Personal information | |||
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Full name | Bailey Roy Akehurst [1] | ||
Date of birth | [2] | 8 September 2003||
Place of birth | Kent | ||
Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) [3] | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Dover Athletic | ||
Number | 12 | ||
Youth career | |||
–2021 | Gillingham | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2021–2023 | Gillingham | 5 | (0) |
2021 | → Cray Wanderers (loan) | 2 | (0) |
2022 | → Hastings United (loan) | 1 | (0) |
2022 | → Cheshunt (loan) | 0 | (0) |
2022 | → Cray Wanderers (loan) | 5 | (0) |
2023 | → Tonbridge Angels (loan) | 3 | (0) |
2023 | Hastings United | 10 | (0) |
2023 | Erith & Belvedere | 3 | (0) |
2023– | Dover Athletic | 0 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:04, 21 November 2023 (UTC) |
Bailey Roy Akehurst (born 9 October 2003) is an English professional footballer who plays as a left back for National League South club Dover Athletic.
Despite being a second-year scholar, Akehurst made his league debut for Gillingham in a 1–1 draw with Sheffield Wednesday on 13 September 2021, [4] having made his first senior appearance in an EFL Trophy match against Crawley Town earlier in the season. [2] [5]
On 7 June 2022 he signed his first professional contract with the Kent side. [6] Shortly into the 2022–23 season, he signed for Hastings United on loan. [7] He was released at the end of the 2022–23 season. [8]
Following his release from Gillingham, Akehurst returned to Hastings United on a permanent basis. [9] In November 2023, he joined National League South club Dover Athletic [10] following a short spell with Erith & Belvedere. [11]
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Gillingham | 2021–22 [5] | League One | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 [lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 11 | 0 |
Cheshunt | 2022-23 | National League South | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 [lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Cray Wanderers (loan) | 2022–23 [12] | Isthmian League Premier Division | 5 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
Hastings United | 2023–24 [13] | Isthmian League Premier Division | 10 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 [lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 14 | 1 | |
Erith & Belvedere | 2023–24 [14] | Isthmian League South East Division | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
Career total | 23 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 34 | 1 |
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