Devonte Redmond

Devonte Vincent Redmond (born 19 September 1996) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for National League club Wrexham.

Devonte Redmond
Personal information
Full name Devonte Vincent Redmond[1]
Date of birth (1996-09-19) 19 September 1996[2]
Place of birth Manchester, England[2]
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)[3]
Playing position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Wrexham
Number 10
Youth career
2013–2017 Manchester United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2018 Manchester United 0 (0)
2017–2018 → Scunthorpe United (loan) 1 (0)
2019 Salford City 13 (2)
2019– Wrexham 20 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13:00, 12 January 2020 (UTC)

Club career

Born in Manchester, Redmond signed for Manchester United in July 2013.[2] In July 2017 he joined League One side Scunthorpe on a loan deal until January 2018.[4] Redmond made his debut for the Iron against Notts County in the EFL Cup on 8 August 2017, coming on for Sam Mantom in the 89th minute while the score was 3–3. He scored in the following penalty shootout which saw Scunthorpe win 6–5.[5] He was recalled by Manchester United in January 2018.[6]

He was one of 8 players released by Manchester United at the end of the 2017–18 season.[7] In June 2018 he went on trial with Shrewsbury Town.[8] National League side Salford City signed Redmond on 31 January 2019.[9]

It was announced at the end of May 2019 that he had been offered a new deal by the club, but had decided to pursue his career elsewhere, and would leave the club at the end of June when his contract expired.[10]

On 8 June 2019, Redmond signed for Wrexham on a two-year deal.[11][12]

Personal life

Redmond is the son of former left-back Paul Edwards, who made appearances in the English Football League for 6 different clubs.[11]

Career statistics
As of 12 January 2020
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Manchester United 2017–18[5] Premier League 0000000000
Scunthorpe United (loan) 2017–18[5] League One 1000204[lower-alpha 1]070
Salford City 2018–19[13] National League 132——2[lower-alpha 2]0152
Wrexham 2019–20[14] National League 20230—41273
Career total 3443020101495
  1. Appearances in the EFL Trophy.
  2. Appearances in the National League Play-off.

Honours

Salford City

References
  1. "Squads for 2016/17 Premier League confirmed". Premier League. 1 September 2016. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
  2. "Profile". Manchester United F.C. Retrieved 26 August 2017.
  3. Paul Crute (31 July 2017). "Who is Devonte Redmond? The lowdown on Scunthorpe United's new loan signing". Scunthorpe Telegraph. Retrieved 25 August 2017.
  4. "Devonte Redmond: Manchester United midfielder joins Scunthorpe". BBC Sport. 28 July 2017. Retrieved 30 July 2017.
  5. "Games played by Devonte Redmond in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 August 2017.
  6. Ciaran Kelly (4 January 2018). "Manchester United loanee Devonte Redmond recalled". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
  7. Charlotte Duncker (8 June 2018). "Manchester United have released EIGHT players". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
  8. Lewis Cox (29 June 2018). "Ten-year-old Marcus Rashford believed Shrewsbury trialist Devonte Redmond was the best player in his Manchester United team". Shropshire Star. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
  9. "Devonte Redmond is a red!". Salford City F.C. 31 January 2019. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
  10. "Statement: Devonte Redmond". Salford City F.C. 29 May 2019. Retrieved 29 May 2019.
  11. "SIGNED Devonte Redmond Signs For Wrexham AFC". Wrexham A.F.C. 8 June 2019. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
  12. "Devonte Redmond: Wrexham sign midfielder from Salford City". BBC Sport. 8 June 2019. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
  13. "Games played by Devonte Redmond in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
  14. Devonte Redmond at Soccerway. Retrieved 24 November 2019.
  15. Rindl, Josef (11 May 2019). "AFC Fylde 0–3 Salford City". BBC Sport. Retrieved 11 May 2019.


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