Theo Widdrington

Theo Widdrington (born 6 April 1999) is an English professional footballer who plays for Bristol Rovers, as a midfielder.

Theo Widdrington
Personal information
Date of birth (1999-04-06) 6 April 1999
Place of birth Southampton, England
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Playing position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Bristol Rovers
Youth career
2005–2017 Portsmouth
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2018 Portsmouth 0 (0)
2017 → Havant & Waterlooville (loan) 17 (3)
2018– Bristol Rovers 0 (0)
2018–2019 → Bognor Regis Town (loan) 6 (0)
2019 → Bognor Regis Town (loan) 11 (0)
2019 → Welling United (loan) 11 (1)
2020 → Hemel Hempstead Town (loan) 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10:46, 16 June 2020 (UTC)

Early and personal life

Born in Southampton,[1] Widdrington is the son of Tommy Widdrington.[2] He is the brother of professional dancer Kai Widdrington.[3]

Career

Widdrington began his career with Portsmouth, turning professional in 2017. He was released in April 2018 after 13 years with the club,[4][5] having spent time earlier that season on loan at Havant & Waterlooville.[1]

He signed for Bristol Rovers in July 2018.[2]

He made his debut on 13 November 2018 in the EFL Trophy,[6] one of four Bristol Rovers players (alongside Tareiq Holmes-Dennis, Zain Walker and Connor Jones) to do so in that match.[7] On 21 December 2018 he moved on loan to Bognor Regis Town for one month.[8] On 8 February 2019, he was loaned out to the same club once again, also for one month this time.[9] On 11 March it was announced, that the loan deal had been extended for the rest of the season.[10] On 13 April, Widdrington broke his wrist and missed the rest of the season.[11]

In September 2019 he moved on loan to Welling United,[12] and to Hemel Hempstead Town in March 2020.[13]

He was released by Bristol Rovers at the end of the 2019–20 season.[14]

References
  1. Theo Widdrington at Soccerway. Retrieved 15 November 2018.
  2. Oliver Willis (2 July 2018). "The lowdown on Theo Widdrington - the young midfielder Bristol Rovers have snapped up after Portsmouth release". Bristol Post. Retrieved 15 November 2018.
  3. https://twitter.com/Kaiwidd/status/1267057327682867203
  4. "Pompey youngster announces departure". The News. 26 April 2018. Retrieved 15 November 2018.
  5. Will Rooney (30 April 2018). "Pompey boss reveals why youngster has been released". The News. Retrieved 15 November 2018.
  6. "Games played by Theo Widdrington in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 November 2018.
  7. John Evely (14 November 2018). "The 'brilliant' positive despite Bristol Rovers' defeat to Exeter City". Bristol Post. Retrieved 15 November 2018.
  8. "Theo Widdrington Joins Bognor Regis on Loan". Bristol Rovers F.C. 21 December 2018. Retrieved 24 December 2018.
  9. Theo Widdrington Rejoins Bognor Regis Town On Loan, bristolrovers.co.uk, 8 February 2019
  10. Widdrington extends loan with Rocks, pitchero.com, 11 March 2019
  11. Bognor star will miss rest of season with broken wrist, bognor.co.uk, 16 April 2019
  12. "Theo Widdrington Joins Welling on Loan". www.bristolrovers.co.uk.
  13. https://www.bristolrovers.co.uk/news/2020/march/theo-widdrington-loan/
  14. https://www.bristolrovers.co.uk/news/2020/june/bristol-rovers-retained-list/


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