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Nathan Porritt Personal information Full name Nathan John Porritt Date of birth 9 January 1990 Place of birth Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire, England Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Playing position Midfielder Club information Current club Stokesley Sports Club F.C. Number N/A Youth career 2000–2008 Middlesbrough Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 2008–2010 Middlesbrough 0 (0) 2009 → Darlington (loan) 5 (0) 2010–2011 R.O.C. de Charleroi-Marchienne 3 (0) 2011 Norton FC 4 (1) 2011-2012 Stokesley Sports Club F.C. ? (?) National team‡ 2007–2008 England U17 1 (0) * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 08:22, 30 November 2010 (UTC).
† Appearances (Goals).
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 19 August 2009 (UTC)Nathan John Porritt (born 9 January 1990)[1] is an English footballer, who currently plays for Stokesley Sports Club F.C..[2] He started his career with his hometown club Middlesbrough where he attracted interest from Chelsea despite never featuring for the first-team.
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Early life
Porritt was born in Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire.[3] At the age of ten, he joined Middlesbrough F.C.'s youth academy while continuing his education at The King's Academy.[4]
Club career
Middlesbrough
Secret filming for BBC Panorama's programme "Undercover: Football's Dirty Secrets", aired in September 2006, exposed an agent acting without Middlesbrough's permission in offering the then 15-year-old Porritt to club representatives, including Chelsea's youth director Frank Arnesen, in contravention of the Football Association's rules.[4][5]
Porritt signed a two-year scholarship with Middlesbrough in the summer of 2006,[4] and signed his first professional contract with the club on 10 June 2008.[6] He was sent on loan to neighbours Darlington, of League Two, in August 2009,[7] making his professional debut in a 1–0 league defeat to Crewe Alexandra on 18 August 2009.[8] At the end of his month-long loan, former Middlesbrough, and then Darlington manager, Colin Todd[who?] opted to send Porritt back to Boro after just five games.[9][10] Porritt's contract with Middlesbrough was cancelled by mutual consent on 1 February 2010.[11]
Porritt was reported to have trained with Portuguese club Belenenses,[12] but did not sign for them. After a 10 month spell in the Belgium 3rd Division B with R.O.C. de Charleroi-Marchienne Porrit was released from his contract with the club. Porrit was the offered a trial with English club Norton FC. Porrit made his Norton debut on the 23rd March 2011 against Esh Winning.
He now plays for Northern League side Stokesley Sports Club F.C. and has captained the side since joining in August 2011.
International career
Considered a bright prospect, he was a member of the England under-17 squad at the 2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup.[13][14] He was called up to the England under-18 squad in 2008. He had also played a number of games for the U16 team, previous to this.
References
- ^ "Search 1984 to 2006 – Birth, Marriage and Death indexes". Findmypast.com. http://www.findmypast.com/post84BMDSearchStart.action?redef=0&searchType=B. Retrieved 2009-04-16.
- ^ Northern League Registrations 2011-2012
- ^ "Profiles Nathan Porritt". Middlesbrough F.C. http://www.mfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/Squad/ProfilesDetail/0,,1~44839,00.html. Retrieved 2008-05-10.
- ^ a b c "Unwelcome fame for rising star Porritt". The Northern Echo. 21 September 2006. http://www.thisisthenortheast.co.uk/display.var.930426.0.unwelcome_fame_for_rising_star_porritt.php. Retrieved 2008-05-10.
- ^ "Boro report agent to authorities". BBC Sport. 23 September 2006. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/5363514.stm. Retrieved 2009-08-31.
- ^ "Nathan Signs New Deal". Middlesbrough F.C. 10 June 2008. http://www.mfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/News/NewsDetail/0,,1~1326239,00.html. Retrieved 2009-08-30.
- ^ "Darlington sign Bains and Porritt". BBC Sport. 18 August 2009. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/d/darlington/8206499.stm. Retrieved 2009-08-30.
- ^ "Darlington 0–1 Crewe". BBC Sport. 18 August 2009. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_3/8205313.stm. Retrieved 2009-08-13.
- ^ Stoddart, Craig (14 September 2009). "Todd bewildered by lack of defensive authority". The Northern Echo. http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/sport/football/darlington/4627117.Todd_bewildered_by_lack_of_defensive_authority/. Retrieved 2009-09-15.
- ^ "Nathan Porritt". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. http://www.soccerbase.com/players_details.sd?playerid=49910. Retrieved 2009-09-15.
- ^ "Johnson Leaves Boro". Middlesbrough F.C. 1 February 2010. http://www.mfc.premiumtv.co.uk/articles/20100201/johnson-leaves-boro_70638_1952359. Retrieved 2010-02-01.
- ^ Paylor, Eric (11 February 2010). "Nathan Porritt training with Belenenses". Evening Gazette (Middlesbrough). http://www.gazettelive.co.uk/boro-fc/boro-fc-news/2010/02/11/nathan-porritt-training-with-belenenses-84229-25813752/. Retrieved 2010-06-08.
- ^ "England start with a bang". The Football Association. 1 September 2005. http://www.thefa.com/England/U17s/NewsAndFeatures/Postings/2005/09. Retrieved 2008-06-10.[dead link]
- ^ "Boro boys star for England". Scotland-Mad. 15 October 2005. http://www.scotland-mad.co.uk/news/loadgnrl.asp?id=246001&teamno=367. Retrieved 2008-01-01.
External links
• 2 Ofori-Twumasi • 3 Reid • 4 Lansbury • 5 Pearce • 6 Smith • 7 Welbeck • 8 Rose • 9 Murphy • 10 Moses • 11 Porritt • 12 Gosling • 13 Smithies • 14 Woods • 15 Spence (c) • 16 Hoyte • 17 Plummer • 18 Franks • 19 Chambers • 20 Elito • 21 Foderingham • Coach: Peacock
Categories:- 1990 births
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