Mike Atkinson

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Mike Atkinson
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Atkinson with York City in 2013
Personal information
Full name Michael Thomas Atkinson [1]
Date of birth (1994-12-02) 2 December 1994 (age 29) [2]
Place of birth York, England
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) [2]
Position(s) Right-back / Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 North Leigh
Youth career
0000–2013 York City
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2013 York City 0 (0)
2013 → Farsley (loan) 2 (0)
2013 → Northallerton Town (loan) 1 (0)
2013 → Scarborough Athletic (loan)
2013–2014 Scarborough Athletic
2014 Selby Town
2018 Oxford City 2 (0)
2019– North Leigh 6 (0)
International career‡
2017– Belize 6 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:04, 10 June 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19:04, 10 June 2021 (UTC)

Michael Thomas Atkinson (born 2 December 1994) is a footballer who plays as a right-back or midfielder for Southern League Division One Central club North Leigh and the Belize national team.

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Early life

Atkinson was born in York, North Yorkshire [3] and attended Archbishop Holgate's School. [4]

Club career

York City

He played for York Schoolboys [5] before joining York City's youth system. [6] In March 2013, he joined Northern Premier League Division One North club Farsley on loan, making his debut on 30 March when starting a 2–1 away win over Ramsbottom United. [7] He finished the loan with two appearances. [7]

Atkinson signed a one-year professional contract with York in June 2013. [3] [8] His first and only involvement with the first team came as an unused substitute in a 0–0 home draw with Hartlepool United on 17 August. [9] He joined Northern League Division Two club Northallerton Town in September 2013 on a one-month loan. [10] He made only one appearance, starting in a 4–2 home defeat to Chester-le-Street Town on 28 September, [11] and York manager Nigel Worthington wanted to loan him to a club in a higher division. [10]

Non-League

Atkinson joined Northern Premier League Division One South club Scarborough Athletic on 8 November 2013 on a short-term loan, [12] signing permanently on 19 December [13] after being released by York. [14] He signed for Northern Counties East League Division One club Selby Town in January 2014. [15]

Atkinson signed for National League South club Oxford City in July 2018 after a successful trial. [16] He made his debut as an 84th-minute substitute in a 1–1 draw away to Weston-super-Mare on 25 August. [9] [17] He finished his time at the club with two appearances. [9] [18]

Atkinson signed for Southern League Division One Central club North Leigh in December 2019, [19] making his debut on 26 December when starting in a 3–0 home win over Didcot Town. [20] [21] He finished the season, which ended prematurely due to the COVID-19 pandemic, with four appearances, [20] [22] and signed a new contract with the club in July 2020. [23] He made three appearances in a second successive season to be ended prematurely due to the pandemic. [24] [25]

International career

Atkinson is eligible to represent Belize at international level through his mother [4] and received his first call-up for the Belize national team when being named in their squad for the 2017 Copa Centroamericana. [26] He made his debut as a 59th-minute substitute in a 3–0 defeat to Costa Rica on 15 January 2017. [27] [28] He made his first start two days later in Belize's 3–1 loss to El Salvador, in which he was substituted on 47 minutes. [27] [29] Atkinson finished the 2017 Copa Centroamericana with two appearances [27] as Belize were eliminated after finishing bottom in the standings. [30]

Style of play

Atkinson plays as a right-back or midfielder. [31]

Personal life

Atkinson pursued a career as a physical training instructor in the Royal Air Force (RAF), starting the joining process in 2014, and has played for the RAF football team. [4]

Career statistics

Club

As of end of 2020–21 season
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational CupLeague CupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
York City 2012–13 [32] League Two 0000000000
2013–14 [33] League Two00—00—00
Total0000000000
Farsley (loan) 2012–13 [7] Northern Premier League Division One North20———20
Northallerton Town (loan) 2013–14 [11] Northern League Division Two10———10
Oxford City 2018–19 [9] [18] National League South 2000—0020
North Leigh 2019–20 [20] Southern League Division One Central40——0040
2020–21 [24] Southern League Division One Central2000—1 [lower-alpha 1] 030
Total6000001070
Career total110000010120
  1. ↑ Appearance in FA Trophy

International

As of match played 25 March 2021 [27]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Belize 201720
201830
202110
Total60

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