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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Aaron William Skinner [1] | ||
Date of birth | [1] | 24 May 2002||
Place of birth | Salford, England [1] | ||
Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) [1] | ||
Position(s) | Defender [1] | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Hereford | ||
Number | 2 | ||
Youth career | |||
2014–2019 | Bury | ||
2019 | Bolton Wanderers | ||
2019–2021 | Tottenham Hotspur | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2021–2023 | Bamber Bridge | 64 | (1) |
2023– | Hereford | 67 | (2) |
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 21:06, 19 August 2025 (UTC) |
Aaron William Skinner (born 24 May 2002) is an English footballer who plays a defender for National League North club Hereford.
Skinner began his early career with Bury. He was part of the under-18 team that reached the FA Youth Cup quarter-finals, appearing in the 1–5 defeat to Liverpool. [2]
Following the closure of Bury's academy due to their expulsion from the Football League, in October 2019, Skinner joined Bolton Wanderers' academy. His stay at Bolton was short-lived however, as the following month he joined Tottenham Hotspur's academy. He signed his first professional contract with Tottenham on his 18th birthday. [3]
In March 2021, Skinner went on trial at Sunderland. [4] He was released by Tottenham in May 2021. [5] [6]
In November 2021, Skinner signed for Northern Premier League Premier Division club Bamber Bridge. [7] He was named the club's player of the season at the end of the 2022–23 season. [8]
On 24 May 2023, Skinner joined National League North club Hereford. [8] He made his debut in their first home league fixture of the season. [9] On 10 April 2024, it was announced that Skinner had signed a one-year contract extension, keeping him at the club until 2025. [10] He was voted Hereford's player of the season. [11] After an injury-hit 2024–25 season where he made 23 appearances across all competitions, he signed a new contract extension for the 2025–26 season in May 2025. [12]
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Bamber Bridge | 2021–22 [13] | NPL Premier Division | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | |
2022–23 [14] | NPL Premier Division | 42 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 4 [a] | 2 | 49 | 3 | ||
Total | 64 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 71 | 3 | ||
Hereford | 2023–24 [1] [15] | National League North | 43 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | 4 [b] | 1 | 51 | 2 | |
2024–25 [1] [16] | National League North | 21 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 23 | 1 | ||
2025–26 [17] | National League North | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
Total | 67 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 76 | 3 | ||
Career total | 131 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 148 | 6 |