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	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)
2011	→ Hinckley United (loan)	1	(0)
2011	→ Woodley Sports (loan)
2012	→ Stocksbridge Park Steels (loan)
2012	→ Southport (loan)	6	(2)
2012	Southport	7	(0)
2012	→ Chorley (loan)
2012–2016	Chorley
2016–2017	Tranmere Rovers	11	(0)
2016–2017	→ AFC 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
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Bradford City	2010–11	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	2011–12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Total	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Hinckley United (loan)	2011–12	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Southport	2011–12	6	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	2
	2012–13	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	0
	Total	13	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	13	2
Tranmere Rovers	2016–17	11	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	12	0
AFC Fylde	2016–17	3	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	5	0
Stockport County	2017–18	35	3	0	0	0	0	7	2	42	5
	2018–19	36	7	2	0	0	0	7	1	45	8
	Total	71	10	2	0	0	0	14	3	87	13
Career total		100	12	3	0	0	0	16	3	119	15

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