David Atkinson (footballer)

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David Atkinson
Personal information
Full name David Atkinson [1]
Date of birth (1993-04-27) 27 April 1993 (age 30) [1]
Place of birth Shildon, [1] England
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) [2]
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
20??–2014 Middlesbrough
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2014–2015 Middlesbrough 0 (0)
2015 → Hartlepool United (loan) 0 (0)
2015 → Carlisle United (loan) 7 (0)
2015–2017 Carlisle United 25 (0)
2016–2017 → Blyth Spartans (loan)
2017 Blyth Spartans
2017 ÍBV 10 (0)
2017–2018 Blyth Spartans 21 (0)
2018 ÍBV 16 (0)
2019 Blyth Spartans 9 (0)
2019–2021 Darlington 12 (0)
2021– Shildon 50 (2)
International career
2008–2009 England U16 4 (0)
2010 England U17 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:10, 6 March 2023 (UTC)

David Atkinson (born 27 April 1993) is an English footballer who plays as a defender for Northern League Division One club Shildon. He played in the Football League for Carlisle United.

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Club career

Atkinson joined Middlesbrough's academy as an under-nine. [3] He was a member of the Middlesbrough under-15 squad that won the English qualifying competition for the 2007–08 Manchester United Premier Cup, [4] and took up a two-year scholarship with the club in 2009. [5] After the first twelve months, he was given his first professional contract, of four years; at that time, he was recovering from a stress fracture in his back, [4] and his progress was later disrupted by a serious knee injury. [6] He went on to captain Middlesbrough's under-21 team, [7] and in the second half of the 2013–14 season, was a regular member of the first-team squad. After eight consecutive Championship matches on the bench, Middlesbrough manager Aitor Karanka said that Atkinson was training well and was in his thoughts for a debut, but would not force him into a "difficult game" that might adversely affect his confidence. [8] He remained unused, and in September 2014, still without having played first-team football for Middlesbrough, joined League Two club Hartlepool United on a month's loan. [9] He lost time to a hamstring injury, the manager who signed him, Colin Cooper, resigned in the middle of his loan spell, and he made no senior appearances. [10] [11]

He spent time on trial with League One club Walsall in February 2015, brought in by manager Dean Smith to check him out ahead of a possible summer signing –according to Smith, "He is someone [Middlesbrough] have thought highly of, but has not quite burst onto the first team scene as they would have liked. [12]  –before signing for Carlisle United of League Two on loan on 26 March. [13] It was with Carlisle that he finally made his Football League debut, on 28 March in a 2–1 loss away to Oxford United, and he made six more appearances. [11] At the end of a 2014–15 season in which Middlesbrough's under-21s won the U21 Premier League Second Division title and added the North Riding Senior Cup, beating Guisborough Town in the final, Atkinson was not offered a new contract. [14]

On 4 June 2015, Atkinson signed a short-term deal with Carlisle United. [7] Six months later, he extended his contract until June 2017. [15]

On 1 December 2016, Atkinson joined Blyth Spartans on loan for a month. [16] The loan was initially extended, and then made permanent when Atkinson left Carlisle by mutual consent. [17] He also spent time playing in Iceland for ÍBV, with which he won the 2017 Icelandic Cup and played in the UEFA Europa League. [18] [19]

Atkinson joined Darlington for the 2019–20 season, [20] but ankle ligaments damaged during pre-season restricted his appearances. [21] He left the club after the abandoned 2020–21 National League North season, [22] [23] and signed for Shildon. [24]

International career

Atkinson made his debut for the England under-16 team on 28 November 2008. [25] He played the first half of the 2–0 win against Scotland that confirmed England as winners of that year's Victory Shield. [26] Although not originally selected for the Montaigu Tournament in 2009, he came into the squad after Nico Yennaris withdrew, [27] and started two of the three group matches and played the whole of the final, in which England U16 beat Germany on penalties to successfully defend their title. [25] [28]

Atkinson was named in the England under-17 squad for matches against France, Ukraine and hosts Portugal at the Algarve Tournament in February 2010. [29] He played in two matches to help England finish as runners-up. [30] He was placed on standby for the England under-18s' friendly against Italy in April 2011, but was not needed. [31] [32]

Career statistics

As of match played 4 March 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cup [lower-alpha 1] League Cup OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Middlesbrough 2013–14 [33] Championship 000000—00
2014–15 [11] Championship000000—00
Total000000—00
Hartlepool United (loan) 2014–15 [11] League Two 00——0000
Carlisle United (loan) 2014–15 [11] League Two70———70
Carlisle United 2015–16 [34] League Two240401000290
2016–17 [35] League Two1000100020
Total320402000380
Blyth Spartans 2016–17 Northern Premier League (NPL)
Premier Division
ÍBV 2017 [19] Úrvalsdeild 10020——120
Blyth Spartans 2017–18 [2] National League North 210—210
ÍBV 2018 [19] [2] Úrvalsdeild16010—2 [lower-alpha 2] 0190
Blyth Spartans 2018–19 [2] National League North90—90
Darlington 2019–20 [2] National League North7000—0070
2020–21 [2] [36] National League North5030—0080
Total12030—00150
Shildon 2021–22 [37] NPL East Division29131—4 [lower-alpha 3] 0362
2022–23 [38] NPL Division One East21120—2 [lower-alpha 4] 0261
Total50251—60613
Career total150215120801753
  1. ↑ Includes FA Cup, Icelandic Cup
  2. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  3. ↑ Two appearances in FA Trophy, one in Durham Challenge Cup, one in Northern Premier League play-offs
  4. ↑ One appearance in FA Trophy, one in Durham Challenge Cup

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