Joel Rollinson

Joel Robert Paul Rollinson (born 16 November 1998) is an Australian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Cray Wanderers, on loan League Two club Stevenage.

Joel Rollinson
Personal information
Full name Joel Robert Paul Rollinson[1]
Date of birth (1998-11-16) 16 November 1998[2]
Playing position(s) Midfielder[2]
Club information
Current team
 Cray Wanderers
(on loan from Stevenage)
Youth career
2016–2017 Reading
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2019 Reading 0 (0)
2018–2019 → Eastbourne Borough (loan) 9 (1)
2019– Stevenage 1 (0)
2019– → Cray Wanderers (loan) 18 (3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 March 2020 (UTC)

Career

Early career

Rollinson began his career at Reading, playing for the club's U18, U19 and U23 teams.[2] He made two appearances for the Reading U23 team in the EFL Trophy during the 2017–18 season,[3] making his debut as an 88th-minute substitute in a 2–2 draw at Colchester United on 27 August 2017.[3] He scored in a 7–5 away loss to Gillingham on 7 November 2017.[3]

Having not made any first-team appearances for Reading, Rollinson joined National League South club Eastbourne Borough on loan on 16 November 2018.[4] The loan agreement was scheduled to run for one month, until 16 December 2018.[4] He made his debut a day later, playing the opening 73 minutes in a 1–0 away loss at Bath City.[5] After making four appearances during the loan spell, the loan deal was extended for a further month.[2][6] Rollinson scored in a 2–1 home victory over Dulwich Hamlet on 1 January 2019.[7] He made ten appearances during the loan spell, scoring once.[2] Rollinson was released by Reading at the end of the season.[8]

Stevenage

Ahead of the 2019–20 season, Rollinson spent time on trial at League Two club Stevenage.[9] He subsequently signed for the club on a permanent basis on 5 August 2019.[8] Rollinson made his Stevenage debut in the club's 1–0 home defeat to Bradford City on 20 August 2019, coming on as an 85th-minute substitute in the match.[10] On 5 November 2019, he joined Isthmian League side Cray Wanderers on a 3 month loan deal.[11]

Career statistics
As of match played 7 March 2020
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Reading 2017–18[3] Championship 0000000000
2018–19[2] Championship 0000000000
Total 0000000000
Reading U21 2017–18[3] — ———2[lower-alpha 1]121
Eastbourne Borough (loan) 2018–19[2] National League South 9100—1[lower-alpha 2]0101
Stevenage 2019–20[12] League Two 1000000010
Cray Wanderers (loan) 2019–20[13] Isthmian Premier 19300001[lower-alpha 3]0203
Career total 294000020335
  1. Appearances in EFL Trophy
  2. Appearance in FA Trophy
  3. Appearance in Alan Turvey Trophy

References
  1. "Notification of shirt numbers: Stevenage" (PDF). English Football League. p. 68. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
  2. "Soccerway – Joel Rollinson". Soccerway. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
  3. "Games played by Joel Rollinson in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
  4. "Trio seal loan moves and could earn minutes this weekend!". Reading F.C. 16 November 2018. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
  5. "Bath City 1–0 Eastbourne Borough". Soccerway. 17 November 2018. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
  6. "Left field – on freezing weather, fence-mending and 50-50 winners..." Eastbourne Borough F.C. 21 December 2018. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
  7. "Eastbourne Borough 2–1 Dulwich Hamlet". Soccerway. 1 January 2019. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
  8. "Joel Rollinson: Stevenage sign former Reading midfielder". BBC Sport. 5 August 2019. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
  9. "Joel Rollinson signs for Stevenage". Stevenage F.C. 5 August 2019. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
  10. "Stevenage 0–1 Bradford City". BBC Sport. 20 August 2019. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
  11. Cray Wanderers sign Joel Rollinson from Stevenage on three month loan Cray Wanderers FC. 5 November 2019. Retrieved 9 November 2019.
  12. "Games played by Joel Rollinson in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
  13. https://www.footballwebpages.co.uk/cray-wanderers/appearances/joel-rollinson/592930
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