 2011,[3] having been promoted to the first-team squad two days before, with squad number 29.[4][5] Stephenson was offered his first professional six-month contract by Bradford on 9 May 2011.[6] On 23 August 2011, Stephenson was given a new two-year contract after impressing staff.[7] The next day, he joined Hinckley United on a month-long loan deal, alongside Luke Dean,[8] before returning to Bradford City in early September 2011, having made just one appearance.[9] On 5 October 2011, Stephenson moved on loan to Woodley Sports,[10] and on 30 January 2012 he moved on loan to Stocksbridge Park Steels.[11] He moved on loan to Southport in March 2012.[12] In August 2012, Stephenson was released from his contract with Bradford City.[13] On 11 August 2012, Stephenson signed for Football Conference side Southport on a twelve-month contract.[14] He joined Chorley on loan on 31 August 2012,[15] scoring on his debut the next day in a 1–0 victory against Ilkeston.[16] He was recalled to Southport on 12 October from his loan spell.[17] Stephenson re-signed for Chorley on a permanent basis in December 2012.[18][19] He received interest from Hartlepool United in the January 2016 transfer window.[20]

After 62 goals in 157 games for Chorley, he signed for Tranmere Rovers in July 2016.[21] He moved on loan to AFC Fylde in November 2016.[22] He joined Stockport County for the 2017–18 season.[23] He was released by Stockport in May 2019.[24] He re-signed with the club in July 2019.[25] Later that month he broke his leg in a friendly game.[26]

Career statistics

As of 29 April 2019[23][27]
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Bradford City 2010–11 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2011–12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Hinckley United (loan) 2011–12 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Southport 2011–12 6 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 2
2012–13 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0
Total 13 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 2
Tranmere Rovers 2016–17 11 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 12 0
AFC Fylde 2016–17 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 5 0
Stockport County 2017–18 35 3 0 0 0 0 7 2 42 5
2018–19 36 7 2 0 0 0 7 1 45 8
Total 71 10 2 0 0 0 14 3 87 13
Career total 100 12 3 0 0 0 16 3 119 15

References

  1. ^ "List of Players under Written Contract Registered Between 01/08/2011 and 31/08/2011" (PDF). The Football Association. Retrieved 17 October 2011.
  2. ^ "Profile". Bradford City A.F.C. Archived from the original on 7 October 2011. Retrieved 26 March 2011.
  3. ^ "Bradford 1 – 2 Shrewsbury". BBC Sport. 26 March 2011. Retrieved 26 March 2011.
  4. ^ "Stephenson given squad number". Bradford City A.F.C. 24 March 2011. Archived from the original on 26 March 2011. Retrieved 26 March 2011.
  5. ^ "Stephenson called up by Bradford City". Telegraph & Argus. 24 March 2011. Retrieved 26 March 2011.
  6. ^ "Four offered pro contracts". Bradford City A.F.C. 9 May 2011. Archived from the original on 12 May 2011. Retrieved 9 May 2011.
  7. ^ "Duo earn development contracts". Bradford City A.F.C. 23 August 2011. Archived from the original on 5 September 2012. Retrieved 23 August 2011.
  8. ^ Simon Parker (24 August 2011). "Bradford City duo go on loan". Telegraph and Argus. Retrieved 24 August 2011.
  9. ^ "Loan player updates". Bradford City A.F.C. 11 September 2011. Archived from the original on 5 September 2012. Retrieved 11 September 2011.
  10. ^ Simon Parker (5 October 2011). "Bantams trio loaned out but Burns move is blocked". Telegraph and Argus. Retrieved 5 October 2011.
  11. ^ "STEELS BORROW BANTAMS STRIKER". NonLeagueDaily.com. 30 January 2012. Retrieved 30 January 2012.[permanent dead link]
  12. ^ "Southport sign Bradford striker Darren Stephenson on loan". BBC Sport. 13 March 2012.
  13. ^ "Stephenson departs". Bradford City A.F.C. 9 August 2012.
  14. ^ "STRIKER STEPHENSON SIGNS FOR SANDGROUNDERS". Southport F.C. 11 August 2012. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.
  15. ^ "Striker Stephenson Signs". Chorley F.C. 31 August 2012. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 2 September 2012.
  16. ^ "Ten-man Magpies toil to victory". Chorley F.C. 1 September 2012. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 2 September 2012.
  17. ^ "Southport recall Stephenson". NonLeagueDaily.com. Archived from the original on 12 October 2012. Retrieved 12 October 2012.
  18. ^ "Profile". Chorley F.C. Archived from the original on 3 August 2016. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
  19. ^ "Stephenson returns". Chorley F.C. 4 December 2012. Archived from the original on 7 April 2013. Retrieved 4 December 2012.
  20. ^ Tyrone Marshall (18 March 2016). "Matt Jansen wants to keep top scorer Darren Stephenson at Chorley". Lancashire Telegraph. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
  21. ^ "Tranmere make big money swoop for Chorley star Stephenson". Lancashire Evening Post. 1 July 2016. Retrieved 2 July 2016.
  22. ^ "Tranmere striker loaned to AFC Fylde". Blackpool Gazette. 22 November 2016. Retrieved 23 November 2016.
  23. ^ a b Darren Stephenson at Soccerway
  24. ^ "Duxbury and Stephenson to leave Edgeley Park". Stockport County. 21 May 2019.
  25. ^ "Darren signs new deal". Stockport County. 23 July 2019.
  26. ^ https://www.stockportcounty.com/darren-stephenson-injury-latest/
  27. ^ Darren Stephenson at Soccerbase

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