Connor Bell (born 15 July 1996) is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker in Australia for Preston Lions FC in the National Premier Leagues Victoria.[1][2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Connor Bell | ||
| Date of birth | 15 July 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Durham, England | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Preston Lions | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Sunderland | |||
| 2012–2014 | Rotherham United | ||
| 2014–2015 | Wrexham | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2016 | Wrexham | 0 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | → Rhyl (loan) | 26 | (9) |
| 2016–2017 | Servette U21 | 16 | (6) |
| 2017–2018 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 29 | (6) |
| 2018–2019 | Greenock Morton | 1 | (0) |
| 2019 | South Shields | 8 | (1) |
| 2019 | Preston Lions | 8 | (3) |
| 2019 | Whitby Town | 8 | (2) |
| 2019–2020 | Preston Lions | 0 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | Dunston UTS | 3 | (1) |
| 2021–2022 | Hebburn Town | 22 | (10) |
| 2022– | Preston Lions | 70 | (31) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 August 2024 | |||
Career
editIn the summer of 2017, Bell joined Scottish Championship side Inverness Caledonian Thistle after a spell in Switzerland playing for Servette's under-21 side in the fifth-tier of Swiss football where he scored six goals in 16 matches.[3][4]
Bell then joined Greenock Morton in the summer of 2018 and scored on his debut against Albion Rovers.[5]
In February 2019, having been released by Greenock Morton in the previous month, Bell signed for Evo-Stik Northern Premier League side South Shields.[6][7] He scored his first goal for the club in a 4–1 over Hednesford Town[8]
In June 2019, Bell moved to Australia, signing for Victorian State League Division 1 side Preston Lions FC. In his first half-season at the club, Bell won the championship with Preston,[9] scoring 3 goals in 8 games.[10]
Having joined Whitby Town in October 2019, he moved back to Preston in December, before linking up with Dunston UTS in October 2020.
With the season being cut short, Bell bagged one goal in three games, with his sole strike winning Dunston three points in a 4-3 victory against Brighouse Town.
He moved to Northern Premier League East Division rivals, Hebburn Town, in July 2021.
In January 2022, He moved to Australia for his old club Preston Lions for NPL Victoria 3 in 2022 seasons.
Honours
edit- Inverness Caledonian Thistle
References
edit- ^ Connor Bell - Player Statistics
- ^ Connor Bell - Player Statistics
- ^ "Connor Bell presses case for Caley Thistle starting spot". inverness-courier.co.uk. 22 August 2017. Retrieved 10 April 2019.
- ^ "Spielbetrieb - 2. Liga interregional - Gruppe 1". al-la.ch. Retrieved 10 April 2019.
- ^ Jonathan Mitchell (28 July 2018). "Match report: Morton 5-0 Albion Rovers". Greenock Morton F.C. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
- ^ Q&A with former Servette forward Connor Bell englishplayersabroad.com
- ^ Daniel Prince (20 February 2019). "Connor Bell signs for Shields ahead of league run-in". South Shields F.C. Retrieved 7 April 2019.
- ^ Daniel Prince (6 April 2019). "South Shields 4-1 Hednesford Town: Mariners maintain pressure at the top". Retrieved 7 April 2019.
- ^ "Ladder for Men's State League 1 North-West". SportsTG. Retrieved 19 September 2019.
- ^ "Connor Bell - Player Statistics". SportsTG. Retrieved 19 September 2019.
- ^ Crawford, Kenny (24 March 2018). "Dumbarton 0–1 Inverness Caledonian Thistle". BBC Sport. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
External links
edit- Connor Bell at Soccerbase
- Connor Bell at Soccerway