Theo Widdrington

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Theo Widdrington
Personal information
Full name Theo Jack Widdrington[1]
Date of birth (1999-04-06) 6 April 1999 (age 22)
Place of birth Southampton, England
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[2]
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
King's Lynn Town
(on loan from Havant & Waterlooville)
Number 10
Youth career
2005–2017 Portsmouth
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2018 Portsmouth 0 (0)
2017Havant & Waterlooville (loan) 17 (3)
2018–2020 Bristol Rovers 0 (0)
2018–2019Bognor Regis Town (loan) 6 (0)
2019Bognor Regis Town (loan) 11 (0)
2019Welling United (loan) 11 (1)
2020Hemel Hempstead Town (loan) 2 (0)
2020 Lewes 0 (0)
2020– Havant & Waterlooville 4 (0)
2021Gosport Borough (loan) 9 (2)
2021–King's Lynn Town (loan) 0 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 04:27, 16 December 2021 (UTC)

Theo Jack Widdrington (born 6 April 1999) is an English professional footballer who plays for King's Lynn Town, on loan from Havant & Waterlooville, as a midfielder.

Early and personal life[]

Born in Southampton,[2] Widdrington is the son of Tommy Widdrington.[3] He is the brother of professional dancer Kai Widdrington.[4]

Career[]

Widdrington began his career with Portsmouth, turning professional in 2017. He was released in April 2018 after 13 years with the club,[5][6] having spent time earlier that season on loan at Havant & Waterlooville.[2]

He signed for Bristol Rovers in July 2018.[3]

He made his debut on 13 November 2018 in the EFL Trophy,[7] one of four Bristol Rovers players (alongside Tareiq Holmes-Dennis, Zain Walker and Connor Jones) to do so in that match.[8] On 21 December 2018 he moved on loan to Bognor Regis Town for one month.[9][10] On 8 February 2019, he was loaned out to the same club once again, also for one month this time.[11] On 11 March it was announced, that the loan deal had been extended for the rest of the season.[12] On 13 April, Widdrington broke his wrist and missed the rest of the season.[13]

In September 2019 he moved on loan to Welling United,[14] and to Hemel Hempstead Town in March 2020.[15]

He was released by Bristol Rovers at the end of the 2019–20 season.[16]

On 31 August 2020 he signed for Lewes.[17][18] He then moved to former club Havant & Waterlooville two weeks later.[19][20]

He moved on loan to Gosport Borough in September 2021.[21] He scored two goals in a match later that month.[22] On 23 December 2021, Widdrington joined King's Lynn Town on loan until the end of January, the club managed by his father.[23]

References[]

  1. ^ https://www.efl.com/siteassets/image/202021/efl-professional-retain-list---2019-20.pdf
  2. ^ a b c Theo Widdrington at Soccerway. Retrieved 15 November 2018.
  3. ^ a b 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.
  4. ^ @Kaiwidd (31 May 2020). "Onwards an upwards lil bro