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 24) [2]
Place of birth Reading, England [2]
Position(s) Midfielder [2]
Team information
Current team
 Weymouth
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– Weymouth 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:21, 25 May 2023 (UTC)

Joel Robert Paul Rollinson (born 16 November 1998) is an Australian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for National League South club Weymouth.

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Career

Early career

Rollinson began his career at Reading, playing for the club's under-18, under-19 and under-23 teams. [2] He made two appearances for the Reading under-23 team in the EFL Trophy during the 2017–18 season, [3] making his debut as an 88th-minute substitute in a 2–2 draw at Colchester United on 27 August 2017. [3] He scored in a 7–5 away defeat to Gillingham on 7 November 2017. [3]

Having not made any first-team appearances for Reading, Rollinson joined National League South club Eastbourne Borough on loan on 16 November 2018. [4] The loan agreement was scheduled to run for one month, until 16 December 2018. [4] He made his debut a day later, playing the opening 73 minutes in a 1–0 away defeat to Bath City. [5] After making four appearances during the loan spell, the loan was extended for a further month. [2] [6] Rollinson scored in a 2–1 home victory over Dulwich Hamlet on 1 January 2019. [7] He made 13 appearances during the loan spell, scoring once. [2] Rollinson was released by Reading at the end of the season. [8]

Stevenage

Ahead of the 2019–20 season, Rollinson spent time on trial at League Two club Stevenage. [9] He subsequently signed for the club on a permanent basis on 5 August 2019. [8] Rollinson made his Stevenage debut in the club's 1–0 home defeat to Bradford City on 20 August 2019, coming on as an 85th-minute substitute in the match. [10] Having made one further first-team appearance for Stevenage during the opening three months of the season, [11] Rollinson joined Isthmian League Premier Division club Cray Wanderers on a three-month loan agreement on 5 November 2019. [12] [13] He scored after 38 seconds of his debut in a 6–1 victory against Cheshunt on 9 November 2019. [14] The loan deal was extended for the rest of the season on 9 February 2020. [14] He made 20 appearances during the loan spell, scoring three times. [2] [15] Rollinson 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]

Hungerford Town

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

Weymouth

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

Career statistics

As of end of 2022–23 season
ClubSeasonLeague FA Cup EFL Cup OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Reading 2017–18 [3] Championship 0000000000
2018–19 [2] Championship0000000000
Total0000000000
Reading U21 2017–18 [3] ————2 [lower-alpha 1] 121
Eastbourne Borough (loan) 2018–19 [2] National League South 9100—4 [lower-alpha 2] 0131
Stevenage 2019–20 [11] League Two 1000001 [lower-alpha 1] 020
Cray Wanderers (loan) 2019–20 [15] Isthmian Premier Division19300—1 [lower-alpha 3] 0203
Eastbourne Borough 2020–21 [2] National League South19340—00233
2021–22 [2] National League South36430—3 [lower-alpha 4] 0424
Total557700030657
Hungerford Town 2022–23 [2] National League South32300—3 [lower-alpha 5] 0353
Career total11614700014113715
  1. 1 2 Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
  2. ↑ Three appearances in FA Trophy, one appearance in Sussex Senior Challenge Cup
  3. ↑ Appearance(s) in Alan Turvey Trophy
  4. ↑ Two appearances in FA Trophy, one appearance in Sussex Senior Challenge Cup
  5. ↑ Appearance(s) in FA Trophy

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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 13 "Soccerway – Joel Rollinson". Soccerway. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 "Games played by Joel Rollinson in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
  4. 1 2 "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. ↑ "Left field – on freezing weather, fence-mending and 50-50 winners..." Eastbourne Borough F.C. 21 December 2018. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
  7. ↑ "Eastbourne Borough 2–1 Dulwich Hamlet". Soccerway. 1 January 2019. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
  8. 1 2 "Joel Rollinson: Stevenage sign former Reading midfielder". BBC Sport. 5 August 2019. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
  9. ↑ "Joel Rollinson signs for Stevenage". Stevenage F.C. 5 August 2019. 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. ↑ "Rollinson joins Cray Wanderers on loan". Stevenage F.C. 5 November 2019. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
  14. 1 2 "Cray Wanderers News – Joe Taylor – Top Cray Wanderers Isthmian Premier scorer, Joel Rollinson, Ehizojie Onoabhagbe & Stefan Abatan". Cray Wanderers F.C. 9 November 2019. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
  15. 1 2 "Cray Wanderers – Appearances – Joel Rollinson – 2019–2020". Football Web Pages. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
  16. ↑ "Stevenage 2020/21 Retained & Released List". Stevenage F.C. 18 June 2020. 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. ↑ "Crusaders announce Rollinson signing". www.hungerfordtown.com. 7 June 2022. Retrieved 8 June 2022.
  20. ↑ "Weymouth Secure Eight Signings". uptheterras.co.uk. 15 May 2023. Retrieved 25 May 2023.
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