Darren Stephenson

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.

Darren Stephenson
Personal information
Full name Darren Coil Anthony Stephenson
Date of birth (1993-03-06) 6 March 1993
Place of birth Saint Catherine, Jamaica
Position(s) Left winger, striker
Club 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)
2011Hinckley United (loan) 1 (0)
2011Woodley Sports (loan)
2012Stocksbridge Park Steels (loan)
2012Southport (loan) 6 (2)
2012 Southport 7 (0)
2012Chorley (loan)
2012–2016 Chorley
2016–2017 Tranmere Rovers 11 (0)
2016–2017AFC Fylde (loan) 3 (0)
2017– Stockport County 71 (10)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15:11, 24 July 2019 (UTC)

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
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Bradford City 2010–11 1000000010
2011–12 0000000000
Total 1000000010
Hinckley United (loan) 2011–12 1000000010
Southport 2011–12 6200000062
2012–13 7000000070
Total 132000000132
Tranmere Rovers 2016–17 110100000120
AFC Fylde 2016–17 3000002050
Stockport County 2017–18 353000072425
2018–19 367200071458
Total 711020001438713
Career total 10012300016311915

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.
  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. 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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