Toby Stevenson (footballer)

Toby James Stevenson (born 22 November 1999) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for Watford.[2]

Toby Stevenson
Personal information
Full name Toby James Stevenson[1]
Date of birth (1999-11-22) 22 November 1999
Place of birth Colchester, England
Position(s) Defender
Club information
Current team
 Watford
Number 47
Youth career
0000–2017 Leyton Orient
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2018 Leyton Orient 0 (0)
2017–2018 → Heybridge Swifts (loan)
2018–2020 Charlton Athletic 3 (0)
2019–2020 → Dagenham & Redbridge (loan) 10 (0)
2020– Watford 0 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19:00, 15 September 2020 (UTC)

Career

Born in Colchester, Essex, Stevenson started his career in the youth team of Leyton Orient. In November 2017 he was sent out on a work-experience loan to Isthmian League North Division side Heybridge Swifts.[3] He made his debut against Kingstonian in a 2–2 draw in the FA Trophy.[3] He went on to make twenty-three appearances for the Essex side, where he stayed until 2018.[4] In May 2018, Orient announced that he would not be offered a professional contract following the end of his scholarship, although manager Martin Ling stated that he would have been retained if the club still had an under-23 team.[5]

He subsequently joined Charlton Athletic development squad after impressing on trial against Crystal Palace in the under-18 play-off final.[6] On 10 October 2018 he became the first Charlton player to score a hat-trick on debut following the record 8–0 win away at Stevenage in the EFL Trophy.[7] He went onto make another six appearances that season as Charlton were promoted to the EFL Championship following the play-off victory over Sunderland. In May 2019, Charlton announced that his contract had been extended by a further year.[8] On 2 November 2019 he was sent out on loan to National League side Dagenham & Redbridge on a one-month youth loan and made his debut on that day in a 2–1 away defeat to Solihull Moors.[4] His loan was extended on 5 December 2019 until 11 January 2020.[9] On 3 January 2020, Stevenson was recalled by Charlton.[10]

On 2 July 2020, it was confirmed that Stevenson had left Charlton after his contract expired.[11] Stevenson signed a one-year deal with Watford on 15 September, with the option of a further year.[12]

Career statistics
As of match played 22 September 2020
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Leyton Orient 2017–18[13] National League 0000—0000
Charlton Athletic 2018–19[14] League One 3031001[lower-alpha 1]374
2019–20[15] Championship 001000—10
Total 3041001384
Dagenham & Redbridge (loan) 2019–20[15] National League 100——2[lower-alpha 2]0120
Watford 2020–21[16] Championship 000020—20
Career total 130412033224
  1. Appearances in EFL Trophy
  2. Appearances in FA Trophy

References
  1. "Notification of shirt numbers: Charlton Athletic" (PDF). English Football League. p. 16. Retrieved 18 October 2019.
  2. Toby Stevenson at Soccerway
  3. "LOAN WATCH: STEVENSON IMPRESSES ON SWIFTS DEBUT". Leyton Orient FC. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
  4. Bennett, Dan (2 November 2019). "Stevenson signs as Gordon heads out on loan". Barking and Dagenham Post. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
  5. Hayden, Bradley (23 May 2018). "Leyton Orient: Martin Ling on Toby Stevenson and Teddy Perkins' departures". East London Guardian. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
  6. "Avory introduces new academy additions". Charlton Athletic FC. 18 May 2018. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
  7. "Hat-trick hero Toby Stevenson on record-breaking dream debut". Charlton Athletic FC. 10 October 2018. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
  8. "Young Addicks trio extend contracts". Charlton Athletic FC. 1 May 2019. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
  9. "Daggers extend Stevenson loan while Gordon remains with Dartford". Romford Recorder. Retrieved 5 December 2019.
  10. "Brendan Wiredu, Taylor Maloney and Toby Stevenson recalled from loans". Charlton Athletic F.C. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
  11. "Charlton confirm list of released and retained players". Charlton Athletic Official Website. 2 July 2020. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
  12. "Official: Stevenson Joins Hornets". watfordfc.com. 15 September 2020. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
  13. "Toby Stevenson". Soccerbase.
  14. "Toby Stevenson". Soccerbase.
  15. "Toby Stevenson". Soccerbase.
  16. "Toby Stevenson". Soccerbase.
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