Riley Harbottle

Riley Harbottle

Ryan Harbottle in 2025.
Personal information
Full name	Riley-Jay Harbottle [1]
Date of birth	(2000-09-26) 26 September 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth	Nottingham, England
Position(s)	Defender
Team information
Current team	AFC Wimbledon
Number	26
Youth career
2007–2021	Nottingham Forest
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2021–2023	Nottingham Forest	0	(0)
2021	→ Wealdstone (loan)	11	(0)
2022–2023	→ Mansfield Town (loan)	32	(6)
2023–2024	Hibernian	1	(0)
2024	→ Colchester United (loan)	12	(0)
2024–	AFC Wimbledon	18	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:00, 2 January 2025 (UTC)

Riley-Jay Harbottle (born 26 September 2000) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for EFL League Two club AFC Wimbledon.

Career

Nottingham Forest

Harbottle joined the Nottingham Forest academy at the foundation stage, staying with the team before signing his first professional contract in October 2017. ^[2] He made his first team debut for Forest on 11 August 2021, starting against Bradford City in the EFL Cup. ^{[3] [4]} On 20 June 2022, Harbottle signed a two-year extension to his deal with Forest, keeping him at the City Ground until the summer of 2024. ^[5]

Loan to Wealdstone

On 19 March 2021, Harbottle joined National League side Wealdstone on an initial one-month loan. ^{[6] [7]} He remained with the club for the rest of the season, making 11 appearances. ^[8]

Loan to Mansfield Town

On 16 July 2022, Harbottle moved on a season-long loan to EFL League Two side Mansfield Town. ^{[9] [10]}

Hibernian

On 18 July 2023, Harbottle joined Scottish Premiership side Hibernian on a three-year deal for an undisclosed transfer fee. ^[11]

Loan to Colchester United

On 23 January 2024, Harbottle joined EFL League Two club Colchester United for the remainder of the 2023–24 season. ^[12]

AFC Wimbledon

On 15 August 2024, Harbottle joined League Two club AFC Wimbledon on a two-year deal. ^[13]

Career statistics

As of match played 2 January 2025

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Nottingham Forest	2020–21 [14]	Championship	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	2021–22 [15]	Championship	0	0	0	0	2	0	—		0	0
	2022–23 [16]	Premier League	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	Total		0	0	0	0	2	0	—		2	0
Wealdstone (loan)	2020–21 [14]	National League	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	11	0
Mansfield Town (loan)	2022–23 [16]	League Two	32	6	2	2	0	0	3 [a]	0	37	6
Hibernian	2023–24 [17]	Scottish Premiership	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	0
AFC Wimbledon	2024-25 [18]	League Two	18	0	2	0	1	0	3 [b]	0	25	0
Career total			62	6	4	0	4	0	7	0	77	6

1. Appearances in EFL Trophy
2. Appearances in EFL Trophy

References

1. https://www.efl.com/contentassets/d29fb86f37b0462589f320b680f6787d/efl-professional-retain-list---2020-21.pdf ^{[ bare URL PDF ]}
2. Pallatt, James (8 October 2017). "Nottingham Forest hand teenager first professional deal". NottinghamshireLive.
3. Club, Nottingham Forest Football. "Nottingham Forest - Bradford City | 11 Aug 2021". Nottingham Forest Football Club.
4. "Carvalho shines as Forest beat Bantams". BBC Sport. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
5. Club, Nottingham Forest Football (20 June 2022). "Harbottle signs new deal". Nottingham Forest Football Club.
6. "Stones sign Harbottle on loan". Wealdstone FC. 19 March 2021.
7. Club, Nottingham Forest Football (19 March 2021). "Harbottle joins Wealdstone on loan". Nottingham Forest Football Club.
8. "England - R. Harbottle - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com.
9. Club, Nottingham Forest Football (16 July 2022). "Harbottle in Mansfield loan move". Nottingham Forest Football Club.
10. "Stags land Forest defender on loan". www.mansfieldtown.net.
11. "Riley Harbottle Signs For Hibs!". Hibernian FC.
12. "Riley Harbottle: Hibernian defender joins Colchester United on loan". BBC Sport. 23 January 2024.
13. "Wimbledon sign defender Harbottle from Hibs". BBC. 15 August 2024. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
14. "Games played by Riley Harbottle in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 March 2023.
15. "Games played by Riley Harbottle in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 March 2023.
16. "Games played by Riley Harbottle in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
17. "Games played by Riley Harbottle in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
18. "Riley Harbottle | Football Stats | AFC Wimbledon | Age 24 | Soccer Base". www.soccerbase.com. Retrieved 9 October 2024.