Joel Rollinson

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Joel Rollinson
Personal information
Full name Joel Robert Paul Rollinson [1]
Date of birth (1998-11-16) 16 November 1998 (age 26) [2]
Place of birth Reading, England [2]
Position Winger
Team information
Current team
 Basingstoke Town
Youth career
2016–2017 Reading
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2017–2019 Reading 0 (0)
2018–2019 → Eastbourne Borough (loan) 9 (1)
2019–2020 Stevenage 1 (0)
2019–2020 → Cray Wanderers (loan) 19 (3)
2020–2022 Eastbourne Borough 55 (7)
2022–2023 Hungerford Town 32 (3)
2023–2024 Weymouth 30 (2)
2024 → Beaconsfield Town (dual-reg.) 6 (1)
2024 Farnham Town 1 (0)
2024–2025 Bracknell Town 34 (7)
2025– Basingstoke Town 7 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 10:35, 24 October 2025 (UTC)

Joel Robert Paul Rollinson (born 16 November 1998) is an Australian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Southern League Premier Division South club Basingstoke Town.

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Career

Reading

Rollinson began his career at Reading, progressing through the club's academy. [2] During the 2017–18 season, he made two appearances for the Reading under-23 team in the EFL Trophy, debuting as an 88th-minute substitute in a 2–2 draw against Colchester United on 27 August 2017, and scoring in a 7–5 defeat to Gillingham on 7 November 2017. [3]

Without making a senior appearance for Reading, Rollinson joined National League South club Eastbourne Borough on loan on 16 November 2018, initially for one month. [4] He made his debut the following day in a 1–0 away defeat to Bath City. [5] After four appearances, his loan was extended for a further month, [2] [6] and he scored in a 2–1 home victory over Dulwich Hamlet on 1 January 2019. [7] Rollinson made a total of 13 appearances, scoring once, [2] before being released by Reading at the conclusion of the season. [8]

Stevenage

Prior to the 2019–20 season, Rollinson underwent a trial with League Two club Stevenage before signing permanently on 5 August 2019. [9] He made his debut on 20 August 2019, appearing as an 85th-minute substitute in a 1–0 home defeat to Bradford City. [10] After one further first-team appearance, [11] Rollinson joined Isthmian League Premier Division club Cray Wanderers on a three-month loan on 5 November 2019. [12] [13] He scored 38 seconds into his debut in a 6–1 victory against Cheshunt on 9 November 2019. [14] The loan was later extended for the remainder of the season on 9 February 2020. [14] Rollinson made 20 appearances and scored three goals during his time with Cray Wanderers. [2] [15] He was released by Stevenage in June 2020. [16]

Eastbourne Borough

Ahead of the 2020–21 season, Rollinson returned to Eastbourne Borough on a permanent basis. [17] He made 23 appearances during his first season back at Eastbourne, scoring three times, as the National League South season was curtailed in February 2021 due to restrictions associated with the COVID-19 pandemic. [2] [18]

Further spells in non-League

On 7 June 2022, Rollinson joined fellow National League South club Hungerford Town. [19]

In May 2023, he signed for Weymouth following Hungerford's relegation. [20]

On 27 May 2024, Rollinson joined newly-promoted Isthmian League South Central Division club Farnham Town ahead of the 2024–25 campaign, [21] but was released in September. Following his departure from Farnham, Rollinson joined Bracknell Town. [22]

Career statistics

As of match played 23 September 2025
ClubSeasonLeague FA Cup EFL Cup OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Reading 2017–18 [3] Championship 0000000000
2018–19 [2] Championship0000000000
Total0000000000
Reading U21 2017–18 [3] 2 [a] 121
Eastbourne Borough (loan) 2018–19 [2] National League South 9100—4 [b] 0131
Stevenage 2019–20 [11] League Two 1000001 [a] 020
Cray Wanderers (loan) 2019–20 [15] Isthmian League Premier Division19300—1 [c] 0203
Eastbourne Borough 2020–21 [2] [23] National League South19340—00233
2021–22 [2] [23] National League South36430—3 [d] 0424
Total557700030657
Hungerford Town 2022–23 [2] National League South32300—3 [e] 0353
Weymouth 2023–24 [23] National League South31200—2 [e] 0332
Beaconsfield Town 2023–24 [23] Southern League Premier Division South61———61
Farnham Town 2024–25 [24] Isthmian League South Central Division1020—2 [e] 050
Bracknell Town 2024–25 [23] Southern League Premier Division South347——4 [f] 33810
Basingstoke Town 2025–26 [23] Southern League Premier Division South7010—0080
Career total195241000022422728
  1. 1 2 Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
  2. ↑ Three appearances in FA Trophy; one appearance in Sussex Senior Challenge Cup
  3. ↑ Appearance in Alan Turvey Trophy
  4. ↑ Two appearances in FA Trophy; one appearance in Sussex Senior Challenge Cup
  5. 1 2 3 Appearances in FA Trophy
  6. ↑ Appearances in Berks & Bucks Senior Cup

References

  1. ↑ "Notification of shirt numbers: Stevenage" (PDF). English Football League. p. 68. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 "Soccerway – Joel Rollinson". Soccerway. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
  3. 1 2 3 "Games played by Joel Rollinson in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
  4. ↑ "Trio seal loan moves and could earn minutes this weekend!". Reading F.C. 16 November 2018. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
  5. ↑ "Bath City 1–0 Eastbourne Borough". Soccerway. 17 November 2018. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
  6. ↑ Anderson, Kevin (21 December 2018). "Left field – on freezing weather, fence-mending and 50-50 winners..." Eastbourne Borough F.C. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
  7. ↑ "Eastbourne Borough 2–1 Dulwich Hamlet". Soccerway. 1 January 2019. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
  8. ↑ "Joel Rollinson: Stevenage sign former Reading midfielder". BBC Sport. 5 August 2019. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
  9. ↑ Branowsky, Dan (5 August 2019). "Joel Rollinson signs for Stevenage". Stevenage F.C. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
  10. ↑ "Stevenage 0–1 Bradford City". BBC Sport. 20 August 2019. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
  11. 1 2 "Games played by Joel Rollinson in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
  12. ↑ "Cray Wanderers sign Joel Rollinson from Stevenage on three month loan". Cray Wanderers F.C. 5 November 2019. Retrieved 9 November 2019.
  13. ↑ Branowsky, Dan (5 November 2019). "Rollinson joins Cray Wanderers on loan". Stevenage F.C. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
  14. 1 2 Hunt, Mark (9 November 2019). "Cray Wanderers News – Joe Taylor – Top Cray Wanderers Isthmian Premier scorer, Joel Rollinson, Ehizojie Onoabhagbe & Stefan Abatan". Cray Wanderers F.C. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
  15. 1 2 "Cray Wanderers – Appearances – Joel Rollinson – 2019–2020". Football Web Pages. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
  16. ↑ Branowsky, Dan (18 June 2020). "Stevenage 2020/21 Retained & Released List". Stevenage F.C. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
  17. ↑ "Bloor adds Four Aces to the Pack". Eastbourne Borough F.C. 3 October 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
  18. ↑ Stone, Simon (18 February 2021). "National League season to continue but North and South divisions declared null and void". BBC Sport. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
  19. ↑ Morrison, Ciaran (7 June 2022). "Crusaders announce Rollinson signing". Hungerford Town F.C. Retrieved 8 June 2022.
  20. ↑ "Weymouth Secure Eight Signings". Weymouth F.C. 15 May 2023. Retrieved 25 May 2023.
  21. ↑ "Farnham Town confirm the signing of Joel Rollinson from Weymouth". Farnham Town F.C. 27 May 2024. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
  22. ↑ "Welcome to the Robins family". X.com. Bracknell Town F.C. 20 September 2024. Retrieved 21 September 2024.
  23. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Joel Rollinson Player Profile". Aylesbury United Archive. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
  24. ↑ "Farnham Town – Appearances – Joel Rollinson". Football Web Pages. Retrieved 21 September 2024.
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