Connor Essam
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Connor Essam[1] | ||
Date of birth | [2] | 9 July 1992||
Place of birth | Chatham, England | ||
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Position(s) | Defender | ||
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) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:38, 24 May 2016 (UTC) |
Connor Essam (born 9 July 1992) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender and is currently a free agent.
Career
Born in Chatham, Kent,[3] Essam joined Gillingham in 2002 and progressed through the ranks of the youth team and also captained the side.[4] In March 2010, Essam was awarded his first professional contract along with Dean Rance and Charlie Stimson.[5] He was sent out to Conference South side Bishop's Stortford in October 2010 on an initial one-month loan which was later extended.[6] Later on in the season he joined Dover Athletic on loan in the same division.[7] In August 2011, Essam rejoined Bishop's Stortford of the Conference North on a one-month loan deal along with Dean Rance.[8] He scored his first goal for the club on 29 August in a 5–0 win over Hinckley United.[9] Essam joined Conference South outfit Dartford on loan in December 2011.[10] He scored in the 4–1 away league win over Staines Town.[11] Essam made his professional and Gillingham debut on 13 February 2012 in a 2–1 home defeat to Southend United.[12] On 31 August 2012 Essam signed for Luton Town on a month-long loan, later extended for a second month.[13][14] 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.
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.[15] In November 2013, Essam joined Conference Premier side Dartford on a one-month loan deal.[16]
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.[17]
Career statistics
- As of match played 4 May 2016.
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[18] | League Two | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2011–12[19] | League Two | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | |
2012–13[20] | 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[21] | Conference South | 10 | 0 | — | — | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 11 | 0 | ||
Dover Athletic (loan) | 2010–11[22] | Conference South | 7 | 0 | — | — | — | 7 | 0 | |||
Bishop's Stortford (loan) | 2011–12[23] | Conference North | 7 | 1 | — | — | — | 7 | 1 | |||
Dartford (loan) | 2011–12[24] | Conference South | 7 | 1 | — | — | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 8 | 1 | ||
Luton Town (loan) | 2012–13[25] | Conference Premier | 9 | 0 | — | — | — | 9 | 0 | |||
Crawley Town | 2012–13[26] | League One | 9 | 1 | — | — | — | 9 | 1 | |||
2013–14[27] | League One | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
Total | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 1 | ||
Dartford (loan) | 2013–14[25] | Conference Premier | 4 | 1 | — | — | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 6 | 1 | ||
Dover Athletic | 2014–15[25] | Conference Premier | 38 | 4 | 5 | 1 | — | 6[lower-alpha 1] | 1 | 49 | 6 | |
Leyton Orient | 2015–16[25] | League Two | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 26 | 0 |
Dover Athletic (loan) | 2015–16[25] | National League | 8 | 0 | — | — | 1[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
Career total | 143 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 162 | 10 |
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Appearance(s) in FA Trophy
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Appearance in Football League Trophy
- ↑ Appearance in National League play-offs
References
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External links
- EngvarB from July 2013
- Use dmy dates from July 2013
- Pages using infobox football biography with height issues
- No local image but image on Wikidata
- 1992 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Chatham, 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
- Luton Town F.C. players
- Crawley Town F.C. players
- Leyton Orient F.C. players
- National League (English football) players
- The Football League players