Morgan Penfold
Morgan Kendall Penfold (born 3 December 1998) is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker. He is who plays for Barrow AFC whom he signed for in May 2019.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Morgan Kendall Penfold[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 3 December 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Whittlesey, England | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[2] | ||
| Playing position(s) | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Barrow | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2008–2016 | Peterborough United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016-2019 | Peterborough United | 0 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | → St Ives Town (loan) | 12 | (0) |
| 2017 | → Biggleswade Town (loan) | 4 | (1) |
| 2017 | → Boston United (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | → Biggleswade Town (loan) | ||
| 2017–2018 | → Grantham Town (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | → Hitchin Town (loan) | ||
| 2019– | Barrow | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:22, 22 January 2018 (UTC) | |||
Club career
After an eight-year spell in the Peterborough United academy, Penfold made his first-team debut during a 6–1 EFL Trophy defeat against Norwich City U23s, replacing Marcus Maddison in the 72nd minute.[3]
In October 2016, Penfold joined Southern League Premier Division side St Ives Town on a youth loan.[2] On 22 October 2016, Penfold made his St Ives debut in their 4–1 away defeat against Hitchin Town, replacing Jordan Jarrold.[4] Penfold went onto make eleven more league appearances for St Ives before returning to Peterborough in January 2017.
He was released by Peterborough United at the end of the 2018–19 season.[5]
He signed an initial 2-year deal with Barrow AFC on 15 May 2019.[6]
Career statistics
- As of match played 13 January 2018
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Peterborough United | 2016–17[7] | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| St Ives Town (loan) | 2016–17[8] | Southern League Premier Division | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 15 | 0 | |
| Biggleswade Town (loan) | 2017–18[8] | Southern League Premier Division | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 15 | 1 | |
| Boston United (loan) | 2017–18[7] | National League North | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Career total | 27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 32 | 1 | ||
- Appearance in EFL Trophy
- Two appearances in FA Trophy, one in Southern League Cup
- Appearance in Southern League Cup
References
- "EFL: Club List Of Registered Players" (PDF). English Football League. 13 June 2017. Retrieved 26 September 2017.
- "Ogbonna and Penfold will give St Ives Town a big lift – Marheineke". Cambridge News. 21 October 2016. Retrieved 3 May 2017.
- "Peterborough United vs. Norwich City U23". Soccerway. 30 August 2016. Retrieved 3 May 2017.
- "Hitchin Town 4 St Ives Town 1". Hitchin Town Official Site. 22 October 2016. Retrieved 3 May 2017.
- "Peterborough United: Aaron Chapman among five transfer-listed as four released". BBC Sport. 7 May 2019. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
- "Barrow AFC make first summer signing as striker Morgan Penfold joins on two-year contract". nwemail.co.uk. 15 May 2019.
- "M. Penfold". Soccerway. Retrieved 3 May 2017.
- "Morgan Penfold". Aylesbury United FC. Retrieved 3 May 2017.
External links
- Morgan Penfold at Footballdatabase