Dean Rance

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Dean Rance
Personal information
Full name Dean James Robert Rance [1]
Date of birth (1991-09-24) 24 September 1991 (age 33)
Place of birth Maidstone, England
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) [2] [3]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Folkestone Invicta
Youth career
0000–2009 Gillingham
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2009–2012 Gillingham 0 (0)
2010 → Maidstone United (loan)
2011 → Maidstone United (loan)
2011 → Bishop's Stortford (loan) 7 (3)
2011 → Bishop's Stortford (loan) 8 (0)
2012 → Dover Athletic (loan) 2 (0)
2012–2013 Dover Athletic 35 (0)
2013–2019 Ebbsfleet United 193 (9)
2019–2020 Aldershot Town 31 (2)
2020–2023 Dagenham & Redbridge 78 (5)
2023–2024 Scunthorpe United 7 (0)
2024 → Folkestone Invicta (loan) 16 (0)
2024– Folkestone Invicta 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12:24, 6 May 2024 (UTC)

Dean James Robert Rance (born 24 September 1991) [3] is an English footballer who plays for Folkestone Invicta as a defensive midfielder.

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Career

Born in Maidstone, Kent, Rance joined the Gillingham Centre of Excellence at the age of eight. [4] He started an apprenticeship with the club during the summer of 2008 and his good form for the youth team earned him a call-up for the first team squad, being named on the bench for Gillingham's FA Cup game against Aston Villa in January 2009. [4] Rance finished the 2009–10 season as the youth team's top goalscorer, and in May 2010 signed his first professional contract with the club. [4] However, his opportunities in the first team were limited in the 2010–11 season by a foot injury sustained during a pre-season friendly. [4]

Despite this, he impressed during loan spells with non-League sides Maidstone United and Bishop's Stortford. [4] He signed a new one-year contract with Gillingham ahead of the 2011–12 season, during which he made his first team debut as a substitute in an FA Cup first round replay against Bournemouth in November 2011. [4]

Rance was loaned out to Conference South side Dover Athletic on a one-month loan on 2 March 2012. [5] He was released by Gillingham in May 2012 and signed a permanent contract with Dover. [6]

Ahead of the 2013–14 season, Rance signed for Ebbsfleet United. Rance quickly established himself as a fan favourite at Stonebridge Road and was named players' player of the season despite being sent off in the play-off final second leg at Bromley and thus missing the play-off final against his former club, Dover.

In March 2023, Rance signed for Scunthorpe United on a short-term deal until the end of the season, with the option for a further year. [7] He joined Isthmian League Premier Division club Folkestone Invicta on a one-month loan deal in January 2024, managed by Rance's former Ebbsfleet United teammate Andy Drury. [8] On 1 May 2024, he joined the club permanently, signing a two-year deal. [9]

Career statistics

As of end of 2023–24 season
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague FA Cup League Cup OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Gillingham 2009–10 [10] League One 0000000000
2010–11 [10] League Two 0010000010
2011–12 [10] League Two0000000000
Total0010000010
Bishop's Stortford (loan) 2010–11 [10] Conference South 73———73
2011–12 [11] Conference North 80———80
Total153———153
Dover Athletic (loan) 2011–12 [10] Conference South20———20
Dover Athletic 2012–13 [12] Conference South35020—5 [lower-alpha 1] 0420
Total37020—50440
Ebbsfleet United 2013–14 [12] Conference South37340—6 [lower-alpha 2] 0473
2014–15 [12] Conference South18120—4 [lower-alpha 3] 0241
2015–16 [12] National League South 37020—5 [lower-alpha 1] 0440
2016–17 [12] National League South39220—7 [lower-alpha 4] 1483
2017–18 [12] National League 34330—4 [lower-alpha 5] 0393
2018–19 [12] National League28010—1 [lower-alpha 3] 0300
Total1939140—27123410
Aldershot Town 2019–20 [12] National League31210—1 [lower-alpha 3] 0332
Dagenham & Redbridge 2020–21 [12] National League26210—1 [lower-alpha 3] 0282
2021–22 [12] National League23120—4 [lower-alpha 3] 0291
2022–23 [12] National League29240—2 [lower-alpha 3] 0352
Total78570—70925
Scunthorpe United 2022–23 [12] National League70———70
2023–24 [12] National League North 0000—0000
Total7000000070
Folkestone Invicta (loan) 2023–24 [13] Isthmian League Premier Division16000—00160
Career totals377192500040144220
  1. 1 2 Three appearances in Conference South play-offs, two in FA Trophy
  2. ↑ Two appearances in Conference South play-offs, four in FA Trophy
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Appearances in FA Trophy
  4. ↑ Three appearances and one goal in National League South play-offs, four in FA Trophy
  5. ↑ Two appearances in National League play-offs, two in FA Trophy

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References

  1. ↑ "List of Temporary Transfers of Players under Written Contract Between 01/03/2012 and 31/03/2012". The Football Association. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 April 2012. Retrieved 18 April 2012.
  2. ↑ Rollin, Glenda; Rollin, Jack, eds. (2012). Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2012–2013 (43rd ed.). London: Headline. p. 473. ISBN   978-0-7553-6356-8.
  3. 1 2 "Dean Rance". Aldershot Town Football Club. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Player Profiles". Gillingham F.C. Retrieved 3 April 2012.
  5. ↑ "Reading winger Jordan Obita joins Andy Hessenthaler's Gillingham while midfielder Dean Rance leaves for Dover Athletic". Kent Online. 2 March 2012. Retrieved 3 April 2012.
  6. ↑ "Ex-Gillingham youngster Dean Rance joins Dover Athletic". Kent Online. 22 May 2012. Retrieved 22 May 2012.
  7. ↑ "Iron sign experienced midfielder Dean Rance". www.scunthorpe-united.co.uk. 21 March 2023. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
  8. ↑ "Welcome: Dean Rance". folkestoneinvictafc.co.uk. 16 January 2024. Retrieved 17 January 2024.
  9. ↑ "Welcome (Back) Dean Rance". folkestoneinvictafc.co.uk. 1 May 2024. Retrieved 6 May 2024.
  10. 1 2 3 4 5 "D. Rance". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
  11. ↑ Williams, Mike; Williams, Tony, eds. (2012). Non-League Club Directory 2013. Tony Williams Publications. ISBN   978-1-869833-77-0.
  12. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 "D. Rance - stats". Aylesbury United FC. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
  13. ↑ "Folkestone Invicta – Appearances – Dean Rance – 2023–2024". www.footballwebpages.co.uk. Retrieved 6 May 2024.
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