| Snedker in October 2022 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Dean Snedker [1] | ||
| Date of birth | 17 November 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Northampton, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) [2] | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2008–2012 | Northampton Town | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2015 | Northampton Town | 0 | (0) |
| 2013 | → Carshalton Athletic (loan) | 19 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | → Banbury United (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2014 | → Brackley Town (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | → Brackley Town (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2015 | Brackley Town | 8 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | Kidderminster Harriers | 30 | (0) |
| 2016 | Nuneaton Town | 1 | (0) |
| 2016 | Hemel Hempstead Town | 0 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | Kettering Town (dual registration) | 14 | (0) |
| 2017 | Cambridge City | 17 | (0) |
| 2017–2020 | St Albans City | 119 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | Hemel Hempstead Town | 9 | (0) |
| 2021–2023 | AFC Rushden & Diamonds | 79 | (0) |
| 2023 | Coalville Town | 2 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2013 | England U19 | 1 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 15:00, 10 December 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 15:00, 10 December 2023 (UTC) | |||
Dean Snedker (born 17 November 1994) is an English footballer who is currently a free agent. He plays as a goalkeeper.
Born in Northampton, [3] Snedker started a two-year scholarship with Northampton Town in July 2011[ citation needed ] after coming through their youth system. [4] His professional debut for Northampton came on 14 August 2012, in a 2–1 victory over Cardiff City in the Football League Cup. [4] [5] He signed his first professional contract with the club in August 2012. [4]
He joined Carshalton Athletic on a month-long loan in September 2013. [5] His loan was extended by a further month in October 2013. [6]
He joined Banbury United in December 2013 on a month-long loan. [7]
On 6 August 2014, Snedker joined Conference North side Brackley Town on loan until January 2015. [8] [9] Snedker was recalled from the loan on 15 September 2014, as cover for the injured Matt Duke. [10] He rejoined them on a short-term loan in November 2014. [11]
In February 2015, Snedker had his contract terminated by Northampton Town, [12] and subsequently signed for Brackley Town, before leaving in the summer. [13]
In July 2015, Snedker signed for Kidderminster Harriers following a successful trial. [13] He appeared in 30 league matches across the 2015–16 league season. [3]
In August 2016, Snedker signed for National League North side Nuneaton Town, and made one appearance for the club.
Snedker then signed for Hemel Hempstead Town in September 2016. [14]
He joined Kettering Town on dual registration in October 2016. [15]
In 2017, Snedker signed for Southern League Premier Division side Cambridge City. [16]
He joined National League South side St Albans City in June 2017. [17] He made 119 league appearances for the club over the following three seasons, [3] before leaving the club in 2020. [18]
He joined fellow National League South side Hemel Hempstead Town in October 2020. [19]
On 9 August 2021, Southern League Premier Division Central side AFC Rushden & Diamonds announced the signings of Snedker and Dean Dummett ahead of the 2021–22 season. [20] Snedker made his Southern League Premier Division Central debut for AFC Rushden & Diamonds on 18 August 2021, in a home fixture against Banbury United. The visitors won the match 2–0. [21] On 19 January 2022, it was confirmed that Snedker had signed a contract and committed to AFC Rushden & Diamonds for the remainder of the 2021–22 season. [22]
On 22 July 2022, Dean signed forms to remain with the club for the 2022–23 season. [23]
After collecting the club's Player's Player of the Year and Supporters Player of the Year awards for 2022-23, Snedker left AFC Rushden and Diamonds that summer. [24] In total he made 97 appearances across all competitions, 79 of which were league matches. [25]
Snedker subsequently played two games for Coalville Town as emergency cover while they waited for international clearance to sign Tom Carter. [26] [27]
He was called up to the England under-19 team in January 2013, [28] and made his debut for them the following month in 3–1 victory over Denmark. [29]