Aman Verma (footballer)

Aman Verma
Personal information
Full nameAman Kumar Verma
Date of birth3 January 1987
Place of birthLeicester, England
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing positionMidfielder
Club information
Current team
Kidderminster Harriers
Number17
Youth career
Leicester City
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
?–2008Bedworth United
2008–2009Redditch United
2009–2011Leicester City0(0)
2009→ Crewe Alexandra (loan)7(0)
2010→ Histon (loan)8(0)
2010→ Kidderminster Harriers (loan)1(0)
2010→ Darlington (loan)26(4)
2011–2012Kettering Town22(3)
2011→ Mansfield (loan)4(1)
2012–2013Floriana14(4)
2013Stockport County9(0)
2013–2014Corby Town?(?)
2014 –Kidderminster Harriers39(4)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:34, 25 April 2015 (UTC).
† Appearances (Goals).

Aman Kumar Verma (born 3 January 1987) is an English footballer who plays for Kidderminster Harriers as a midfielder. Verma is of Indian origin.

Leicester

Verma playing for Leicester City in a friendly in 2010.

Born in Leicester, Leicestershire, Verma started his career at Leicester City in their youth academy however he failed to break into the first team squad and was eventually released.[1] After his release he played for Conference North side Redditch United.

In December 2008, Verma rejoined his former club Leicester on trial, where he did enough to secure a six-month contract.[2] In May 2009, he was given a one-year contract extension.[2] On 6 August 2009, Verma joined Crewe Alexandra on trial,[3] joining on 10 August on loan for three months.[1] He made his debut a day later in a 2–1 League Cup defeat to Blackpool, replacing James Bailey at half time.[4] He made his league debut in a 4–0 win at Grimsby Town on 15 August,[5] but returned to Leicester on 3 November, two-weeks early having fallen out of favour at Crewe.[6] Verma had his first call up to the main Leicester squad as an unused substitute in a 2–1 win at Blackpool on 6 February 2010.[7]

He joined Conference National club Histon on loan for the remainder of the 2009–10 season on 26 March 2010,[8] In May 2010, Verma was awarded with another contract extension by Leicester.[9] He finally made his senior debut for the club as a substitute in a 4–3 League Cup win over Macclesfield on 10 August 2010.[10] On 11 August, Verma was part of the reserves squad that won the Totesport.com Cup in a 2–1 win over Oldham Athletic reserves at Quorn FC.[11]

On 27 August 2010, he joined Conference National club Kidderminster Harriers on loan for a month.[12] However, he returend to Leicester after breaking his hand during his debut against Newport County.[13] On 19 November, Verma joined Darlington on loan until January 2011.[14]

Leicester City confirmed on 14 May 2011 that Verma would not be offered a new contract when it expires on 30 June 2011.[15]

Histon

Verma agreed a one-year deal with Conference National side Kettering Town on 21 July 2011.[16]

Floriana

Aman Verma signed for Maltese Premier League side Floriana in August 2012.[17] He left the side in December 2012 after making 15 appearances.

Kidderminster Harriers

On 20 March 2014, he signed on non contract terms for Kidderminster Harriers.[18] He made his debut as a substitute in a 1–0 home loss to Grimsby Town. On 6 June 2014, Aman signed a one-year contract with Kidderminster.[19] He scored his first goal on 4 October 2014, in a 1–1 draw at home to AFC Telford. His second goal came in a 1–1 draw at home to Wrexham, Aman scoring from 30 yards in the 2nd minute. Aman returned from injury on 26 December 2014, to play in a more forward role just behind the striker and it paid off as he netted 2 of the goals in a 3-2 away win to Forest Green Rovers.

International career

Although currently uncapped, Verma is eligible to represent both England and India at international level.

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Verma joins on loan". CreweAlex.net. 6 August 2009. Archived from the original on 8 March 2012. Retrieved 29 October 2013.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Verma Pens Permanent Deal". Leicester City F.C. 27 May 2009. Archived from the original on 2 September 2010. Retrieved 29 October 2013.
  3. ↑ "Verma joins on trial". CreweAlex.net. 10 August 2009. Archived from the original on 9 September 2009. Retrieved 29 October 2013.
  4. ↑ "Crewe 1–2 Blackpool". BBC Sport. 11 August 2009. Retrieved 12 August 2009.
  5. ↑ "Grimsby 0–4 Crewe". BBC Sport. 15 August 2009. Retrieved 17 August 2009.
  6. ↑ "Verma makes early exit from Crewe". BBC Sport. 3 November 2009. Archived from the original on 6 November 2009. Retrieved 29 October 2013.
  7. ↑ "Blackpool 1–2 Leicester". BBC Sport. 6 February 2010. Archived from the original on 8 February 2010. Retrieved 7 February 2010.
  8. ↑ "Histon sign Verma from Leicester". BBC Sport. 26 March 2010. Retrieved 29 October 2013.
  9. ↑ "Solano signs new Foxes deal". Sky Sports. 18 May 2010. Archived from the original on 23 May 2010. Retrieved 20 May 2010.
  10. ↑ "Leicester 4–3 Macclesfield". BBC Sport. 10 August 2010. Archived from the original on 12 August 2010. Retrieved 11 August 2010.
  11. ↑ "City Win Totesport.com Cup". LCFC.com. 11 August 2010. Archived from the original on 15 August 2010. Retrieved 13 August 2010.
  12. ↑ "Kidderminster Harriers sign Leicester City's Aman Verma". bbc.co.uk/football. BBC Sport. 27 August 2010. Archived from the original on 1 September 2010. Retrieved 27 August 2010.
  13. ↑ "Harriers set to end Verma loan". Express & Star. 7 September 2010. Retrieved 7 September 2010.
  14. ↑ "Verma joins Darlington on loan". LCFC.com. 19 November 2010. Archived from the original on 23 November 2010. Retrieved 29 October 2013.
  15. ↑ "Verma released by City for second time". Leicester Mercury. Retrieved 29 November 2013.
  16. ↑ "Kettering Town land ex-Leicester City man Aman Verma". BBC Sport. 21 July 2011. Retrieved 21 July 2011.
  17. ↑ http://www.florianafc.com/display_news.php?post_id=103
  18. ↑ http://www.harriers.co.uk/news/article/140320-aman-verma-signs-1433246.aspx
  19. ↑ http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/27736766

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