Kavan Cotter

Kavan John Cotter (born 3 May 1999) is an English semi-professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for National League club Wealdstone.

Kavan Cotter
Personal information
Full name Kavan John Cotter[1]
Date of birth (1999-05-03) 3 May 1999[2]
Place of birth Brent, England
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.81 m)[3]
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Farnborough
Youth career
Arsenal
Queens Park Rangers
0000–2016 Luton Town
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2018 Luton Town 0 (0)
2017 → Hitchin Town (loan) 6 (0)
2017 → Hitchin Town (loan) 12 (0)
2017–2018 → Hitchin Town (loan) 6 (0)
2018 → Hitchin Town (loan) 4 (0)
2018 → Oxford City (loan) 8 (1)
2018–2019 Hemel Hempstead Town 24 (0)
2018 → Kings Langley (loan) 5 (0)
2019– Wealdstone 0 (0)
2019– → Farnborough (loan) 0 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:56, 29 May 2019 (UTC)

Career

Luton Town and loan spells

Born in Brent, Greater London, Cotter started his career with Arsenal's youth academy, before moving to Queens Park Rangers.[4] He then joined Luton Town at under-13 level, with whom he started his scholarship.[4] Cotter was a member of the under-18 team that won the Youth Alliance South East title and the Youth Alliance Cup in 2015–16,[5] and also reached the quarter-finals of the FA Youth Cup, in which they lost 1–0 to Blackburn Rovers.[6] He captained the under-18 team the following season and made his first-team debut in a 2–1 victory away to Gillingham in an EFL Trophy group stage match on 30 August 2016.[7][8] Cotter signed a professional contract with Luton on 23 May 2017.[9] After signing, manager Nathan Jones said "It will be a big year for him as it's going to be a year when he can see if he can bridge that gap and we'll give him every opportunity to do that".[10]

On 11 August 2017, Cotter signed for Southern League Premier Division club Hitchin Town on a one-month youth loan.[8][11] He made six league appearances before returning to Luton.[12][13] Cotter rejoined Hitchin on a one-month youth loan on 22 September.[14] The loan was extended for another month on 23 October,[15] before later being extended for a third month on 21 November, having made 22 appearances for Hitchin up to that point in 2017–18.[16] He was recalled by Luton on 5 December, and started in a 4–0 home win over West Ham United U21 in the EFL Trophy second round, in which he scored Luton's third goal.[17] Cotter returned to Hitchin on a one-month youth loan three days later.[18] Having made a further six appearances for Hitchin, Cotter returned to Luton after the loan expired.[13][19] On 12 February 2018, he rejoined Hitchin on a one-month youth loan and made five further appearances.[13][20] Cotter was loaned out again on 16 March, joining National League South club Oxford City for the rest of the season.[21] He finished the loan with one goal from nine appearances,[13] as Oxford finished the season 16th in the table.[22] He was released by Luton at the end of the season.[23]

Hemel Hempstead Town

Following his release by Luton, Cotter signed for National League South club Hemel Hempstead Town, who loaned him out to Kings Langley of the Southern League Premier Division South on 13 August 2018.[24] His debut came the following day in a 4–2 home defeat to Harrow Borough and he completed the loan spell with five appearances.[13] After returning to Hemel Hempstead, he made his debut for the club on 22 September in a 6–1 away win over Bowers & Pitsea in the FA Cup second qualifying round.[25]

Wealdstone

Cotter signed for fellow National League South club Wealdstone on 28 May 2019.[26]

Career statistics
As of 28 May 2019
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Luton Town 2016–17[27] League Two 0000001[lower-alpha 1]010
2017–18[28] League Two 0000001[lower-alpha 1]111
Total 0000002121
Hitchin Town (loan) 2017–18[13] Southern League Premier Division 28000—7[lower-alpha 2]0350
Oxford City (loan) 2017–18[13] National League South 81——1[lower-alpha 3]091
Hemel Hempstead Town 2018–19[3][29] National League South 24040—6[lower-alpha 4]0340
Kings Langley (loan) 2018–19[13] Southern League Premier Division South 50———50
Wealdstone 2019–20[3] National League South 0000—0000
Career total 6514000161852
  1. Appearance in EFL Trophy
  2. Two appearances in Herts Charity Cup, three in Southern League Cup, two in FA Trophy
  3. Appearance in Oxfordshire Senior Cup
  4. Three appearances in Herts Senior Cup, two in FA Trophy, one in Herts Charity Cup

References
  1. "EFL: Club retained and released lists published". English Football League. 23 June 2016. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
  2. "Kavan Cotter". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 November 2018.
  3. "K. Cotter: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 29 May 2019.
  4. Street, Tim (24 May 2017). "Former Arsenal and QPR youngster signs Luton contract". Bedfordshire on Sunday. Bedford. Archived from the original on 8 October 2017.
  5. Simmonds, Mike (21 April 2016). "Hinds at the double as Hatters U18s clinch Youth Alliance Cup". Luton Today. Johnston Publishing. Archived from the original on 7 August 2018.
  6. "FA Youth Cup: Brave Hatters U18s knocked out by Blackburn". Luton Today. JPIMedia Publishing. 24 February 2016. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
  7. Cunliffe, James (31 August 2016). "Hatters young guns put Gills in check with 2–1 win in Checkatrade Trophy". Bedfordshire on Sunday. Bedford. Archived from the original on 8 October 2017.
  8. "Hatters youngster heads to Canaries". Luton Today. JPIMedia Publishing. 11 August 2017. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
  9. "Cotter thrilled to pen his first pro deal with Luton". Luton Today. JPIMedia Publishing. 23 May 2017. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
  10. "Cotter will be given every chance as Snelus is let go". Luton Today. JPIMedia Publishing. 24 May 2017. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
  11. Street, Tim (11 August 2017). "Luton Town youngster goes out on loan". Bedfordshire on Sunday. Bedford. Archived from the original on 30 August 2017.
  12. "Kavan Cotter returns after Hitchin Town loan expires". Luton Town F.C. 11 September 2017. Retrieved 12 September 2017.
  13. "Player profiles: Kavan Cotter". Aylesbury United F.C. Retrieved 10 November 2018.
  14. "Hatters duo head out on loan". Luton Today. JPIMedia Publishing. 22 September 2017. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
  15. "Kavan Cotter's loan at Hitchin Town is extended". Luton Town F.C. 23 October 2017. Retrieved 23 October 2017.
  16. "Kavan's Canaries loan extended by another month". Luton Town F.C. 21 November 2017. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
  17. "Match report: Hatters 4 West Ham United U21s 0". Luton Town F.C. 5 December 2017. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
  18. "Kav makes scoring return...then flies back to Canaries!". Luton Town F.C. 8 December 2017. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
  19. "Nathan Jones: I welled up I was so proud of our support!". Luton Town F.C. 8 January 2018. Retrieved 9 January 2018.
  20. "Kavan Cotter rejoins Hitchin Town on loan". Luton Town F.C. 12 February 2018. Retrieved 13 February 2018.
  21. "Luton midfielder heads to City on loan". Luton Today. JPIMedia Publishing. 16 March 2018. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
  22. "Conference South: 2017/18: Latest table". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 November 2018.
  23. "Scott Cuthbert: Luton Town captain released after promotion to League One". BBC Sport. 16 May 2018. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
  24. Chance, Dean (13 August 2018). "Squad update". Hemel Hempstead Town F.C. Retrieved 10 November 2018.
  25. "The team: Kavan Cotter: 2018/19 season". Hemel Hempstead Town F.C. Retrieved 29 May 2019.
  26. "Kavan Cotter signs for the Stones!". Wealdstone F.C. 28 May 2019. Retrieved 29 May 2019.
  27. "Games played by Kavan Cotter in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 September 2017.
  28. "Games played by Kavan Cotter in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 December 2017.
  29. For FA Cup second qualifying round: Keinch, Marc. "Bowers & Pitsea v HHTFC – 22/09/18". Hemel Hempstead Town F.C. Retrieved 29 May 2019.
    For FA Cup third qualifying round: Mitchell, Allan (8 October 2018). "Hemel to host Oxford City in final FA Cup qualifying round after beating Ramsgate 5–0 on Saturday". Hemel Hempstead Gazette & Express. Retrieved 29 May 2019.
    For Herts Senior Cup first round: "CHFC First Team 1–2 Hemel Hempstead Town". Colney Heath F.C. Retrieved 29 May 2019.
    For FA Trophy third qualifying round: "Tudors facing replay tonight (Tuesday) for right to face Eastleigh in FA Trophy". Hemel Hempstead Gazette & Express. 27 November 2018. Retrieved 29 May 2019.
    For FA Trophy third qualifying round replay: Chance, Dean. "HHTFC v Lewes – 27/11/18 – FA Trophy 3rd round qualifying replay". Hemel Hempstead Town F.C. Retrieved 29 May 2019.
    For Herts Senior Cup second round: Chance, Dean. "Hitchin Town v HHTFC – 05/12/18 – Herts Senior Challenge Cup 2nd round". Hemel Hempstead Town F.C. Retrieved 29 May 2019.
    For Herts Charity Cup first round: Mitchell, Allan (27 February 2019). "Tudors advance to Herts Charity Cup semi-final after 3–2 win at Potters Bar". Hemel Hempstead Gazette & Express. Retrieved 29 May 2019.
    For Herts Senior Cup quarter-final: Draycott, Craig (9 April 2019). "Wood progress through to Herts Senior Cup semi-final". Boreham Wood F.C. Retrieved 29 May 2019.
    For Herts Charity Cup final: "Hitchin Town 2 Hemel Hempstead Town 0". Hitchin Town F.C. Retrieved 29 May 2019.
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