Jason Banton

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Jason Banton
Personal information
Full nameJason Steve Banton[1]
Date of birth (1992-12-15) 15 December 1992
Place of birthTottenham, England
Height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[2]
Playing positionWinger
Club information
Current clubPlymouth Argyle
Number20
Youth career
2000–2008Arsenal
2008Tottenham Hotspur
2008Arsenal
2008–2010Blackburn Rovers
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2011Liverpool0(0)
2011Leicester City0(0)
2011Burton Albion (loan)1(0)
2012–2014Crystal Palace0(0)
2013Plymouth Argyle (loan)14(6)
2013–2014Milton Keynes Dons (loan)11(2)
2014–Plymouth Argyle4(0)
National team
2008England U174(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:37, 6 February 2014 (UTC).
† Appearances (Goals).

Jason Steve Banton (born 15 December 1992) is an English footballer who plays as a winger for Plymouth Argyle. Born in Tottenham, he made his debut in the Football League in 2011. In an interview with LFC TV, Banton described himself as a left-winger, saying that "I'm right-footed but I like to play on the left and cut in."[3]

Playing career

Banton was born in Tottenham.[4] He began playing for Arsenal's youth teams at the age of seven and progressed through their academy to be offered scholarship terms.[3][5] Banton left the club in January 2008 and joined Tottenham Hotspur.[5][6] His time there was brief and he had a trial with West Ham United before returning to Arsenal.[5][6][7] He left the club again later that year after becoming "disillusioned" by his lack of progress,[8] and signed with Blackburn Rovers in October.[8][9] In his first year with the club, Banton was the top scorer in their academy side.[3][10] Banton had his contract at Blackburn terminated towards the end of 2010.[3][11][12]

He joined Liverpool in January 2011 after spending time there on trial.[3][12] Banton was released at the end of the season without making a first-team appearance for the club.[13][14] He signed a one-year contract with Leicester City that summer.[15][16] He joined Burton Albion on loan for one month in September,[16][17] and made his first-team debut the next day against Bradford City.[18] Banton returned to Leicester without making another appearance for Burton and had his contract cancelled by mutual consent in December.[19]

In January 2012, Banton signed with Major League Soccer and entered the MLS SuperDraft.[10][20] He was selected by Seattle Sounders in the second round of the 2012 MLS Supplemental Draft as the 34th pick overall.[2][21] Describing his position in the draft, Banton said: "It doesn't mean anything. I'm just glad to get the opportunity to come to Seattle."[22] The club's technical director Chris Henderson said: "We think he's a guy who, depending on how things play out with our wingers, can step in on either flank."[4] Banton was cut by the Sounders in February after attending training camps in Washington and Arizona.[23]

Banton then returned to England and joined Crystal Palace on trial in the summer, where he was given a contract through to the end of the 2012–13 season in October.[24] He made his first-team debut for Palace in an FA Cup tie against Stoke City in January 2013.[25][26] Later that month, Banton joined Plymouth Argyle on loan until March.[27][28] "He can be a very exciting player," said manager John Sheridan. "I thought it was important we got a player who is going to gain us that ground, 30 or 40 yards on up the pitch, quickly."[29] Banton made his debut in a 0–0 draw with Dagenham & Redbridge,[30] and scored both goals in a 2–1 win at Aldershot Town a week later.[31][32] In March, he signed a new one-year contract with Palace and extended his loan with Argyle until the end of the season.[33][34] Banton won the Football League Two Player of the Month award for March after scoring three goals in six appearances.[35][36] In all, he played in 14 matches for Argyle and scored six goals before being recalled by Palace in April.[37][38]

That summer, he moved to Milton Keynes Dons on loan until January 2014.[39][40] Banton made his debut against Shrewsbury Town in August and scored his first goal for the club in a League Cup tie at Northampton Town three days later.[41][42] He scored two more goals and had made 17 appearances in all competitions before losing his place in the team in December.[43] Having not played in a first team game for nearly a month,[44] and with his loan due to expire, he returned to Crystal Palace at the start of January.[45] The following week, Banton rejoined Plymouth Argyle permanently by signing an 18-month contract.[46]

Career statistics

As of match played on 1 February 2014.[47]
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Liverpool 2010–11 Premier League 0000000000
Leicester City 2011–12 Championship 0000000000
Burton Albion (loan) 2011–12 League Two 1000000010
Crystal Palace 2012–13 Championship 0010000010
2013–14 Premier League 0000000000
Total 0010000010
Plymouth Argyle (loan) 2012–13 League Two 146000000146
Milton Keynes Dons (loan) 2013–14 League One 11220212[lower-alpha 1]0173
Plymouth Argyle 2013–14 League Two 4000000040
Career total 308302120379
  1. Appearances in the Football League Trophy

References

  1. "List of Temporary Transfers of Players under Written Contract Between 01/09/2011 and 30/09/2011". The Football Association. Retrieved 1 February 2013. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Sounders FC Selects Four Players in MLS Supplemental Draft". Seattle Sounders FC. 17 January 2012. Retrieved 1 February 2013. 
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 Hassall, Paul (23 January 2011). "Banton: The first interview". Liverpool F.C. Retrieved 1 February 2013. 
  4. 4.0 4.1 Gaschk, Matt (17 January 2012). "Balance Marks Supplemental Draft". Seattle Sounders FC. Retrieved 1 February 2013. 
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 "Jason Banton". Young Guns. Archived from the original on 29 August 2008. Retrieved 1 February 2013. 
  6. 6.0 6.1 Norrish, Mike (13 October 2008). "Arsenal's Jason Banton a target for Blackburn". The Daily Telegraph (London). Retrieved 1 February 2013. 
  7. "Rovers ready to make Arsenal youngster Banton 'the new David Bentley'". Mail Online. Associated Newspapers. 13 October 2008. Retrieved 1 February 2013. 
  8. 8.0 8.1 Wilson, Steve (15 October 2008). "Arsenal youngster Jason Banton joins Paul Ince's ambitious Blackburn". The Daily Telegraph (London). Retrieved 23 October 2011. 
  9. York, Gary (14 October 2008). "Blackburn Rovers win race to sign Arsenal wonderkid". Lancashire Telegraph (Blackburn). Retrieved 1 February 2013. 
  10. 10.0 10.1 Galea, Chris (10 January 2012). "Banton heads to MLS". Sky Sports. BSkyB. Retrieved 1 February 2013. 
  11. Nixon, Alan (12 January 2011). "Dalglish lands Blackburn starlet". Daily Mirror (London). Retrieved 1 February 2013. 
  12. 12.0 12.1 Hassall, Paul (14 January 2011). "Reds sign ex-Gunners starlet". Liverpool F.C. Retrieved 23 October 2011. 
  13. Prentice, David (16 June 2011). "Liverpool FC and Everton FC youngsters join star names in Premier League released players list". Liverpool Echo (Liverpool). Retrieved 1 February 2013. 
  14. "Sotirios Kyrgiakos set to extend stay at Liverpool". BBC Sport. BBC. 16 June 2011. Retrieved 1 February 2013. 
  15. "Leicester City Under-18s win play-off". Leicester Mercury (Leicester). 26 July 2011. Retrieved 1 February 2013. 
  16. 16.0 16.1 "Youngster Banton Begins Burton Loan". Leicester City F.C. 30 September 2011. Archived from the original on 9 October 2011. Retrieved 1 February 2013. 
  17. "Burton Albion sign Kevin Amankwaah and Jason Banton". BBC Sport. BBC. 30 September 2011. Retrieved 1 February 2013. 
  18. "Burton Albion 2–2 Bradford". BBC Sport. BBC. 1 October 2011. Retrieved 23 October 2011. 
  19. "List of Players under Written Contract Whose Registrations have been Cancelled by Mutual Consent Between 01/12/2011 and 31/12/2011". The Football Association. Retrieved 1 February 2013. 
  20. Francis, Shawn (7 January 2012). "MLS Insider Combine Diary: Bantering with Banton". Major League Soccer. Retrieved 1 February 2013. 
  21. Mayers, Joshua (21 January 2012). "A stop and chat with draft pick Jason Banton". The Seattle Times (Seattle). Retrieved 1 February 2013. 
  22. Gaschk, Matt (22 January 2012). "Another North London Winger". Seattle Sounders FC. Retrieved 1 February 2013. 
  23. Mayers, Joshua (10 February 2012). "Sounders FC roster getting close to season shape". The Seattle Times (Seattle). Retrieved 1 February 2013. 
  24. Ritson, Mark (31 October 2012). "Trialist Banton offered Palace contract". Croydon Advertiser (Croydon). Retrieved 1 February 2013. 
  25. Hay, Anthony (5 January 2013). "No FA Cup goals at Selhurst Park, so Palace will go again". Croydon Guardian (Croydon). Retrieved 1 February 2013. 
  26. Cawley, Richard (6 January 2013). "Eagles fail to score at Selhurst for first time this season". South London Press (Streatham). Retrieved 1 February 2013. 
  27. "Plymouth sign Crystal Palace winger Jason Banton on loan". BBC Sport. BBC. 31 January 2013. Retrieved 1 February 2013. 
  28. Errington, Chris (31 January 2013). "Crystal Palace winger Jason Banton signs on loan for Plymouth Argyle". The Herald (Plymouth). Retrieved 1 February 2013. 
  29. Parsons, Chris (31 January 2013). "Banton Excites Sheridan". Plymouth Argyle F.C. Retrieved 1 February 2013. 
  30. "Manager John Sheridan takes positives from Jason Banton's performance on Plymouth Argyle debut". The Herald (Plymouth). 4 February 2013. Retrieved 2 March 2013. 
  31. "Aldershot 1–2 Plymouth". BBC Sport. BBC. 9 February 2013. Retrieved 2 March 2013. 
  32. Errington, Chris (9 February 2013). "Jason Banton scores twice to secure a crucial win for Plymouth Argyle". The Herald (Plymouth). Retrieved 2 March 2013. 
  33. Errington, Chris (1 March 2013). "On-loan winger Jason Banton to spend the rest of the season at Plymouth Argyle". The Herald (Plymouth). Retrieved 2 March 2013. 
  34. "Crystal Palace youngsters Matt Parsons and Jason Banton have penned new deals". Sky Sports. BSkyB. 1 March 2013. Retrieved 2 March 2013. 
  35. Errington, Chris (12 April 2013). "Plymouth Argyle's John Sheridan and Jason Banton pick up League Two awards for March". The Herald (Plymouth). Retrieved 15 April 2013. 
  36. "Jason Wins Player of the Month". Plymouth Argyle F.C. 12 April 2013. Retrieved 15 April 2013. 
  37. "Banton Goes Back". Plymouth Argyle F.C. 13 April 2013. Retrieved 15 April 2013. 
  38. "Mixed emotions for Jason Banton following end of loan spell at Plymouth Argyle". The Herald (Plymouth). 15 April 2013. Retrieved 15 April 2013. 
  39. "Crystal Palace's Jason Banton joins MK Dons on loan". BBC Sport. BBC. 17 July 2013. Retrieved 18 July 2013. 
  40. "Jason Banton set for Home Park return – but with MK Dons". The Herald (Plymouth). 17 July 2013. Retrieved 18 July 2013. 
  41. "Palace loan duo part of opening day draws". Croydon Advertiser. 3 August 2013. Retrieved 12 October 2013. 
  42. "Northampton 1–2 MK Dons: Dons edge out Cobblers in Sixfields thriller". Milton Keynes Citizen. 6 August 2013. Retrieved 12 October 2013. 
  43. Errington, Chris (31 December 2013). "Argyle manager John Sheridan ready to make move for Jason Banton". Plymouth Herald. Retrieved 3 January 2014. 
  44. "Karl offers update on loanees". Milton Keynes Dons F.C. 2 January 2014. Retrieved 3 January 2014. 
  45. "Dons to lose Jennings and Banton when loans expire". Milton Keynes Citizen. 2 January 2014. Retrieved 3 January 2014. 
  46. "Jason Banton signs deal with Plymouth Argyle". Plymouth Herald. 8 January 2014. Retrieved 8 January 2014. 
  47. "Jason Banton". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 February 2013. 

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