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Ian Gayle
Personal information
Full name Ian George Gayle[1]
Date of birth (1992-10-23) 23 October 1992 (age 32)[2]
Place of birth Welling, England
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[3]
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
Dagenham & Redbridge
Number 16
Youth career
2010–2011 Dagenham & Redbridge
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011– Dagenham & Redbridge 10 (0)
2011St Neots Town (loan) 8 (0)
2011Grays Athletic (loan) 1 (0)
2011–2012Kingstonian (loan) 26 (1)
2012Histon (loan) 8 (0)
2013Kingstonian (loan) 12 (0)
2013–2014Grays Athletic (loan) 4 (0)
2014Whitehawk (loan) 2 (0)
2014–2015St Albans City (loan) 14 (0)
2015St Albans City (loan) 8 (0)
2015–2016Bishop's Stortford (loan) 6 (0)
2016Welling United (loan) 16 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10:35, 1 May 2016 (UTC)

Ian George Gayle (born 23 October 1992) is an English footballer who plays as a defender for Dagenham & Redbridge.

Career

Gayle was born in Welling, London Borough of Bexley and is of Jamaican descent.[citation needed] Gayle joined the youth system at Dagenham & Redbridge in 2010 as a scholar.[4] In March 2011, Gayle joined United Counties League Premier Division side St Neots Town on a youth loan.[5] He made his debut for the club against Boston Town, coming on as a substitute in a 3–2 win.[5] His first start for the club came in a 5–2 win over Newport Pagnell Town.[5] His final appearance came in an 8–1 away win against Cogenhoe United, as St Neots clinched the league title.[5] Gayle made a total of eight appearances for St Neots scoring no goals. In May 2011, he completed his scholarship and progressed into the first team after being offered a one-year contract by first-team manager John Still, with the option of a one-year extension.[6]

In August 2011, Gayle joined Isthmian League Division One North side Grays Athletic on a short-term loan deal with an option to extend.[7] He made only one appearance during his loan spell in a 1–1 draw with Heybridge Swifts before returning to the Daggers.[8] In October 2011, he joined Isthmian League Premier Division side Kingstonian on loan until the end of the season.[9] His debut came in the 3–0 away league defeat to A.F.C. Hornchurch, featuring as a substitute.[10] He scored in his first start for the club, in a 3–1 Isthmian League Cup defeat to Margate.[10] He scored the second in a 2–1 win over Dulwich Hamlet in the London Senior Cup quarter final.[10] In March 2012, he scored the winner in a 2–0 league win over Canvey Island.[10] His final game of his loan spell came in April 2012, in a 5–2 defeat to East Thurrock United.[10] Gayle made a total of 31 appearances in all competitions scoring three goals.

In the summer of 2012, Gayle signed a one-year contract extension. In August 2012, he joined Conference North side Histon on loan until January 2013.[11] He made his debut for the club in a 4–1 home defeat to Guiseley.[12] In October 2011, Histon manager Dennis Greene ended Gayle's loan spell and he returned to Dagenham after picking up an injury playing in a training match for his parent club.[13] In January 2013, Gayle re-joined Isthmian League Premier Division side Kingstonian on loan.[9] He played his first match in a 3–1 away win over Carshalton Athletic.[14] In March, his loan was extended until the end of the season.[15] His final game of the loan spell came against Leiston in a 2–2 draw.[14] He made a total of thirteen appearances in all competitions as Kingstonian finished in mid-table.

In the summer of 2013, Gayle was set to be released, however he impressed in pre-season friendlies against Charlton Athletic and Crystal Palace and signed a three-month contract in August with a view to an extension.[16] In November 2013, Gayle returned to Grays Athletic on an initial one-month deal.[17] His first game came in a 1–0 defeat to Canvey Island.[8] In December 2012, his loan was extended for a further month.[18] His final appearance for Grays came in a 3–2 away defeat to Dulwich Hamlet.[8] In January 2014, Gayle returned to the Daggers after his loan spell had been blighted by injuries.[19] In February 2014, Gayle was on the move again joining Conference South side Whitehawk on a one-month loan deal.[20] His debut for the Hawks came in a 2–1 home defeat to Eastbourne Borough.[21] His second and final game for the club came in a 3–1 defeat to Bath City.[21] In April 2014, Gayle finally made his Daggers and Football League debut in a 2–0 defeat to Wycombe Wanderers, replacing Matthew Saunders as a substitute.[22] He went on to make a further three league appearances as the Daggers finished in the top half of the table.[23] In June 2014, he signed a new one-year contract until 2015.[23] After finding it difficult to break into the first team, in November 2014 he was sent to Conference South side St Albans City on an initial one-month.[24] In December 2014, following a 1–0 defeat to Bromley, his loan was extended for a further month.[25] His final game for St Albans came in February 2015, in a 1–1 draw with Basingstoke Town.[26] He returned to Dagenham at the end of the month having made sixteen appearances for the club in all competitions.[27] In August 2015, he re-joined National League South side St Albans City on an initial one-month loan.[28] In November 2015, he joined National League South side Bishop's Stortford on a one-month loan deal.[29] In February 2016, he joined National League side Welling United on loan until the end of the season along with Adeoye Yusuff.[30]

Career statistics

As of match played 30 April 2016.
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
St Neots Town (loan) 2010–11[5] UCL Premier Division 8 0 8 0
Grays Athletic (loan) 2011–12[8] Isthmian League Division One North 1 0 1 0
Kingstonian (loan) 2011–12[10] Isthmian League Premier Division 26 1 5[a] 2 31 3
Histon (loan) 2012–13[12] Conference North 8 0 8 0
Kingstonian (loan) 2012–13[14] Isthmian League Premier Division 12 0 1[b] 0 13 0
Dagenham & Redbridge 2013–14[22] League Two 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
2014–15[31] League Two 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
Total 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0
Grays Athletic (loan) 2013–14[8] Isthmian League Premier Division 4 0 3[c] 0 7 0
Whitehawk (loan) 2013–14[32] Conference South 2 0 2 0
St Albans City (loan) 2014–15[26] Conference South 14 0 2[d] 0 16 0
St Albans City (loan) 2015–16[26] National League South 8 0 2 0 10 0
Bishop's Stortford (loan) 2015–16[33] National League South 6 0 2[e] 0 8 0
Welling United (loan) 2015–16[32] National League 16 2 16 2
Career total 115 3 2 0 0 0 13 2 130 5
  1. ^ One appearance and one goal in Isthmian League Cup, four appearances and one goal in London Senior Cup
  2. ^ Appearance in London Senior Cup
  3. ^ One appearance in FA Trophy, two in Isthmian League Cup
  4. ^ Appearances in FA Trophy
  5. ^ One appearance in FA Trophy, one in Herts Senior Cup

References

  1. ^ "Professional retain lists & free transfers 2012/13" (PDF). The Football League. May 2013. p. 4. Retrieved 9 April 2014.
  2. ^ Rollin, Glenda; Rollin, Jack, eds. (2012). Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2012–2013 (43rd ed.). London: Headline. p. 462. ISBN 978-0-7553-6356-8.
  3. ^ "Dagenham & Redbridge". FootballSquads. Retrieved 27 November 2014.
  4. ^ "Gayle: "It Was A Waiting Game..."". Dagenham & Redbridge F.C. 8 April 2014. Retrieved 9 April 2014.
  5. ^ a b c d e "Aylesbury United profile". Aylesbury United. Retrieved 4 September 2012.
  6. ^ "Youngsters earn Daggers deals". Football.co.uk. 5 May 2011. Retrieved 9 April 2014.
  7. ^ "Defender added to squad". Grays Athletic F.C. 16 August 2011. Retrieved 9 April 2014.
  8. ^ a b c d e "Profile: Ian Gayle". Grays Athletic FC Statistics Archive. Retrieved 9 April 2014.
  9. ^ a b "Ian Gayle". Kingstonian F.C. Retrieved 24 April 2013. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help) Cite error: The named reference "Ian Gayle" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
  10. ^ a b c d e f "Kingstonian Ian Gayle profile". Kingstonian F.C. Retrieved 4 September 2012.
  11. ^ "Young Trio Head Out On Loan". Dagenham & Redbridge F.C. 17 August 2012. Retrieved 9 April 2014.
  12. ^ a b "Games played by Ian Gayle - Histon". Soccerway. Retrieved 9 April 2014.
  13. ^ "Gayle forced out as Greene fumes over fresh injury". Cambridge News. 17 August 2012. Retrieved 9 April 2014.
  14. ^ a b c "Games played for Kingstonian in 2012/2013". Kingstonian. Retrieved 9 April 2014.
  15. ^ "Gayle Extends Kingstonian Loan". Dagenham & Redbridge F.C. 27 March 2013. Retrieved 9 April 2014.
  16. ^ "Defender Signs New Deal". Dagenham & Redbridge F.C. 6 August 2013. Retrieved 9 April 2014.
  17. ^ "Ian Gayle signed on loan". Grays Athletic F.C. 8 November 2013. Retrieved 9 April 2014.
  18. ^ "Daggers Defender Extends Loan". Dagenham & Redbridge F.C. 10 December 2013. Retrieved 9 April 2014.
  19. ^ "Ian Gayle returns to Daggers". Grays Athletic F.C. 16 January 2014. Retrieved 9 April 2014.
  20. ^ "Now Gayle Joins Whitehawk on Loan". Non League Pitchero. 4 February 2014. Retrieved 9 April 2014.
  21. ^ a b "Games played by Ian Gayle - Whitehawk". Soccerway. Retrieved 9 April 2014.
  22. ^ a b "Games played by Ian Gayle in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Retrieved 9 April 2014.
  23. ^ a b "New Contract Signed". Dagenham & Redbridge F.C. 30 June 2014. Retrieved 30 June 2014.
  24. ^ "Gayle Goes on Loan". Dagenham & Redbridge F.C. 14 November 2014. Retrieved 14 November 2014.
  25. ^ "City extend Gayle's loan; trying to get Smith back". Herts Advertiser. 22 December 2014. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
  26. ^ a b c "Games played by Ian Gayle - St Albans City". Soccerway. Retrieved 18 November 2014.
  27. ^ "Hawks soar high as Saints stumble in Brighton Park". St Albans & Harpenden Review. 22 February 2015. Retrieved 23 February 2015.
  28. ^ "Gayle blows back into the City". St Albans City FC. 13 August 2015. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
  29. ^ "Dagenham & Redbridge defender joins Bishop's Stortford". Herts and Essex Observer. 6 November 2015. Retrieved 14 December 2015.
  30. ^ "WINGS BRING IN THREE". Non League Pitchero. 1 February 2016. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
  31. ^ "Games played by Ian Gayle in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Retrieved 8 September 2014.
  32. ^ a b "Games played by Ian Gayle - Soccerway". Soccerway. Retrieved 9 April 2014.
  33. ^ "Games played by Ian Gayle - Bishop's Stortford". Bishop's Stortford FC. Retrieved 9 April 2014.