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Jerrome Sobers
Jerrome Sobers, Tonbridge Angels FC footballer, August 2014.jpg
Sobers playing for Tonbridge Angels in 2014.
Personal information
Full name Jerrome Roxin Sobers [1]
Date of birth (1986-04-18) 18 April 1986 (age 37)
Place of birth Whitechapel, England [1]
Height 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) [2]
Position(s) Central defender
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
0000–2004 Ford United
2004–2005 Ipswich Town 0 (0)
2005Brentford (loan) 1 (1)
2005–2007 Chelmsford City 41 (0)
2007 Bromley 19 (0)
2007–2008 Braintree Town 10 (0)
2008–2012 Bromley 101 (4)
2012 Billericay Town 15 (1)
2012–2013 Bromley 3 (0)
2012–2013Kingstonian (dual-reg) 2 (0)
2013–2014 Maidstone United 25 (1)
2014–2017 Tonbridge Angels 43 (5)
2017 Hastings United 16 (2)
2017–2018 Canvey Island 15 (0)
2018 Walthamstow 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:17, 26 July 2019 (UTC)

Jerrome Roxin Sobers (born 18 April 1986) is an English footballer who plays as a defender.

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Career

After beginning his career at Ford United, [3] making his first team debut aged 17, Sobers was spotted and signed by Ipswich Town for £10,000 in the summer of 2004. [4] [5]

He was sent on loan to Brentford in March 2005 and scored on his only appearance as the Bees beat Hull City 2–1 in League One. [6] [7] It was to be Sobers' only appearance on loan at Brentford and he was then released by Ipswich at the end of the 2004–05 season.

Sobers then signed for Chelmsford City, spending two years at the Essex club, [8] [9] before joining Bromley. [9] He then quickly moved onto Braintree Town, [10] but returned to Bromley in 2008, spending nearly four years at the club before signing for Billericay Town in 2011, [11] helping them to win the 2011–12 Isthmian League Premier Division. [12] [13]

Sobers then returned to Bromley in the summer of 2012, [11] but joined Kingstonian on dual-registration in November 2012. [14] He then signed for Isthmian League Division One South promotion-chasers Maidstone United on 16 February 2013. [15] Sobers left Maidstone at the end of the 2013–14 season. Sobers completed a full season with the Stones having joined the season before from Bromley. During this campaign he made 32 appearances in the 2013–14 season. [16]

Sobers joined Tonbridge Angels in June 2014. [17] [18] [19]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueFA CupLeague CupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Ipswich Town 2004–05 [7] Championship 00000000
Brentford (loan) 2004–05 [7] League One 110011
Chelmsford City 2005–06 [8] Isthmian League Premier Division321002 [lower-alpha 1] 0341
2006–07 [9] 30002 [lower-alpha 1] 050
Total3510040391
Bromley 2006–07 [9] Isthmian League Premier Division190002 [lower-alpha 2] 0210
Braintree Town 2007–08 [10] Conference South 1000000100
Bromley2007–08 [11] Conference South26000260
2008–09 [11] 2700000330
2009–10 [11] 1910000211
2010–11 [11] 283303 [lower-alpha 3] 1344
2011–12 [11] 10000010
Total101430311075
Billericay Town 2011–12 [12] Isthmian League Premier Division151151
Bromley 2012–13 [11] Conference South30202 [lower-alpha 4] 070
Bromley total104450511145
Maidstone United 2013–14 [16] Isthmian League Premier Division251205 [lower-alpha 5] 0321
Tonbridge Angels 2014–15 [20] Isthmian League Premier Division142103 [lower-alpha 6] 0182
2015–16 [21] 243006 [lower-alpha 7] 0333
2016–17 [22] 50204 [lower-alpha 8] 1111
Total43530131596
Hastings United 2016–17 [23] Isthmian League First Division South1621 [lower-alpha 9] 0172
Canvey Island 2017–18 [24] Isthmian League North Division150001 [lower-alpha 1] 0160
Walthamstow 2018–19 [25] Essex Senior League 00101 [lower-alpha 10] 020
Career total264141100030230516
  1. 1 2 3 Appearances in Isthmian League Cup
  2. Appearances in Isthmian League Premier Division play-offs
  3. 2 appearances and 1 goal in Kent Senior Cup, 1 appearance in FA Trophy
  4. 1 appearance in Kent Senior Cup, 1 appearance in London Senior Cup
  5. 3 appearances in FA Trophy, 2 appearances in Isthmian League Cup
  6. Appearances in FA Trophy
  7. 2 appearances in FA Trophy, 2 appearances in Isthmian League Cup, 1 appearance in Isthmian League Premier Division play-offs, 1 appearance in Kent Senior Cup
  8. 3 appearances and 1 goal in FA Trophy, 1 appearance in Kent Senior Cup
  9. Appearance in Isthmian League First Division South play-offs
  10. 1 appearance in FA Vase

Honours

Bromley

Billericay Town

Maidstone FC

Isthmian league division one south playoffs

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