Connor Essam
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Connor Essam[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 9 July 1992[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Sheerness, England[3] | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[2] | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Eastleigh | ||
| Number | 4 | ||
| 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– | Eastleigh | 6 | (0) |
| 2016 | → Woking (loan) | 6 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 29 October 2016 (UTC). | |||
Connor Essam (born 9 July 1992) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for Eastleigh.
Club career
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.
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]
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.[18]
On 14 June 2016, Essam joined National League side Eastleigh on a one-year deal.[19] After only making five appearances in the space of a month, Essam joined Woking on a 93-day loan.[20] Two days later, Essam made his Woking debut in a 1–1 draw against Guiseley, playing the full 90 minutes.[21] However, just after a month into his loan spell with Woking, Essam was recalled by Eastleigh to cover an injury crisis.[22]
Career statistics
- As of match played 4 November 2016.
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Gillingham | 2010–11[23] | League Two | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011–12[24] | League Two | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | |
| 2012–13[25] | 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[26] | Conference South | 10 | 0 | — | — | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 11 | 0 | ||
| Dover Athletic (loan) | 2010–11[27] | Conference South | 7 | 0 | — | — | — | 7 | 0 | |||
| Bishop's Stortford (loan) | 2011–12[28] | Conference North | 7 | 1 | — | — | — | 7 | 1 | |||
| Dartford (loan) | 2011–12[29] | Conference South | 7 | 1 | — | — | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 8 | 1 | ||
| Luton Town (loan) | 2012–13[30] | Conference Premier | 9 | 0 | — | — | — | 9 | 0 | |||
| Crawley Town | 2012–13[31] | League One | 9 | 1 | — | — | — | 9 | 1 | |||
| 2013–14[32] | 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[30] | Conference Premier | 4 | 1 | — | — | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 6 | 1 | ||
| Dover Athletic | 2014–15[30] | Conference Premier | 38 | 4 | 5 | 1 | — | 6[lower-alpha 1] | 1 | 49 | 6 | |
| Leyton Orient | 2015–16[30] | League Two | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 26 | 0 |
| Dover Athletic (loan) | 2015–16[30] | National League | 8 | 0 | — | — | 1[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Eastleigh | 2016–17[30] | National League | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
| Woking (loan) | 2016–17[30] | National League | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| Career total | 155 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 175 | 10 | ||
- 1 2 3 4 Appearance(s) in FA Trophy
- 1 2 Appearance in Football League Trophy
- ↑ Appearance in National League play-offs
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.
- 1 2 "Connor Essam". 11v11. Retrieved 16 April 2016.
- ↑ http://hugmansfootballers.com/player/22985
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "Squad stats: 2010/11". Soccerbase. Retrieved 23 April 2015.
- ↑ "Games played by Connor Essam in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. 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.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "C. Essam". Soccerway. Retrieved 30 May 2015.
- ↑ "Games played by Connor Essam in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Retrieved 24 September 2013.
- ↑ "Games played by Connor Essam in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Retrieved 24 September 2013.
