| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Daniel James Ellis [1] | ||
| Date of birth | 3 November 1985 | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) [1] | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Bradford (Park Avenue) (player-assistant manager) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Bradford City | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2005–2015 | Guiseley | ||
| 2015–2017 | Harrogate Town | 57 | (3) |
| 2017–2021 | Farsley Celtic | ||
| 2021–2022 | Darlington | 23 | (1) |
| 2023 | Liversedge | 18 | (0) |
| 2024–2025 | Liversedge | ||
| 2025– | Bradford (Park Avenue) | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 2022 | Guiseley | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Daniel James Ellis (born 3 November 1985) is an English football player and coach who is player-assistant manager at Bradford (Park Avenue).
Ellis, a defender, began his career with Bradford City, where he spent 8 years. [2] He then spent 10 years with Guiseley, making 473 appearances for the club. [2] [3] He later played with Harrogate Town, [4] where he served as club captain, [5] and Farsley Celtic, [6] [7] [8] where he also served as club captain. [9] He signed for Darlington in September 2021, [10] [11] [12] being released at the end of the season. [13] [14]
After being released by Darlington, Ellis became manager of Guiseley, [15] [16] [17] where local media described his impact as a "revolution", with he club being "revitalsised", [18] [19] after he made 7 new signings. [20] Ellis said he was "buzzing", [21] but left the club in November 2022 after a run of poor form. [22] [23] [24] [25] [26]
In January 2023 he returned to playing, signing for Liversedge. [27] [28] [29] In June 2023 he became an assistant manager at Farsley. [30] In November 2024 he returned to Liversedge as player-assistant manager. [31] In May 2025 he joined Bradford (Park Avenue), also as a player-assistant manager. [32] [33]