| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Christopher Martin Thomas Stokes[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 8 March 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Frome, England | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Left-Back/centre back | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Forest Green Rovers | ||
| Number | 3 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2005–2009 | Bolton Wanderers | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2009–2010 | Bolton Wanderers | 0 | (0) |
| 2010 | → Crewe Alexandra (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2010- | Forest Green Rovers | 40 | (2) |
| National team | |||
| 2007 | England U17 | 6 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20 March 2010. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Christopher Martin Thomas (Chris) Stokes (born 8 March 1991) is an English footballer who plays for Forest Green Rovers in the Conference National.
Stokes is an English left-back who has been capped by England at Under 17's level.[2] He has played for Southampton and Bristol City youth teams before joining Bolton Wanderers at the age of 14 for an undisclosed fee. He has captained the Wanderers at youth level during their successful run to the Youth Cup quarter finals in the 2008–09 season, scoring a penalty against Liverpool at Anfield and was a regular in Bolton's reserve team.[3]
[4] On 12 March 2010, he signed for Crewe Alexandra on a one-month loan deal,[5] making his debut two days later in a 1–1 draw with Torquay United and played 90 minutes.[6]
On 11 May 2010, Stokes was released by Bolton Wanderers following the expiry of his contract.[7]
On 21 July 2010, Stokes opted to quit his trial period at Crewe in order to take up a similar opportunity at Walsall. Not offered a contract by Saddlers manager Chris Hutchings, On the 11th of November 2010 he signed permanently for Forest Green.[8]
It took until February 19, 2011 for Stokes to make his Forest Green debut in a 1-1 home draw against Darlington.[9] After impressing in his first few months at Forest Green, Stokes was offered a new contract for the 2011-12 season.[10]
On 24 August 2011 it was announced that Stokes had been included in the England C Squad to face the India national under-23 football team side on 6 September.[11]
Despite scoring his first goal for the club in a pre season friendly with Hellenic Premier Division side Slimbridge in August 2011, Stokes scored his first league goal for Forest Green in a 3-0 win over Bath City on 29 August 2011.[12]
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