Stephen Humphrys

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Stephen Humphrys

Humphrys (right) playing for Fulham in 2019.
Personal information
Full name	Stephen Peter Humphrys [1]
Date of birth	(1997-09-15) 15 September 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth	Oldham, England
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) [2]
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Barnsley
Number	44
Youth career
0000–2013	Bury
2013–2016	Fulham
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2016–2019	Fulham	2	(0)
2017	→ Shrewsbury Town (loan)	14	(2)
2018	→ Rochdale (loan)	16	(2)
2018–2019	→ Scunthorpe United (loan)	16	(4)
2019–2020	Southend United	31	(10)
2020–2021	Rochdale	29	(11)
2021–2024	Wigan Athletic	78	(14)
2022–2023	→ Heart of Midlothian (loan)	19	(3)
2024–	Barnsley	10	(4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:58, 17 November 2024 (UTC)

Stephen Peter Humphrys (born 15 September 1997) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for EFL League One side Barnsley.

Club career

Fulham

Born in Oldham, England, Humphrys began his football career at Bury before moving to Fulham in the summer of 2013. ^[3] He quickly progressed through to the U18 squad for three years since joining the club's academy. ^[4] Humphrys was awarded with his first professional contract with Fulham in the summer of 2014. ^[3]

In the summer of 2016, Humphrys joined Fulham's first team squad in the pre-season tour. ^[5] He scored four times out of the eight matches in the club's pre-season tour. ^[6] Following this, Humphrys was promoted to Fulham's U23, where he began to score regularly. ^[7] On 17 December 2016, he made his professional debut in the EFL Championship against Derby County at Craven Cottage, coming on as a late substitute, in a 2-2 draw. ^[8] Humphrys made another appearance in the club's first team as a substitute, in a 2-1 loss against Brighton & Hove Albion on 2 January 2017. ^[9]

Following his loan spell at Shrewsbury Town came to an end, Humphrys continued to feature for Fulham's U23, including scoring in EFL Trophy match against Portsmouth. ^{[10] [11]}

Loan spells from Fulham

On 26 January 2017, Humphrys signed a new contract with Fulham and joined League One side Shrewsbury Town on loan for the rest of the season in January 2017. ^[12] Two days later on 28 January 2017, he made his debut for the club, coming on as a 71st minute substitute, in a 1-1 draw against Gillingham. ^[13] After missing one match due to an illness, Humphrys scored on his return from the sidelined, only for him to be sent-off for a second bookable offence, in a 2-1 loss against Peterborough United. ^[14] After serving a one match suspension, he scored on his return once again, in a 2-1 loss against Milton Keynes Dons on 25 February 2017. ^[15] Following this, Humphrys found his playing time from the substitute bench for the rest of the season. ^[16] At the end of the 2016-17 season, he went on to make fourteen appearances and scoring two times in all competitions. Following this, Humphrys returned to his parent club. ^[17]

On 31 January 2018, Fulham announced Humphrys would be joining Rochdale on loan for the remainder of the season. ^[18] He made his debut for the club, coming on as a late substitute, in a 1-0 win against Northampton Town on 2 February 2018. ^[19] Humphrys then scored his first Rochdale goal, in a 6-1 loss against Tottenham Hotspur in the fifth round replay of the FA Cup. ^{[20] [11]} Since joining the club, he became a first team regular as the first-choice striker. ^[21] Humphrys then scored two more goals for Rochdale, coming against Rotherham United and Portsmouth. ^[22] At the end of the 2017-18 season, he made eighteen appearances and scoring three times in all competitions. Following this, Humphrys returned to his parent club. ^[23]

On 6 July 2018, Humphrys was loaned out to Scunthorpe United on loan for the remainder of the season ^[24] He scored on his debut for the club, as well as, setting up the goal, in a 2-1 win against Coventry City in the opening game of the season. ^[25] As a result, Humphrys was awarded Scunthorpe United's Goal of the Month for August. ^[26] Since joining the club, Humphrys became a first team regular, playing in either as a forward or right-wing positions. ^[27] His goalscoring form continued when he scored four goals throughout October. ^[28] In a match against Lincoln City in the EFL Trophy match on 9 October 2018, he started the whole game to help Scunthorpe United go to penalty shootout following a 1-1 draw, only for him to miss the decisive penalty, which saw the opposition team win on a shootout. ^[29] However, Humphrys continued to suffer from injuries along the way. ^[30] On 3 January 2019, he returned to his parent club. ^[31] By the time Humphrys left the club, he made nineteen appearances and scoring five times in all competitions.

Southend

On 19 January 2019, Humphrys joined Southend United on a permanent deal from Fulham, scoring two goals on his debut, in a 4–0 win at Bradford that same day.

On 25 February 2019, he suffered a collision with Accrington Stanley goalkeeper Johnny Maxted as he won a header which would result in a goal. In the process, he suffered a fractured cheekbone and eye socket and 15 broken bones in his face, leading to metal plates being inserted and the need for a face mask to be worn for the rest of the season. Following surgery in early March, he also underwent another operation after the end of the season. ^[32]

On 5 May 2019 Humphrys came off the bench to score the winning goal for Southend in a 2–1 win over Sunderland. The goal saved Southend from relegation to League Two.

Rochdale

On 11 September 2020, Humphrys signed a two-year deal with Rochdale for an undisclosed fee. ^[33]

Wigan Athletic

In July 2021 he joined Wigan Athletic. ^[34] He scored his first goal for the club in an EFL Cup tie against Hull City on 10 August 2021. ^[35]

Heart of Midlothian

In August 2022, Humphrys signed for Scottish Premiership team Hearts on a season long loan. He scored his first goal for the club in a league match against Kilmarnock on 9 October 2022.

Humphrys' place in Hearts folklore was sealed on 4 February 2023 when he scored from his own half in a 3–1 win over Dundee United. ^[36]

On 10 May 2024, Wigan announced that he would be released in the summer when his contract expired. ^[37]

Barnsley

Humphrys signed for Barnsley on 30 August 2024 on a one year deal, with an option for a second year.

Career statistics

As of 10 May 2023 ^[38]

Club	Season	League			National Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Fulham	2016–17 [39]	Championship	2	0	1	0	0	0	—		3	0
	2017–18 [40]	Championship	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	2018–19 [41]	Premier League	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	Total		2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
Shrewsbury Town (loan)	2016–17 [39]	League One	14	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	14	2
Fulham U23	2017–18 [40]	—	—		—		—		1 [a]	1	1	1
Rochdale (loan)	2017–18 [40]	League One	16	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	18	3
Scunthorpe United (loan)	2018–19 [41]	League One	16	4	0	0	1	1	3 [a]	0	20	5
Southend United	2018–19 [41]	League One	10	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	5
	2019–20 [42]	League One	21	5	0	0	1	0	1 [a]	0	23	5
	2020–21 [43]	League Two	0	0	0	0	1	0	1 [a]	1	2	1
	Total		31	10	0	0	2	0	2	1	35	11
Rochdale	2020–21 [43]	League One	29	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	29	11
Wigan Athletic	2021–22 [44]	League One	38	18	4	0	3	1	4 [a]	1	49	7
	2022–23 [45]	Championship	2	0	0	0	1	0	—		3	0
	Total		40	5	4	0	4	1	4	1	52	7
Heart of Midlothian (loan)	2022–23 [45]	Scottish Premiership	19	3	2	1	0	0	4 [b]	1	25	5
Career total			167	37	9	2	7	2	14	4	197	45

1. Appearances in EFL Trophy
2. Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League

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External links

• Profile on Fulham website
• Stephen Humphrys at Soccerbase