Connor Essam
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Connor Essam[1] | ||
Date of birth | [2] | 9 July 1992||
Place of birth | Sheerness, England[3] | ||
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Centre back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Hemel Hempstead Town | ||
Youth career | |||
2002–2010 | Gillingham | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2010–2013 | Gillingham | 18 | (0) |
2010–2011 | → Bishop's Stortford (loan) | 10 | (0) |
2011 | → Dover Athletic (loan) | 7 | (0) |
2011 | → Bishop's Stortford (loan) | 7 | (1) |
2011–2012 | → Dartford (loan) | 7 | (1) |
2012 | → Luton Town (loan) | 9 | (0) |
2013–2014 | Crawley Town | 11 | (1) |
2013 | → Dartford (loan) | 4 | (1) |
2014–2015 | Dover Athletic | 38 | (4) |
2015–2016 | Leyton Orient | 24 | (0) |
2016 | → Dover Athletic (loan) | 8 | (0) |
2016–2017 | Eastleigh | 11 | (0) |
2016 | → Woking (loan) | 6 | (0) |
2017 | → Dover Athletic (loan) | 16 | (1) |
2017–2019 | Dover Athletic | 64 | (2) |
2018–2019 | → Concord Rangers (loan) | 24 | (1) |
2019– | Hemel Hempstead Town | 0 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:22, 30 July 2019 (UTC) |
Connor Essam (born 9 July 1992) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for Hemel Hempstead Town.
Club career
Gillingham
Born in Chatham, Kent,[4] Essam joined Gillingham in 2002 and progressed through the ranks of the youth team and also captained the side.[5] In March 2010, Essam was awarded his first professional contract along with Dean Rance and Charlie Stimson.[6] He was sent out to Conference South side Bishop's Stortford in October 2010 on an initial one-month loan which was later extended.[7] Later on in the season he joined Dover Athletic on loan in the same division.[8] In August 2011, Essam rejoined Bishop's Stortford of the Conference North on a one-month loan deal along with Dean Rance.[9] He scored his first goal for the club on 29 August in a 5–0 win over Hinckley United.[10] Essam joined Conference South outfit Dartford on loan in December 2011.[11] He scored in the 4–1 away league win over Staines Town.[12] Essam made his professional and Gillingham debut on 13 February 2012 in a 2–1 home defeat to Southend United.[13] On 31 August 2012 Essam signed for Luton Town on a month-long loan, later extended for a second month.[14][15] He returned to Gillingham on 2 November after making nine appearances for Luton, and was swiftly made available on a free transfer by Gillingham manager, Martin Allen.
Crawley Town
On 23 January 2013, Essam signed for Crawley Town of Football League One on a free transfer, with Gillingham retaining an interest by inserting a sell-on clause into the contract.[16] In November 2013, Essam joined Conference Premier side Dartford on a one-month loan deal.[17] Shortly into the 2013–14 season, he was released.[18]
Dover Athletic
On 1 September 2014, Essam signed for Dover Athletic, on the same day as he was released by Crawley Town.[19]
Leyton Orient
On 27 July 2015, Essam signed for Football League Two side Leyton Orient. After a successful trial with the club he was offered a one-year contract. In May 2016, he was released from Leyton Orient when it was announced that he would not be retained when his contract expired.[20]
Eastleigh
On 14 June 2016, Essam joined National League side Eastleigh on a one-year deal.[21] After only making five appearances in the space of a month, Essam joined Woking on a 93-day loan.[22] Two days later, Essam made his Woking debut in a 1–1 draw against Guiseley, playing the full 90 minutes.[23] However, just after a month into his loan spell with Woking, Essam was recalled by Eastleigh to cover an injury crisis.[24] After a short spell back at Eastleigh, Essam once again left the club on loan, this time returning to Dover Athletic on a deal for the remainder of the campaign.[25] Following a successful loan spell back at Dover, it was announced that Essam would leave Eastleigh in June 2017 upon the expiry of his current deal.[26]
Dover Athletic
On 20 June 2017, Essam joined Dover Athletic, returning to the Whites on a two-year deal.[27] He made his debut on the opening day in a 1–0 away victory to Hartlepool United.[28]
Hemel Hempstead Town
Essam joined National League South team Hemel Hempstead Town in the summer of 2019.[29]
Career statistics
- As of match played 24 February 2018.
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Gillingham | 2010–11[30] | League Two | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2011–12[31] | League Two | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | |
2012–13[32] | League Two | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
Total | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | ||
Bishop's Stortford (loan) | 2010–11[33] | Conference South | 10 | 0 | — | — | 1[a] | 0 | 11 | 0 | ||
Dover Athletic (loan) | 2010–11[34] | Conference South | 7 | 0 | — | — | — | 7 | 0 | |||
Bishop's Stortford (loan) | 2011–12[35] | Conference North | 7 | 1 | — | — | — | 7 | 1 | |||
Dartford (loan) | 2011–12[36] | Conference South | 7 | 1 | — | — | 1[a] | 0 | 8 | 1 | ||
Luton Town (loan) | 2012–13[37] | Conference Premier | 9 | 0 | — | — | — | 9 | 0 | |||
Crawley Town | 2012–13[38] | League One | 9 | 1 | — | — | — | 9 | 1 | |||
2013–14[39] | League One | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
Total | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 1 | ||
Dartford (loan) | 2013–14[37] | Conference Premier | 4 | 1 | — | — | 2[a] | 0 | 6 | 1 | ||
Dover Athletic | 2014–15[37] | Conference Premier | 38 | 4 | 5 | 1 | — | 6[a] | 1 | 49 | 6 | |
Leyton Orient | 2015–16[37] | League Two | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 26 | 0 |
Dover Athletic (loan) | 2015–16[37] | National League | 8 | 0 | — | — | 1[c] | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
Eastleigh | 2016–17[37] | National League | 11 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | |
Woking (loan) | 2016–17[37] | National League | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | 6 | 0 | |||
Dover Athletic (loan) | 2016–17[37] | National League | 16 | 1 | — | — | — | 16 | 1 | |||
Dover Athletic | 2017–18[37] | National League | 35 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 3[a] | 0 | 40 | 1 | |
Career total | 211 | 10 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 235 | 12 |
References
- ^ "Professional retain list & free transfers 2012/13" (PDF). The Football League. 18 May 2013. p. 33. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 August 2014.
- ^ a b "Connor Essam". 11v11. Retrieved 16 April 2016.
- ^ "Connor Essam". Barry Hugman's Footballers.
- ^ Rollin, Glenda; Rollin, Jack, eds. (2012). Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2012–2013 (43rd ed.). London: Headline Publishing Group. p. 472. ISBN 978-0-7553-6356-8.
- ^ "Connor Essam profile". Gillingham FC. 13 February 2012.
- ^ "Gillingham's Essam, Rance and Stimson get pro contracts". BBC Sport. 13 February 2012.
- ^ "Essam in Bishop's Stortford loan". Gillingham FC. 29 October 2010. Archived from the original on 31 October 2010.
- ^ "Essam extends Dover loan". Football.co.uk. 20 April 2011.
- ^ "Essam extends Dover loan". Kent Online. 20 April 2011.
- ^ "29/08/11 : Bishops Stortford 5 – 0 Hinckley United". Hinckley Info. 30 August 2011.
- ^ "Dartford Loan Gills Defender". Non League Chat. 16 December 2011. Archived from the original on 29 July 2012.
- ^ "Staines 1–4 Dartford". News Shopper. 25 January 2012.
- ^ "Gillingham 1–2 Southend". BBC Sport. 13 February 2012.
- ^ "Luton sign Connor Essam on loan from Gillingham". BBC Sport. 31 August 2012.
- ^ "Essam extends loan deal at Luton". Luton Today. Johnston Publishing Ltd. 3 October 2012. Retrieved 7 October 2012.
- ^ "Crawley Town sign Mustapha Dumbuya and Connor Essam". BBC Football. 23 January 2013.
- ^ "Connor Essam: Dartford sign Crawley Town defender on loan". BBC Football. 22 November 2013.
- ^ "Essam's departure makes room for Crawley to strengthen". The Argus. 1 September 2014. Retrieved 21 December 2019.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Gregory promises loan signings for Crawley". The Argus. 2 September 2014. Retrieved 21 December 2019.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Leyton Orient: Mathieu Baudry among eight players to leave League Two club". BBC Sport. 17 May 2016. Retrieved 24 May 2016.
- ^ "Eastleigh: Connor Essam and Mikael Mandron join National League club". BBC Sport. 14 June 2016. Retrieved 8 September 2016.
- ^ "Connor Essam joins on loan". Woking F.C. 8 September 2016. Retrieved 8 September 2016.
- ^ "Guiseley 1-1 Woking". BBC Sport. 10 September 2016. Retrieved 21 September 2016.
- ^ "FA Cup: Now Connor Essam joins Eastleigh's centre-back casualty list". Southern Daily Echo. 13 October 2016. Retrieved 13 October 2016.
- ^ "Connor Essam: Dover Athletic re-sign central defender on loan from Eastleigh". BBC Sport. 12 January 2017. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
- ^ "Player Update". Eastleigh Official Site. 5 May 2017. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
- ^ "Essam signs on". Dover Athletic Official Site. 20 June 2017. Retrieved 20 June 2017.
- ^ "Hartlepool United 0-1 Dover Athletic - BBC Sport". BBC Sport. 5 August 2017. Retrieved 6 August 2017.
- ^ "Shock over skipper's surprise exit from Tudors". www.hemeltoday.co.uk. Retrieved 10 July 2019.
- ^ "Squad stats: 2010/11". Soccerbase. Retrieved 23 April 2015.
- ^ "Games played by Connor Essam in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 September 2013.
- ^ "Squad stats: 2012/13". Soccerbase. Retrieved 23 April 2015.
- ^ Williams, Mike; Williams, Tony, eds. (2011). Non-League Club Directory 2012. Tony Williams Publications. pp. 172–173. ISBN 978-1-869833-70-1.
- ^ Williams; Williams (eds.). Non-League Club Directory 2012. pp. 280–281.
- ^ Williams, Mike; Williams, Tony, eds. (2012). Non-League Club Directory 2013. Tony Williams Publications. pp. 170–171. ISBN 978-1-869833-77-0.
- ^ Williams; Williams (eds.). Non-League Club Directory 2013. pp. 52–53.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "C. Essam". Soccerway. Retrieved 30 May 2015.
- ^ "Games played by Connor Essam in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 September 2013.
- ^ "Games played by Connor Essam in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 September 2013.
External links
- Connor Essam at Soccerbase
- Connor Essam at Soccerway
- Use dmy dates from July 2013
- 1992 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Chatham, Kent
- Footballers from Kent
- English footballers
- Association football defenders
- Gillingham F.C. players
- Bishop's Stortford F.C. players
- Dover Athletic F.C. players
- Dartford F.C. players
- Eastleigh F.C. players
- Luton Town F.C. players
- Crawley Town F.C. players
- Leyton Orient F.C. players
- Woking F.C. players
- Concord Rangers F.C. players
- Hemel Hempstead Town F.C. players
- National League (English football) players
- English Football League players