Connor Riley-Lowe

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Connor Riley-Lowe
Personal information
Date of birth (1996-01-10) 10 January 1996 (age 29)
Place of birth Paignton, England
Position(s) Left back
Team information
Current team
Truro City
Youth career
2007–2014 Exeter City
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2014–2017 Exeter City 8 (0)
2015Weymouth (loan) 7 (0)
2015–2016Truro City (loan) 34 (2)
2017Truro City (loan) 5 (0)
2017–2019 Truro City 81 (9)
2019–2020 Bath City 29 (0)
2020– Truro City 171 (11)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 21:24, 26 April 2025 (UTC)

Connor Riley-Lowe (born 10 January 1996) is an English former professional footballer who plays for Truro City as a left back or left wing back.

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Club career

Exeter City

Riley-Lowe joined Exeter City's youth setup in 2007, aged 11. [1] He then progressed through the Academy team, being captain in numerous occasions. [2]

Riley-Lowe signed a professional deal with the Grecians on 14 April 2014. [3] He made his first-team debut on 12 August, replacing Craig Woodman in a 0–2 Football League Cup home loss against Bournemouth. [4]

He left the club after the end of the 2016–17 season due to a need to play first-team football. Craig Woodman and Luke Croll were favoured over Riley-Lowe for the left-back position that season by manager Paul Tisdale. [5]

Truro City

On 21 July 2015, Riley-Lowe joined National League South side Truro City on a six-month loan deal. [6] On 8 August he made his debut for Truro in a 1–1 draw against Margate. [7] He scored his first goal in a 2–0 win over St Albans City on 12 September. [8]

Following his release by Exeter City, Riley-Lowe joined Truro City on a permanent basis on 4 August 2017. [9]

Bath City

On 21 June 2019, Riley-Lowe joined Bath City. [10] Riley-Lowe made 30 appearances for Bath before departing the following summer.

Return to Truro City

Riley-Lowe spent a solitary season with Bath before returning to former club Truro City in 2020. He went on to win the clubs' player of the season award in consecutive seasons in the seventh tier in 2021/22 & 2022/23, the latter season saw him score the winner in injury time the 2022–23 Southern Football League play-off final against Bracknell Town. [11] Riley-Lowe made 43 appearances and captained the Cornish side on their return to Truro in a 2024/25 campaign which saw them crowned National League South winners. [12]

Career statistics

As of match played 26 April 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague FA Cup League Cup OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Exeter City 2014–15 [13] League Two 3000101 [a] 050
2015–16 [14] League Two0000000000
2016–17 [15] League Two5000202 [b] 090
Total80003030140
Weymouth (loan) 2014–15 [16] Southern League
Premier Division
70000070
Truro City (loan) 2015–16 [16] [17] National League South 342306 [c] 0432
Truro City (loan) 2016–17 [17] National League South50000050
Truro City 2017–18 [16] [17] National League South406402 [d] 0466
2018–19 [16] [17] National League South413203 [e] 2465
Total81960529211
Bath City 2019–20 [16] [17] National League South290207 [f] 0380
Truro City 2020–21 [16] Southern League
Premier Division South
81303 [e] 0141
2021–22 [16] Southern League
Premier Division South
381204 [e] 0441
2022–23 [16] Southern League
Premier Division South
423103 [g] 1464
2023–24 [17] National League South401101 [e] 0421
2024–25 [17] National League South435001 [e] 0445
Total17111700012119012
Career total335221803033338925
  1. Appearance in Football League Trophy
  2. Appearances in EFL Trophy
  3. Five appearances in FA Trophy, one appearance in National League South play-offs
  4. One appearance in FA Trophy, one appearance in National League South play-offs
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 Appearances in FA Trophy
  6. Five appearances in FA Trophy, one appearance in Somerset Premier Cup, one appearance in National League South play-offs
  7. Two appearances and one goal in Southern League Premier Division South play-offs, one appearances in FA Trophy

References

  1. "Connor: "It was a pleasure"". Veooz. 13 August 2014. Archived from the original on 18 August 2014. Retrieved 17 August 2014.
  2. "Connor Riley-Lowe and Jason Pope keen to impress Exeter City boss in pre-season". Express and Echo. 2 July 2014. Archived from the original on 19 September 2014. Retrieved 17 August 2014.
  3. "Three Academy graduates offered deals". Exeter City FC. 14 April 2014. Retrieved 17 August 2014.
  4. "Exeter City 0–2 Bournemouth". BBC Sport. 12 August 2014. Retrieved 17 August 2014.
  5. "Retained list announced". Exeter City FC. Retrieved 7 June 2017.
  6. "Connor Riley-Lowe: Truro City sign Exeter defender on loan". BBC Sport. 21 July 2015. Retrieved 22 July 2015.
  7. "'Gate Held in Season Opener By Gareth Anstice plus Rhod Mitchell report". Truro City. 8 August 2015. Retrieved 14 September 2015.
  8. "Truro City ease to second league win of the season with vital home victory". Truro City. 12 September 2015. Retrieved 14 September 2015.
  9. Brumpton, Terry (4 August 2017). "Eve of season signing for City". Truro City FC. Retrieved 6 August 2017.
  10. Bath City bring in Exeter City defender as their Summer recruitment continues, somersetlive.co.uk, 21 June 2019
  11. "Truro City: Connor Riley-Lowe's late goal earns promotion". BBC. 1 May 2023. Retrieved 28 April 2025.
  12. "Truro City win historic National League South title". BBC. 26 April 2025. Retrieved 28 April 2025.
  13. "Games played by Connor Riley-Lowe in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 January 2017.
  14. "Games played by Connor Riley-Lowe in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 January 2017.
  15. "Games played by Connor Riley-Lowe in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 January 2017.
  16. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Connor Riley-Lowe Profile". aylesburyunitedfc.co.uk. Aylesbury United F.C. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  17. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "C. Riley-Lowe: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 29 December 2020.