Ellis Iandolo

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Ellis Iandolo
Personal information
Full name Ellis Carlo Iandolo [1]
Date of birth (1997-08-22) 22 August 1997 (age 27) [2]
Place of birth Chatham, England
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) [2]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Colchester United
Number 3
Youth career
0000–2012 Gillingham
2014–2015 Maidstone United
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2014–2015 Maidstone United 0 (0)
2015–2023 Swindon Town 137 (3)
2023– Colchester United 27 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:02 31 August 2024 (UTC)

Ellis Carlo Iandolo (born 22 August 1997) is an English professional footballer who plays primarily as a left full-back for EFL League Two club Colchester United. Iandolo can also play at wing-back and in midfield.

Contents

Club career

Early career

Born in Chatham, Kent, [2] Iandolo played for the Maidstone-based academy side Soccer Elite FA (SEFA), for whom he was playing against Gillingham which led to him being picked up by Kent's only Football League club. [3] After being released in 2012 by The Gills, Iandolo returned to SEFA and in the summer of 2013 Iandolo became a Soccer Elite FA Scholar, combining full-time study with daily training with SEFA Scholarship coaches Lee Spiller and Andy Hessenthaler. [4]

He signed for Maidstone United in July 2014. [5] On 27 September 2014, Iandolo featured as an unused substitute in Maidstone's 2–1 home victory over Brentwood Town in their FA Cup second qualifying round tie. [6]

Swindon Town

In July 2015, Iandolo impressed playing for the SEFA Scholars against Swindon Town's under 18s. The Robins duly offered him a trial and in August Iandolo was offered a one-year professional contract. [7] Iandolo became the third SEFA Scholar to become a professional within the space of a year, following in the footsteps of Aaron Simpson [4] and Kaiyne Woolery. [8]

On 1 September 2015, Iandolo made his professional debut for Swindon during their Football League Trophy tie against Newport County, replacing Kevin Stewart in the 1–1 draw. Which Swindon eventually won 7–6 on penalties. [9] On 8 July 2016, following his debut season, Iandolo signed a new one-year deal. [10] On 6 December 2016, Iandolo netted his first goal for Swindon in a 3–2 away defeat during their EFL Trophy second round tie against Luton Town. [11] Following the appointment of David Flitcroft, Iandolo's game time increased and he went onto score his first league goal during Swindon's 2–1 victory against Barnet, netting a 35-yard free-kick in the 17th minute. After starting every game in January 2018 he was replaced by the experienced Matthew Taylor who remained first choice at left-back until the end of the season.

At the start of the 2018/19 season, Swindon manager Phil Brown declared that Ellis was going to play as a midfielder, with Iandolo subsequently making 6 appearances in midfield by the end of October. Iandolo has been used as a left-back and left wing-back by current Swindon Town manager Richie Wellens. Ellis signed a two-year contract extension in July 2019 [12] keeping him at the club until 2022.

Colchester United

On 1st July 2023, Iandolo signed a two-year contract with Colchester United for an undisclosed fee. [13]

Career statistics

As of match played 31 August 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague FA Cup League Cup OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Maidstone United 2014–15 [6] Isthmian League Premier Division00000000
Total0000000000
Swindon Town 2015–16 [14] League One 12000001 [lower-alpha 1] 0130
2016–17 [15] League One10000104 [lower-alpha 2] 1151
2017–18 [16] League Two 12100104 [lower-alpha 2] 0171
2018–19 [17] League Two15020003 [lower-alpha 2] 0200
2019–20 [18] League Two13010003 [lower-alpha 2] 0170
2020–21 [19] League One8010102 [lower-alpha 2] 0120
2021–22 [20] League Two44130104 [lower-alpha 2] 0521
2022–23 League Two23110002 [lower-alpha 2] 0261
Total137380402311724
Colchester United 2023–24 League Two231001000241
2024–25 League Two4000200060
Total271003000301
Career total164480702312025
  1. Appearance in Football League Trophy
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy

Honours

Swindon Town

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