Christian Jolley
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Christian Anthony Hillard Jolley[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 12 May 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | Fleet, England[2] | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||
| Playing position | Winger / Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Newport County | ||
| Number | 23 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2009 | Oxted & District | ? | (?) |
| 2009–2010 | Kingstonian | ? | (?) |
| 2010–2013 | AFC Wimbledon | 84 | (19) |
| 2012 | → Newport County (loan) | 4 | (5) |
| 2013– | Newport County | 27 | (9) |
| National team | |||
| 2013 | England C | 1 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:04, 17 September 2013 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Christian Anthony Hillard Jolley (born 12 May 1988) is an English footballer who plays for Newport County as a winger or a striker.
Club career
Early career
Jolley began his career at Oxted and District while working at a local gym called Tandridge Trust, Leisure & Culture Limited (formerly Tandridge Leisure Limited).[3] In September 2009, he was given a trial by Kingstonian which led to Jolley signing a contract with the club in December 2009.[4] He immediately broke into a first team which narrowly missed out on promotion via the playoffs.[3]
AFC Wimbledon
After impressing at Kingstonian, Jolley was signed by AFC Wimbledon in May 2010. He scored on his debut away against Southport in August 2010, on the first day of the 2010–11 season. He was an un-used substitute for the team's play-off final victory over Luton Town that season, which won Wimbledon promotion to the Football League via a penalty shoot-out after a goaless 120 minutes, in which they returned to league football for the first time since Wimbledon FC split into AFC Wimbledon and MK Dons. He scored Wimbledon's first league goal in the following campaign, on their return to English league football. On 3 July 2011, he signed a new contract.[5] On 29 July, Jolley started for the Dons in their first ever League Cup match, producing an assist for Jack Midson.[3]
Newport County
On 15 November 2012, Jolley joined Conference National side Newport County on loan.[6] He made his debut for the club on 18 November 2012, scoring Newport's only goal in a 3–1 home defeat by Hyde.[7] After his prolific form, consisting of five league goals in only four league games, Jolley was recalled by AFC Wimbledon on 14 December 2012.[8] However, on 11 January 2013 Jolley returned to Newport County on a permanent deal for an undisclosed fee.[9] In the 2012–13 season he was part of the Newport team that finished 3rd in the league, reaching the Conference National playoffs. Newport County won the playoff final versus Wrexham at Wembley Stadium 2–0 to return to the Football League after a 25-year absence with promotion to Football League Two. Jolley scored the first goal.[10]
In June 2013 Jolley was named in the 2012–13 Conference Premier team of the year [11]
International career
Jolley made his debut for the England C team on 5 February 2013 as a second-half substitute in the 1–0 defeat against Turkey Under 23's.[12]
References
- ↑ "Jolley, CAH (Christian)", English National Football Archive
- ↑ Rollin, Glenda; Rollin, Jack, eds. (2012). Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2012–2013 (43rd ed.). London: Headline. p. 418. ISBN 978-0-7553-6356-8.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Christian Jolley, pre-season, 02/08/11". afcwimbledon.tv. 3 August 2011. Retrieved 3 August 2011.
- ↑ "Christian Jolley signs fwor Kingstonian". Oxted and District F.C. Retrieved 18 November 2012.
- ↑ "New AFC Wimbledon deals for Hatton and Jolley". BBC News. 3 July 2011. Retrieved 3 August 2011.
- ↑ "Newport sign two players on loan, and three are poised to leave". BBC Sport. Retrieved 18 November 2012.
- ↑ "Newport 1 – 3 Hyde". BBC Sport. Retrieved 18 November 2012.
- ↑ "Christian's sparkling form at Newport is rewarded". AFC Wimbledon. Retrieved 14 December 2012.
- ↑ "Christian leaves Wimbledon". AFC Wimbledon. Retrieved 11 January 2013.
- ↑ Hughes, Dewi (5 May 2013). "Wrexham 0–2 Newport". BBC Sport. Retrieved 5 May 2013.
- ↑ Jolley in team of the year
- ↑ Jolley England C debut
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